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1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
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1. The word H1697 that H834 came H1961 to H413 Jeremiah H3414 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , saying H559 ,
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2. "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the words which I have spoken to you.
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2. Thus H3541 speaketh H559 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 , saying H559 , Write H3789 thee H853 all H3605 the words H1697 that H834 I have spoken H1696 unto H413 thee in H413 a book H5612 .
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3. For the days are coming,' says the Lord, 'when I will bring back My people Israel and Judah from where they are held.' The Lord says, 'I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers before them, and it will be theirs.' "
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3. For H3588 , lo H2009 , the days H3117 come H935 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that I will bring again H7725 H853 the captivity H7622 of my people H5971 Israel H3478 and Judah H3063 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 : and I will cause them to return H7725 to H413 the land H776 that H834 I gave H5414 to their fathers H1 , and they shall possess H3423 it.
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4. These are the words which the Lord spoke about Israel and Judah:
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4. And these H428 are the words H1697 that H834 the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 concerning H413 Israel H3478 and concerning H413 Judah H3063 .
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5. "The Lord says, 'I have heard cries of much trouble, of being afraid, and there is no peace.
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5. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; We have heard H8085 a voice H6963 of trembling H2731 , of fear H6343 , and not H369 of peace H7965 .
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6. Ask now and see, can a man give birth to a child? Why do I see every man with his hands on his body like a woman giving birth? Why have all faces turned white?
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6. Ask H7592 ye now H4994 , and see H7200 whether H518 a man H2145 doth travail with child H3205 ? wherefore H4069 do I see H7200 every H3605 man H1397 with his hands H3027 on H5921 his loins H2504 , as a woman in travail H3205 , and all H3605 faces H6440 are turned H2015 into paleness H3420 ?
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7. That day will be very bad! There is none like it. It is the time of Jacob's trouble, but he will be saved out of it.
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7. Alas H1945 ! for H3588 that H1931 day H3117 is great H1419 , so that none H4480 H369 is like it H3644 : it H1931 is even the time H6256 of Jacob H3290 's trouble H6869 ; but he shall be saved H3467 out of H4480 it.
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8. On that day,' says the Lord of All, 'I will break the cross-bar off from their neck, and will tear off their chains. Strangers will no longer make them their servants.
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8. For it shall come to pass H1961 in that H1931 day H3117 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , that I will break H7665 his yoke H5923 from off H4480 H5921 thy neck H6677 , and will burst H5423 thy bonds H4147 , and strangers H2114 shall no H3808 more H5750 serve H5647 themselves of him:
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9. But they will serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
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9. But they shall serve H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 their God H430 , and David H1732 their king H4428 , whom H834 I will raise up H6965 unto them.
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10. So do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant,' says the Lord, 'and do not be troubled, O Israel, for see, from far away I will save you and your children from the land where they are being held. Jacob will return and have quiet rest, and no one will make him afraid.
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10. Therefore fear H3372 thou H859 not H408 , O my servant H5650 Jacob H3290 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 ; neither H408 be dismayed H2865 , O Israel H3478 : for H3588 , lo H2009 , I will save H3467 thee from afar H4480 H7350 , and thy seed H2233 from the land H4480 H776 of their captivity H7628 ; and Jacob H3290 shall return H7725 , and shall be in rest H8252 , and be quiet H7599 , and none H369 shall make him afraid H2729 .
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11. For I am with you to save you,' says the Lord. 'I will make a complete end of all the nations where I have sent you. I will not make a complete end of you, but I will give you the right punishment. I will not let you go without being punished.'
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11. For H3588 I H589 am with H854 thee, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , to save H3467 thee: though H3588 I make H6213 a full end H3617 of all H3605 nations H1471 whither H834 H8033 I have scattered H6327 thee, yet H389 will I not H3808 make H6213 a full end H3617 of thee : but I will correct H3256 thee in measure H4941 , and will not H3808 leave thee altogether unpunished H5352 H5352 .
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12. "For the Lord says, 'Your hurt cannot be healed. Your hurt is very bad.
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12. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , Thy bruise H7667 is incurable H605 , and thy wound H4347 is grievous H2470 .
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13. There is no one to ask for you in your cause, no help for your hurt, no healing for you.
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13. There is none H369 to plead H1777 thy cause H1779 , that thou mayest be bound up H4205 : thou hast no H369 healing H8585 medicines H7499 .
