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A PROMISE OF RESTORATION

Passage: Jeremiah 30:1~24

Key verse: 11

Restoration of Israel

30 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ²“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write^(A) in a book all the words I have spoken to you. ³The days^(B) are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring^(C) my people Israel and Judah back from captivity^[a] and restore^(D) them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess,’ says the Lord.”

⁴These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah: ⁵“This is what the Lord says:

“‘Cries of fear^(E) are heard—
    terror, not peace.
⁶Ask and see:
    Can a man bear children?
Then why do I see every strong man
    with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor,^(F)
    every face turned deathly pale?^(G)
⁷How awful that day^(H) will be!
    No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble^(I) for Jacob,
    but he will be saved^(J) out of it.

⁸“‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
    ‘I will break the yoke^(K) off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;^(L)
    no longer will foreigners enslave them.^(M)
⁹Instead, they will serve the Lord their God
    and David^(N) their king,^(O)
    whom I will raise up for them.

¹⁰“‘So do not be afraid,^(P) Jacob my servant;^(Q)
    do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save^(R) you out of a distant place,
    your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,^(S)
    and no one will make him afraid.^(T)
¹¹I am with you^(U) and will save you,’
    declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy^(V) you.
I will discipline^(W) you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’^(X)

¹²“This is what the Lord says:

“‘Your wound^(Y) is incurable,
    your injury beyond healing.^(Z)
¹³There is no one to plead your cause,^(AA)
    no remedy for your sore,
    no healing^(AB) for you.
¹⁴All your allies^(AC) have forgotten you;
    they care nothing for you.
I have struck you as an enemy^(AD) would
    and punished you as would the cruel,^(AE)
because your guilt is so great
    and your sins^(AF) so many.
¹⁵Why do you cry out over your wound,
    your pain that has no cure?^(AG)
Because of your great guilt and many sins
    I have done these things to you.^(AH)

¹⁶“‘But all who devour^(AI) you will be devoured;
    all your enemies will go into exile.^(AJ)
Those who plunder^(AK) you will be plundered;
    all who make spoil of you I will despoil.
¹⁷But I will restore you to health
    and heal^(AL) your wounds,’
declares the Lord,
‘because you are called an outcast,^(AM)
    Zion for whom no one cares.’^(AN)

¹⁸“This is what the Lord says:

“‘I will restore the fortunes^(AO) of Jacob’s tents^(AP)
    and have compassion^(AQ) on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt^(AR) on her ruins,
    and the palace will stand in its proper place.
¹⁹From them will come songs^(AS) of thanksgiving^(AT)
    and the sound of rejoicing.^(AU)
I will add to their numbers,^(AV)
    and they will not be decreased;
I will bring them honor,^(AW)
    and they will not be disdained.
²⁰Their children^(AX) will be as in days of old,
    and their community will be established^(AY) before me;
    I will punish^(AZ) all who oppress them.
²¹Their leader^(BA) will be one of their own;
    their ruler will arise from among them.^(BB)
I will bring him near^(BC) and he will come close to me—
    for who is he who will devote himself
    to be close to me?’
declares the Lord.
²²“‘So you will be my people,^(BD)
    and I will be your God.^(BE)’”

²³See, the storm^(BF) of the Lord
    will burst out in wrath,
a driving wind swirling down
    on the heads of the wicked.
²⁴The fierce anger^(BG) of the Lord will not turn back^(BH)
    until he fully accomplishes
    the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
    you will understand^(BI) this.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 30:3 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah

