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12 For thus says Yahweh,

‘Your injury is incurable,
    your wound is overcome by sickness.
13 There is no one who pleads your cause,
    for your boil there is no healing for you.
14 All your lovers have forgotten you,
    they do not care for you.
I have struck you with the blow of an enemy,
    the punishment of the cruel,
because of the greatness of your guilt,
    your sins are numerous.
15 Why do you cry because of your wound?
    Your pain is incurable.
Because of the greatness of your guilt—your sins are vast—
    I have done these things to you.
16 Therefore[a] all those who devour you will be devoured,
    and all your foes, all of them will go into captivity,
and those who plunder you will be as plunder,
    and all those who plunder you I will make as plunder.
17 For I will present healing to you,
    and I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares[b] Yahweh.
‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying,
    “It is Zion, there is no one who cares for her.”’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:16 Literally “To thus”
  2. Jeremiah 30:17 Literally “a declaration of”

The Healing of Zion’s Wounds

12 “For this is what the Lord says:

‘Your injury won’t heal;
    your wound is severe.
13 There is no one to plead your cause.
    There is no medicine for your sore;[a]
        no healing for you.
14 All your lovers have forgotten you;
    they don’t seek you.
Indeed, I’ve struck you down
    with the blow of an enemy,
        with the punishment of a cruel foe[b]
because your wickedness is great,
    and your sins are numerous.
15 Why do you cry out because of your injury?
    Your wound won’t heal.
Because your wickedness is severe,
    and your sins are numerous,
        I’ve done all these things to you.
16 In addition, all who devour you will be devoured,
    and all your oppressors—all of them—
        will go into captivity.
Those who plunder you will become plunder,
    and all who spoil you will become spoil.
17 Indeed, I’ll bring you healing,
    and I’ll heal you of your wounds,’
        declares the Lord,
‘because they have called you an outcast
    and have said,[c] “It is Zion, no one cares for her!”’”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:13 Lit. for a sore
  2. Jeremiah 30:14 Lit. cruel one
  3. Jeremiah 30:17 The Heb. lacks and have said
  4. Jeremiah 30:17 Or seeks her