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14. All your lovers have forgotten you. They do not care about you. For I have hurt you as if you were hurt by one who hates you. You have been punished without pity, because you have much guilt. You have done many sins.
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14. All H3605 thy lovers H157 have forgotten H7911 thee ; they seek H1875 thee not H3808 ; for H3588 I have wounded H5221 thee with the wound H4347 of an enemy H341 , with the chastisement H4148 of a cruel H394 one, for H5921 the multitude H7230 of thine iniquity H5771 ; because thy sins H2403 were increased H6105 .
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15. Why do you cry out because of your hurt? Your pain cannot be healed. Because you have much guilt and have done many sins, I have done these things to you.
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15. Why H4100 criest H2199 thou for H5921 thine affliction H7667 ? thy sorrow H4341 is incurable H605 for H5921 the multitude H7230 of thine iniquity H5771 : because thy sins H2403 were increased H6105 , I have done H6213 these H428 things unto thee.
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16. But all who destroy you will be destroyed. Every one of those who hate you will be taken away against their will. Those who rob you will be robbed, and all who hurt you will be hurt.
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16. Therefore H3651 all H3605 they that devour H398 thee shall be devoured H398 ; and all H3605 thine adversaries H6862 , every one H3605 of them , shall go H1980 into captivity H7628 ; and they that spoil H7601 thee shall be H1961 a spoil H4933 , and all H3605 that prey H962 upon thee will I give H5414 for a prey H957 .
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17. For I will heal you. I will heal you where you have been hurt,' says the Lord, 'because they have said that you are not wanted. They have said, "It is Zion. No one cares for her." '
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17. For H3588 I will restore H5927 health H724 unto thee , and I will heal H7495 thee of thy wounds H4480 H4347 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 ; because H3588 they called H7121 thee an Outcast H5080 , saying , This H1931 is Zion H6726 , whom no H369 man seeketh H1875 after.
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18. "The Lord says, 'I will bring the tents of Jacob back from Babylon, and will have pity on his houses. The city will be built up again on its broken walls. And the king's house will stand where it used to be.
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18. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Behold H2009 , I will bring again H7725 the captivity H7622 of Jacob H3290 's tents H168 , and have mercy H7355 on his dwelling places H4908 ; and the city H5892 shall be built H1129 upon H5921 her own heap H8510 , and the palace H759 shall remain H3427 after H5921 the manner H4941 thereof.
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19. The people who live there will give much thanks and happy voices will be heard. And I will add to their numbers. They will not be made less. I will honor them, and they will be important.
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19. And out of H4480 them shall proceed H3318 thanksgiving H8426 and the voice H6963 of them that make merry H7832 : and I will multiply H7235 them , and they shall not H3808 be few H4591 ; I will also glorify H3513 them , and they shall not H3808 be small H6819 .
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20. Their children will be as they were before. They will be a strong people before Me. And I will punish all those who make it hard for them.
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20. Their children H1121 also shall be H1961 as formerly H6924 , and their congregation H5712 shall be established H3559 before H6440 me , and I will punish H6485 H5921 all H3605 that oppress H3905 them.
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21. Their leader will be one of them. Their ruler will come from among them. I will bring him near, and he will come close to Me. For who would have the strength of heart to come near Me on his own?' says the Lord.
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21. And their nobles H117 shall be H1961 of H4480 themselves , and their governor H4910 shall proceed H3318 from the midst H4480 H7130 of them ; and I will cause him to draw near H7126 , and he shall approach H5066 unto H413 me: for H3588 who H4310 is this H2088 that H1931 engaged H6148 H853 his heart H3820 to approach H5066 unto H413 me? saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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22. 'And you will be My people, and I will be your God.' "
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22. And ye shall be H1961 my people H5971 , and I H595 will be H1961 your God H430 .
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23. See the storm of the Lord! Anger has gone out, a very bad storm. It will break upon the heads of the sinful.
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23. Behold H2009 , the whirlwind H5591 of the LORD H3068 goeth forth H3318 with fury H2534 , a continuing H1641 whirlwind H5591 : it shall fall with pain H2342 upon H5921 the head H7218 of the wicked H7563 .
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24. The burning anger of the Lord will not turn back until He has done what He has planned in His heart to do. In days to come you will understand this.
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24. The fierce H2740 anger H639 of the LORD H3068 shall not H3808 return H7725 , until H5704 he have done H6213 it , and until H5704 he have performed H6965 the intents H4209 of his heart H3820 : in the latter H319 days H3117 ye shall consider H995 it.
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