Cross references

Jeremiah 30:2 : S Isa 30:8; S Jer 36:2
Jeremiah 30:3 : S Jer 16:14; S 24:6
Jeremiah 30:3 : S Jer 29:14
Jeremiah 30:3 : S Jer 16:15
Jeremiah 30:5 : Jer 6:25
Jeremiah 30:6 : S Jer 4:31
Jeremiah 30:6 : S Isa 29:22
Jeremiah 30:7 : S Isa 2:12
Jeremiah 30:7 : S Isa 22:5; Zep 1:15
Jeremiah 30:7 : ver 10; Jer 23:3
Jeremiah 30:8 : S Isa 9:4
Jeremiah 30:8 : Ps 107:14
Jeremiah 30:8 : Jer 25:14; 27:7; Eze 34:27
Jeremiah 30:9 : S Mt 1:1
Jeremiah 30:9 : ver 21; S 1Sa 13:14; Jer 33:15; Eze 34:23-24; 37:24; Hos 1:11; 3:5
Jeremiah 30:10 : S Isa 41:10
Jeremiah 30:10 : S Isa 44:2
Jeremiah 30:10 : S ver 7; S Jer 29:14
Jeremiah 30:10 : Isa 35:9; S Jer 17:25
Jeremiah 30:10 : S Isa 29:22; S 54:4; S Jer 23:4; Eze 34:25-28
Jeremiah 30:11 : S Jos 1:5
Jeremiah 30:11 : S Lev 26:44; S Jer 5:18; 46:28
Jeremiah 30:11 : S Jer 10:24
Jeremiah 30:11 : Hos 11:9; Am 9:8
Jeremiah 30:12 : S Job 6:4; S Jer 10:19
Jeremiah 30:12 : S Jer 8:22
Jeremiah 30:13 : S Jdg 6:31
Jeremiah 30:13 : S Jer 8:22; 14:19; 46:11; Na 3:19
Jeremiah 30:14 : S Jer 22:20; La 1:2
Jeremiah 30:14 : S Job 13:24
Jeremiah 30:14 : S Job 30:21
Jeremiah 30:14 : S Jer 25:7
Jeremiah 30:15 : S Jer 10:19
Jeremiah 30:15 : S Pr 1:31; La 1:5
Jeremiah 30:16 : S Isa 29:8; S 33:1; S Jer 2:3
Jeremiah 30:16 : S Isa 14:2; Joel 3:4-8
Jeremiah 30:16 : Jer 49:2; 50:10
Jeremiah 30:17 : S Isa 1:5; Hos 6:1
Jeremiah 30:17 : S Isa 6:12; Jer 33:24
Jeremiah 30:17 : Ps 142:4
Jeremiah 30:18 : ver 3; S Dt 30:3; Jer 31:23; 32:44
Jeremiah 30:18 : S Nu 24:5
Jeremiah 30:18 : Ps 102:13; Jer 33:26; Eze 39:25
Jeremiah 30:18 : Jer 31:4, 24, 38; 33:7; Eze 36:10, 33; Am 9:14
Jeremiah 30:19 : S Ps 9:2; Isa 35:10; S 51:11
Jeremiah 30:19 : S Isa 51:3
Jeremiah 30:19 : Ps 126:1-2; Jer 31:4
Jeremiah 30:19 : S Ge 15:5; 22:17; Jer 33:22; Eze 37:26; Zec 2:4
Jeremiah 30:19 : S Isa 44:23; S 60:9
Jeremiah 30:20 : Isa 54:13; Jer 31:17; Zec 8:5
Jeremiah 30:20 : Isa 54:14
Jeremiah 30:20 : S Ex 23:22
Jeremiah 30:21 : S ver 9; Jer 23:5-6
Jeremiah 30:21 : Dt 17:15
Jeremiah 30:21 : Nu 16:5
Jeremiah 30:22 : S Isa 19:25; Hos 2:23
Jeremiah 30:22 : S Lev 26:12
Jeremiah 30:23 : S Jer 23:19
Jeremiah 30:24 : Jer 4:8; La 1:12
Jeremiah 30:24 : S Jer 4:28
Jeremiah 30:24 : Jer 23:19-20

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1. I will break the yoke (1-11)

God commanded Jeremiah to write down the words of the Lord in a book. God promised Judah days of pain too great to imagine, for the Babylonian armies would march in and occupy Jerusalem. But God also planted hope. God would break the yoke of oppression; someday God's people would serve, not foreign enemies, but God. The Messiah, a descendant of David, would rule over them in righteousness and peace (9). When people put hope in God, they will not be disappointed.

2. He will accomplish his purposes (12-24)

The wound inflicted by the invasion would seem too great for healing (12). But God who wounds also heals (17). God's purpose in allowing suffering is redemptive. He wants his people to repent of sin and turn back to him. He wants them to love and worship him from the heart.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for your wounds and your healing. Thank you for sending Jesus.

One Word: God will accomplish his purposes

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