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1. This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord.
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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. The Lord, the God of the people of Israel, said, "Jeremiah, write in a book the words I have spoken to you. Write this book for yourself.
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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. Do this because the days will come"�this message is from the Lord�"when I will bring my people, Israel and Judah, back from exile. " This message is from the Lord. "I will put the people back in the land that I gave to their ancestors. Then my people will own that land again."
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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. The Lord spoke this message about the people of 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. This is what the Lord said: "We hear people crying from fear. There is fear, not 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 this question and consider it: Can a man have a baby? Of course not! Then why do I see every strong man holding his stomach like a woman having labor pains? Why is everyone's face turning white like a dead man?
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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. "This is a very important time for Jacob. This is a time of great trouble. There will never be another time like this, but Jacob will be saved.
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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. "At that time," says the Lord All- Powerful, "I will break the yoke from the necks of the people of Israel and Judah, and I will break the ropes holding you. People from foreign countries will never again force my people to be slaves.
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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. The people of Israel and Judah will not serve foreign countries. No, they will serve the Lord their God. I will send them David their king, and they will serve him.
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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 Jacob, my servant, don't be afraid!" This message is from the Lord. "Israel, don't be afraid. I will save you from that faraway place. You are captives in that faraway land, but I will save your descendants. I will bring them back from that land. Jacob will have peace again. People will not bother Jacob. There will be no enemy to frighten my people.
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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. People of Israel and Judah, I am with you." This message is from the Lord. "I will save you. I sent you to those nations, but I will completely destroy all of them. It is true; I will destroy those nations, but I will not destroy you. You must be punished for the bad things you did, but I will discipline you fairly."
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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. The is what the Lord says: "You people of Israel and Judah have a wound that cannot be cured. You have an injury that will not heal.
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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 care for your sores, so you will not be healed.
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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. You became friends with many nations, but those nations don't care about you. Your 'friends' have forgotten you. I hurt you like an enemy. I punished you very hard. I did this because of your great guilt. I did this because of your 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. Israel and Judah, why are you still crying about your wound? There is no cure for it. I, the Lord, did this to you because of your great guilt. I did this because of your many sins.
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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. Those nations destroyed you, but now they have been destroyed. Israel and Judah, your enemies will become captives. They stole things from you, but others will steal from them. They took things from you in war, but others will take things from them in war.
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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. And I will bring your health back and heal your wounds," says the Lord, "because other people said you were outcasts. They said, 'No one cares about Zion. '"
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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. This is what the Lord says: "Jacob's people are now in captivity, but they will come back. And I will have pity on Jacob's houses. The city is now only an empty hill covered with ruined buildings, but the city will be rebuilt on its hill. And the king's palace will be rebuilt where it should 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. People in those places will sing songs of praise, and there will be the sound of laughter. I will give them many children. Israel and Judah will not be small. I will bring honor to them. No one will look down on them.
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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. Jacob's family will be like the family of Israel long ago. I will make Israel and Judah strong, and I will punish those who hurt 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. One of their own people will lead them. That ruler will come from my people. People can come close to me only if I ask them to. So I will ask that leader to come to me, and he will be close to me.
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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. 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. The Lord was very angry! He punished the people. The punishment came like a storm. It came like a tornado against those wicked people.
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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 Lord will be angry until he is through punishing them. He will be angry until he finishes the punishment he planned. When that day comes, you people of Judah will understand.
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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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