Thematic Bible




Jeremiah 30:1 (show verse)

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

Jeremiah 30:2 (show verse)

“Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Write in a book all the words which I have spoken to you.

Jeremiah 30:3 (show verse)

For behold (hear this), the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will return them to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they will take possession of it.’”

Jeremiah 30:4 (show verse)

Now these are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

Jeremiah 30:5 (show verse)

“Thus says the Lord,

‘We have heard a terrified voice
Of panic and dread, and there is no peace.

Jeremiah 30:6 (show verse)


‘Ask now, and see
Whether a man can give birth [to a child].
Why then do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, as a woman in labor?
Why have all faces turned pale?

Jeremiah 30:7 (show verse)


‘Alas! for that day is great,
There is none like it;
It is the time of Jacob’s [unequaled] trouble,
But he will be saved from it.

Jeremiah 30:8 (show verse)

‘It shall come about on that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘that I will break the yoke off your neck and I will tear off your bonds and force apart your shackles; and strangers will no longer make slaves of the people [of Israel].

Jeremiah 30:9 (show verse)

But they shall serve the Lord their God and [the descendant of] David their King, whom I will raise up for them.

Jeremiah 30:10 (show verse)


‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ says the Lord,
‘Nor be dismayed or downcast, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from a distant land [of exile]
And your descendants from the land of their captivity.
Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease,
And no one will make him afraid.

Jeremiah 30:11 (show verse)


‘For I am with you,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you;
For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you,
But I will not destroy you completely.
But I will judge and discipline you fairly
And will by no means regard you as guiltless and leave you unpunished.’

Jeremiah 30:12 (show verse)


“For thus says the Lord,
‘Your wound is incurable
And your injury is beyond healing.

Jeremiah 30:13 (show verse)


‘There is no one to plead your cause;
No [device to close and allow the] healing of your wound,
No recovery for you.

Jeremiah 30:14 (show verse)


‘All your lovers (allies) have forgotten you;
They do not seek and long for you.
For I have injured you with the wound of an enemy,
With the punishment of a cruel and merciless foe,
Because your guilt is great
And your sins are glaring and innumerable.

Jeremiah 30:15 (show verse)


‘Why do you cry out over your injury [since it is the natural result of your sin]?
Your pain is incurable (deadly).
Because your guilt is great
And your sins are glaring and innumerable,
I have done these things to you.

Jeremiah 30:16 (show verse)


‘Therefore all who devour you will be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity.
And they who plunder you will become plunder,
And all who prey upon you I will give for prey.

Jeremiah 30:17 (show verse)


‘For I will restore health to you
And I will heal your wounds,’ says the Lord,
‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying:
“This is Zion; no one seeks her and no one cares for her.”’

Jeremiah 30:18 (show verse)


“Thus says the Lord,
‘Behold (hear this), I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city will be rebuilt on its [old, mound-like] ruin,
And the palace will stand on its rightful place.

Jeremiah 30:19 (show verse)


‘From them (city, palace) will come [songs of] thanksgiving
And the voices of those who dance and celebrate.
And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished [in number];
I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.

Jeremiah 30:20 (show verse)


‘Their children too will be as in former times,
And their congregation will be established before Me;
And I will punish all their oppressors.

Jeremiah 30:21 (show verse)


‘Their prince will be one of them,
And their ruler will come forward from among them.
I will bring him near and he shall approach Me,
For who is he who would have the boldness and would dare [on his own initiative] to risk his life to approach Me?’ says the Lord.
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Jeremiah 30:22 (show verse)


‘Then you shall be My people,
And I will be your God.’”
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Jeremiah 30:23 (show verse)


Behold, the tempest of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
A sweeping and gathering tempest;
It will burst on the head of the wicked.

Jeremiah 30:24 (show verse)


The fierce (righteous) anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has fulfilled and until He has accomplished
The intent of His heart (mind);
In the latter days you will understand this.