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18 Thus says Yahweh:

‘Look, I will restore the fortunes[a] of the tents of Jacob,
    and I will have compassion on his dwellings,
and the city will be rebuilt upon its mound,
    and the citadel fortress will stand on its rightful site.
19 And thanksgiving and the sound of merrymakers
    will come out from them,
and I will make them numerous,
    and they will not be few.
And I will make them honored,
    and they will not be lowly.
20 And their children will be as of old,
    and their community will be established before me.[b]
And I will punish all their oppressors.
21     And their noble will be from them,
and their ruler will come out from their midst.
    And I will bring him near and he will approach me.
For who is he that would pledge his heart to approach me?’ declares[c] Yahweh.
22 ‘And you will be to me a people,
    and I will be to you God.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:18 Hebrew “fortune”
  2. Jeremiah 30:20 Literally “to the face of me”
  3. Jeremiah 30:21 Literally “a declaration of”

18 Yahweh says:

“Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
    and have compassion on his dwelling places.
The city will be built on its own hill,
    and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.
19 Thanksgiving will proceed out of them
    with the voice of those who make merry.
I will multiply them,
    and they will not be few;
I will also glorify them,
    and they will not be small.
20 Their children also will be as before,
    and their congregation will be established before me.
    I will punish all who oppress them.
21 Their prince will be one of them,
    and their ruler will proceed from among them.
I will cause him to draw near,
    and he will approach me;
    for who is he who has had boldness to approach me?” says Yahweh.
22 “You shall be my people,
    and I will be your God.

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