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¹ The Word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,² So speaks Jehovah, God of Israel, saying, Write for yourself all the Words that I have spoken to you in a book.³ For, lo, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will turn the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, says Jehovah; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.⁴ And these are the Words that Jehovah spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:⁵ For so says Jehovah, We have heard a sound of trembling, of dread, and not of peace.⁶ Ask now and see whether a male is giving birth? Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins, like a woman giving birth, and all faces are turned to paleness?⁷ Alas! For that day is great, for none is like it. And it is a time of Jacob's trouble, but he will be saved out of it.⁸ For it shall be in that day, says Jehovah of Hosts, I will break his yoke from your neck, and I will burst your bonds. And strangers will not again enslave him;⁹ but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.

¹⁰ And you, O My servant Jacob, do not fear, says Jehovah. Do not be terrified, O Israel. For, lo, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity. And Jacob shall return, and have quiet, and be untroubled, and no onewill make him afraid.¹¹ For I am with you, says Jehovah, to save you. Though I make a full end among all nations where I have scattered you, yet I will not make a full end with you. But I will correct you justly, and I will not leave you unpunished.¹² For so says Jehovah, Your break cannot be cured; your wound is grievous.¹³ There is no one to judge your cause; for your ulcer there are no healing medicines for you.¹⁴ All those loving you have forgotten you; they do not seek you. For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, because of the greatness of your iniquity. Your sins are many.¹⁵ Why do you cry out over your crushing? Your pain is incurable, for the greatness of your iniquity; your sins are many, so I have done these things to you.¹⁶ Therefore, all those who devour you shall be devoured. And all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity. And those plundering you I will give up to plunder, and all preying on you I will give up for prey.¹⁷ For I will give health back to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Jehovah, because they called you, Outcast; saying , This is Zion; no one is seeking for her.

¹⁸ So says Jehovah, Behold I will turn the captivity of Jacob's tents and will have mercy on his dwelling places. And the city shall be built on her ruin heap; and the fortress shall remain on its own ordinance.¹⁹ And out of them shall come thanksgiving and the voice of those who are merry. And I will multiply them, and they shall not be few. I also will honor them, and they shall not be small.²⁰ Also, his sons shall be as before, and his assembly shall be established before Me; and I will punish all who oppress them.²¹ And his leader shall be from him, and his ruler shall come from among him. And I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach Me. For who is he who pledged his heart to come near to Me, says Jehovah?²² And you shall be My people, and I will be your God.²³ Behold, the tempest of Jehovah: fury goes forth, a sweeping tempest; it shall whirl on the head of the wicked.²⁴ The glow of Jehovah's anger will not turn back until He has executed, and until He has established the purposes of His heart. In latter days you will understand it.