1 THE word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
3 For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord: 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 the Lord spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
5 For thus saith the Lord; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
9 But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
10 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
11 For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
12 For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
15 Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
16 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
18 Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord.
22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

1The word that came to Ieremiah from the Lord, saying,

2Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying; Write thee all the wordes that I haue spoken vnto thee, in a booke.

3For loe, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will bring againe the captiuitie of my people Israel and Iudah, saith the Lord, and I wil cause them to returne to the land, that I gaue to their fathers, and they shall possesse it.

4 And these are the words that the Lord spake concerning Israel, and concerning Iudah.

5For thus sayth the Lord, Wee haue heard a voice of trembling, of feare, and not of peace.

6Aske yee now and see whether a man doeth trauaile with child? wherefore doe I see euery man with his handes on his loynes, as a woman in trauaile, and all faces are turned into palenesse?

7Alas, for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is euen the time of Iacobs trouble, but he shall be saued out of it.

8For it shall come to passe in that day, saith the Lord of hostes, that I will breake his yoke from off thy necke, and will burst thy bondes, and strangers shall no more serue themselues of him.

9But they shall serue the Lord their God, and Dauid their King whom I will raise vp vnto them.

10 Therefore feare thou not, O my seruant Iacob, saith the Lord, neither be dismayed, O Israel; for loe, I will saue thee from afarre, and thy seede from the land of their captiuitie, and Iacob shall returne, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.

11For I am with thee, sayeth the Lord, to saue thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I haue scattered thee, yet will I not make a full ende of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leaue thee altogether vnpunished.

12For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grieuous.

13There is none to pleade thy cause, that thou mayest bee bonnd vp: thou hast no healing medicines.

14All thy louers haue forgotten thee: they seeke thee not, for I haue wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruell one, for the multitude of thine iniquitie: because thy sinnes were increased.

15Why cryest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable, for the multitude of thine iniquitie: because thy sinnes were increased, I haue done these things vnto thee.

16Therefore all they that deuoure thee shalbe deuoured, and all thine aduersaries euery one of them shall goe into captiuitie: and they that spoile thee shall be a spoile, and all that pray vpon thee, will I giue for a pray.

17For I will restore health vnto thee, and I will heale thee of thy wounds, sayth the Lord, because they called thee an outcast, saying; This is Zion whom no man seeketh after.

18 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring againe the captiuitie of Iacobs tents, and haue mercie on his dwelling places: and the citie shall be builded vpon her owne heape, and the palace shall remaine after the manner thereof.

19And out of them shall proceede thankesgiuing, and the voice of them that make merry; and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few: I will also glorifie them, and they shall not be small.

20Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shalbe established before me, and I will punish all that oppresse them.

21And their nobles shall be of themselues, and their gouernour shall proceede from the middest of them, and I will cause him to draw neere, and hee shall approch vnto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approch vnto me, sayth the Lord ?

22And yee shall be my people, and I will be your God.

23Behold, the whirlewinde of the Lord goeth foorth with furie, a continuing whirlewinde, it shall fall with paine vpon the head of the wicked.

24The fierce anger of the Lord shall not returne, vntill hee haue done it, and vntill he haue performed the intents of his heart: in the latter dayes ye shall consider it.

VI == Jer 4:31 ; 6:24

VII == Dan 12:1 ; Joel 2:11 , 31 ; Amos 5:18 ; Zeph 1:14

IX == Isa 55:3-4 ; Ezek 34:23 ; 37:24 ; Hos 3:5 ; Luke 1:69 ; Acts 2:30 ; 13:23

X == Isa 41:13 ; 43:5 ; 44:2

XI == Ps 6:1 ; Isa 27:8 ; Jer 4:27 ; 10:24 ; 46:28 ; Amos 9:8

XII == 2nd Chr 36:16

XIV == Job 13:24 ; 16:9

XV == Jer 15:18

XVI == Ex 23:22 ; Isa 33:1 ; 41:11 ; Jer 10:25

XVII == Jer 33:6

XVIII == Ps 102:13 ; Jer 30:3 ; 33:7 , 11

XIX == Isa 35:10 ; 51:11 ; Zech 10:8

XX == Isa 1:26

XXII == Jer 24:7 ; 31:1 , 33 ; 32:38 ; Ezek 11:20 ; 36:28 ; 37:27

XXIII == Jer 23:19-20 ; 25:32

XXIV == Gen 49:1 ; Jer 30:22 , 24

1 The following message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

2 Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write all the words I have spoken to you in a book.

