Jeremiah · American Standard Version (1901)
Jeremiah 30 American Standard Version (1901)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
2 Thus speaketh Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
2 “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.
3 For, lo, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith Jehovah; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
3 For, behold, the days come,’ says Yahweh, ‘that I will reverse the captivity of my people Israel and Judah,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
4 And these are the words that Jehovah spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
4 These are the words that Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
5 For thus saith Jehovah: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
5 For Yahweh says: “We have heard a voice of trembling; a voice 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?
6 Ask now, and see whether a man travails with child. Why do I see every man with his hands on his waist, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned pale?
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.
7 Alas, for that day is great, so that none is like it! It is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he will be saved out of it.
8 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds; and strangers shall no more make him their bondman;
8 It will come to pass in that day, says Yahweh of Armies, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and will burst your bonds. Strangers will no more make them their bondservants;
9 but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
9 but they will serve Yahweh their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.
10 Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; 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 quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
10 Therefore don’t be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh. Don’t be dismayed, Israel. For, behold, I will save you from afar, and save your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return, and will be quiet and at ease. No one will make him afraid.
11 For I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to save thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee, but I will not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished.
11 For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you; for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not make a full end of you; but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.”
12 For thus saith Jehovah, Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound grievous.
12 For Yahweh says, “Your hurt is incurable. Your wound is grievous.
13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
13 There is no one to plead your cause, that you may be bound up. You have 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 greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased.
14 All your lovers have forgotten you. They don’t seek you. For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins were increased.
15 Why criest thou for thy hurt? thy pain is incurable: for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
15 Why do you cry over your injury? Your pain is incurable. For the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins have increased, I have done these things to you.
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 despoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
16 Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured. All your adversaries, everyone of them, will go into captivity. Those who plunder you will be plunder. I will make all who prey on you become prey.
17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; because they have called thee an outcast, [saying], It is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
17 For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh, “because they have called you an outcast, saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’”
18 Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.
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 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.
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 shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.
20 Their children also will be as before, and their congregation will be established before me. I will punish all who oppress them.
21 And their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is he that hath had boldness to approach unto me? saith Jehovah.
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 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
22 “You shall be my people, and I will be your God.
23 Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, a sweeping tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.
23 Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out, a sweeping storm; it will burst on the head of the wicked.
24 The fierce anger of Jehovah shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall understand it.
24 The fierce anger of Yahweh will not return until he has accomplished, and until he has performed the intentions of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it.”
Cross references (23)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 1:1–2; Jeremiah 26:15
- 2 Jeremiah 36:32; Isaiah 30:8; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 Corinthians 10:11; Romans 15:4
- 3 Jeremiah 29:14; Jeremiah 16:15; Ezekiel 20:42; Jeremiah 30:18; Jeremiah 23:7–8
- 5 Isaiah 5:30; Luke 19:41–44; Zephaniah 1:10–11; Amos 8:10; Jeremiah 9:19
- 6 Joel 2:6; Jeremiah 4:31; Nahum 2:10; Isaiah 21:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:3
- 7 Daniel 12:1; Malachi 4:1; Zechariah 14:1–2; Daniel 9:12; Matthew 24:21–22
- 8 Nahum 1:13; Ezekiel 34:27; Isaiah 9:4; Jeremiah 28:10; Jeremiah 27:2
- 9 Hosea 3:5; Isaiah 55:3–5; Luke 1:69; Acts 13:34; Ezekiel 37:23–25
- 10 Jeremiah 46:27–28; Isaiah 43:5; Jeremiah 29:14; Isaiah 44:2; Hosea 2:18
- 11 Jeremiah 1:19; Jeremiah 10:24; Jeremiah 1:8; Jeremiah 4:27; Isaiah 8:10
- 12 Jeremiah 15:18; Jeremiah 30:15; Jeremiah 14:17; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Ezekiel 37:11
- 13 Jeremiah 46:11; Jeremiah 8:22; Jeremiah 33:6; Jeremiah 30:17; Deuteronomy 32:39
- 14 Jeremiah 5:6; Lamentations 1:2; Job 30:21; Jeremiah 22:20; Jeremiah 4:30
- 15 Jeremiah 30:14; Jeremiah 30:12; Lamentations 4:13; Ezekiel 20:1–49; Jeremiah 15:18
- 16 Jeremiah 10:25; Isaiah 33:1; Zechariah 2:8; Exodus 23:22; Revelation 13:10
- 17 Psalm 107:20; Jeremiah 33:6; 1 Peter 2:24; Psalm 103:3; Exodus 15:26
- 18 Haggai 2:7–9; Psalm 102:13; Jeremiah 30:3; Jeremiah 33:7; Jeremiah 49:39
- 19 Jeremiah 33:22; Isaiah 60:22; Isaiah 51:11; Isaiah 35:10; Ezekiel 36:37
- 20 Jeremiah 32:39; Jeremiah 50:33–34; Jeremiah 2:3; Isaiah 51:22; Genesis 17:5–9
- 21 Numbers 16:5; Ezekiel 34:23–24; Ezekiel 37:24; Acts 5:31; Mark 11:9–10
- 22 Revelation 21:3; Ezekiel 36:28; Jeremiah 31:33; Jeremiah 24:7; Zechariah 13:9
- 23 Jeremiah 23:19–20; Zechariah 9:14; Jeremiah 25:32; Proverbs 1:27; Psalm 58:9
- 24 Jeremiah 23:20; Hosea 3:5; Micah 4:1; Jeremiah 4:28; Ezekiel 38:16
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