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30:1  The Lord God of Israel said, “Jeremiah, get a scroll and write down everything I have told you.
30:2  The Lord God of Israel said, “Jeremiah, get a scroll and write down everything I have told you.
30:3  Someday I will let my people from both Israel and Judah return to the land I gave their ancestors.”
30:4  Then the Lord told me to say to Israel and Judah: Screams of terror are heard, with no word of peace.
30:5  Then the Lord told me to say to Israel and Judah: Screams of terror are heard, with no word of peace.
30:6  Can men give birth? Then why do I see them looking so pale and clutching their stomachs like women in labor?
30:7  My people, soon you will suffer worse than ever before, but I will save you.
30:8  Now you are slaves of other nations, but I will break the chains and smash the yokes that keep you in slavery.
30:9  Then you will be my servants, and I will choose a king for you from the family of David. *
30:10  Israel, you belong to me, so don't be afraid. You deserved to be punished; that's why I scattered you in distant nations. But I am with you, and someday I will destroy those nations.
30:11  Then I will bring you and your descendants back to your land, where I will protect you and give you peace. Then your fears will be gone. I, the Lord, have spoken.
30:12  The Lord said: My people, you are wounded and near death.
30:13  You are accused of a crime with no one to defend you, and you are covered with sores that no medicine can cure. *
30:14  Your friends have forgotten you; they don't care anymore. Even I have acted like an enemy. And because your sins are horrible and countless, I will be cruel as I punish you.
30:15  So don't bother to cry out for relief from your pain.
30:16  But if your enemies try to rob or destroy you, I will rob and destroy them, and they will be led as captives to foreign lands.
30:17  No one wants you as a friend or cares what happens to you. But I will heal your injuries, and you will get well.
30:18  The Lord said: Israel, I will be kind to you and let you come home. Jerusalem now lies in ruins, but you will rebuild it, complete with a new palace.
30:19  Other nations will respect and honor you. Your homes will be filled with children, and you will celebrate, singing praises to me.
30:20  It will be just like old times. Your nation will worship me, and I will punish anyone who abuses you.
30:21  One of your own people will become your ruler. And when I invite him to come near me at the place of worship, he will do so. No one would dare to come near without being invited.
30:22  You will be my people, and I will be your God. I, the Lord, have spoken.
30:23  I am furious! And like a violent storm I will strike those who do wrong.
30:24  I won't calm down until I have finished what I have decided to do. Someday, you will understand what I mean.