3 For behold, the days will come, says the LORD, when I will change the lot of my people (of Israel and Judah, says the LORD), and bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers; they shall have it as their possession.

4 These are the words which the LORD spoke to Israel and to Judah:

5 thus says the LORD: A cry of dismay we hear; fear reigns, not peace.

6 Inquire, and see: since when do men bear children? Why, then, do I see all these men, with their hands on their loins like women in childbirth? Why have all their faces turned deathly pale?

7 How mighty is that day - none like it! A time of distress for Jacob, though he shall be saved from it.

8 On that day, says the LORD of hosts, "I will break his yoke from off your necks and snap your bonds." Strangers shall no longer enslave them;

9 instead, they shall serve the LORD, their God, and David, their king, whom I will raise up for them.

10 But you, my servant Jacob, fear not, says the LORD, be not dismayed, O Israel! Behold, I will deliver you from the far-off land, your descendants, from their land of exile; Jacob shall again find rest, shall be tranquil and undisturbed,

11 for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you. I will make an end of all the nations among which I have scattered you; but of you I will not make an end. I will chastise you as you deserve, I will not let you go unpunished.

12 For thus says the LORD: Incurable is your wound, grievous your bruise;

13 There is none to plead your cause, no remedy for your running sore, no healing for you.

14 All your lovers have forgotten you, they do not seek you. I struck you as an enemy would strike, punished you cruelly;

15 Why cry out over your wound? your pain is without relief. Because of your great guilt, your numerous sins, I have done this to you.

16 Yet all who devour you shall be devoured, all your enemies shall go into exile. All who plunder you shall be plundered, all who pillage you I will hand over to pillage.

17 For I will restore you to health; of your wounds I will heal you, says the LORD. "The outcast" they have called you, "with no avenger."

18 Thus says the LORD: See! I will restore the tents of Jacob, his dwellings I will pity; City shall be rebuilt upon hill, and palace restored as it was.

19 From them will resound songs of praise, the laughter of happy men. I will make them not few, but many; they will not be tiny, for I will glorify them.

20 His sons shall be as of old, his assembly before me shall stand firm; I will punish all his oppressors.

21 His leader shall be one of his own, and his rulers shall come from his kin. When I summon him, he shall approach me; how else should one take the deadly risk of approaching me? says the LORD.

22 You shall be my people, and I will be your God.

23 See, the storm of the LORD! His wrath breaks forth In a whirling storm that bursts upon the heads of the wicked.

24 The anger of the LORD will not abate until he has done and fulfilled what he has determined in his heart. When the time comes, you will fully understand.

v 1-3. Jeremiah had previously spoken of days of judgment upon Judah. Here he writes a letter of comfort, that after the captivity they will be restored to the land. This looks forward to the still future restoration at the close of Tribulation.

v 4-7. Israel was already in captivity, so this “time of Jacob’s trouble” so severe that men will be in as much distress as a woman in travail, will be the Tribulation .

v 8,9. When Christ returns at the end of the Tribulation He will break the yoke of Gentiles, and Christ, offspring of David, will be king in the millennium.

v 10,11. Jeremiah is very positive about the judgment coming upon Israel, but he is just as positive that ultimately she will be restored and the other nations destroyed.

v 12-17. Israel’s allies had deserted her and God had treated her as an enemy, an incurable condition. But God will reverse their roles and restore her spiritually.

v 18-22. This looks far beyond return from Babylon to the deliverance of Israel in the last days. Jerusalem and the palace will be rebuilt, rejoicing will be restored,  the children will be happy, they will have their own ruler again, her enemies punished like the destruction of a tornado, and herself brought into the close relationship with the Lord that He has always desired.