Jeremiah 30:4-11
Legacy Standard Bible
4 Now these are the words which Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:
5 “For thus says Yahweh,
‘We have heard a sound of (A)trembling,
Of dread, and there is no peace.
6 Ask now, and see
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, (B)as a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?
7 Alas! For that (C)day is great,
There is (D)none like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s (E)distress,
But he will be (F)saved from it.
8 ‘And it will be in that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘that I will (G)break his yoke from off your neck and will tear off your (H)bonds; and strangers will no longer (I)make [a]them their slaves. 9 But they shall be a slave to Yahweh their God and (J)David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
10 (K)Fear not, O Jacob My [b]servant,’ declares Yahweh,
‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you (L)from afar
And your seed from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return and will be (M)quiet and at ease,
And (N)no one will make him tremble.
11 For (O)I am with you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to save you;
For I will (P)make a complete destruction of all the nations where I have scattered you,
Only I will (Q)not make a complete destruction of you.
But I will (R)chasten you justly
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 30:8 Lit him their slave
- Jeremiah 30:10 Or slave, cf. 30:8, 9; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”
Jeremiah 30:4-11
Revised Standard Version
4 These are the words which the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
5 “Thus says the Lord:
We have heard a cry of panic,
of terror, and no peace.
6 Ask now, and see,
can a man bear a child?
Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor?
Why has every face turned pale?
7 Alas! that day is so great
there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
yet he shall be saved out of it.
8 “And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord of hosts, that I will break the yoke from off their[a] neck, and I will burst their[b] bonds, and strangers shall no more make servants of them.[c] 9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
10 “Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, says the Lord,
nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for lo, I will save you from afar,
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
11 For I am with you to save you,
says the Lord;
I will make a full end of all the nations
among whom I scattered you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
I will chasten you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 30:8 Gk Old Latin: Heb your
- Jeremiah 30:8 Gk Old Latin: Heb your
- Jeremiah 30:8 Heb make a servant of him
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