New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 30

Deliverance from Captivity Promised

1The wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysH559the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Writeכְּתָב־ke.tov-H3789allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֛יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you in a bookסֵֽפֶר׃Se.ferH5612.

3For beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘when I willrestoreH7725thefortunesשְׁב֨וּתshe.VutH7622of My peopleעַמִּ֧י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063.’The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘I will alsobringH7725them backH7725to the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to their forefathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1and they shall possessוִֽירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃ פVi.re.Shu.haH3423it.’”

4Now theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696concerningאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and concerningוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

5“For thusכֹה֙khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘I have heardשָׁמָ֑עְנוּsha.Ma.'e.nuH8085a soundק֥וֹלKolH6963ofterrorחֲרָדָ֖הcha.ra.DahH2731,Of dreadפַּ֖חַדPa.chadH6343,and thereH369is noH369peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

6Askשַׁאֲלוּ־sha.'a.lu-H7592nowנָ֣אna'H4994,and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200Ifאִם־'im-H518a maleזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145can giveH3205birthH3205.Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069do I seeרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200everyכָל־khol-H3605manגֶּ֜בֶרGe.verH1397Withhis handsיָדָ֤יוya.DavH3027on his loinsחֲלָצָיו֙cha.la.TzavH2504,as a woman in childbirthH3205? And whyhave allכָל־khol-H3605facesפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015paleלְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃le.ye.ra.KonH3420?

7Alasה֗וֹיHoH1945! for thatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117is greatגָד֛וֹלga.DolH1419,ThereH369isnoneH369likeכָּמֹ֑הוּka.Mo.huH3644it;And it is the timeוְעֵֽת־ve.'EtH6256of Jacob’sלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290distressצָרָ֥הtza.RahH6869, But he will besavedיִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃yi.va.She.a'H3467from it.

8‘It shall comeוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961about on that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,’declaresנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘that I willbreakאֶשְׁבֹּ֤ר'esh.BorH7665his yokeעֻלּוֹ֙u.LoH5923from offמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921their neckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677and will tearאֲנַתֵּ֑ק'a.na.TekH5423offH5423theirbondsוּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָu.mos.ro.Tei.khaH4147;and strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750makeH5647them their slavesH5647.

9But they shall serveוְעָ֣בְד֔וּve.'A.ve.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430andDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732their kingמַלְכָּ֔םmal.KamH4428,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will raiseאָקִ֖ים'a.KimH6965up for them.

10Fearתִּירָא֩ti.Ra'H3372not, O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290My servantעַבְדִּ֨י'av.DiH5650,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, ‘And do not be dismayedתֵּחַ֣תte.ChatH2865,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;For beholdH2009,I will saveמוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֙mo.shi.'a.KhaH3467youfrom afarמֵֽרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350And youroffspringזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of their captivityשִׁבְיָ֑םshiv.YamH7628.And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290will returnוְשָׁ֧בve.ShavH7725and will bequietוְשָׁקַ֥טve.sha.KatH8252and at easeוְשַׁאֲנַ֖ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599, AndnoH369oneH369will makeH2729him afraidH2729.

11ForI am with you,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, ‘to saveלְהֽוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָle.ho.shi.'E.khaH3467you; For I willdestroyאֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה'e.'e.SehH6213 H3617completelyH3617allבְּכָֽל־be.kholH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ha.go.YimH1471whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָּׁ֗ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033I have scatteredהֲפִצוֹתִ֣יךָha.fi.tzo.Ti.khaH6327you,Onlyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389I willnot destroyאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213 H3617you completelyH3617. But I willchastenוְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.yi.sar.Ti.khaH3256you justlyלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941And will by noH3808meansH5352leaveוְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.KehH5352you unpunishedאֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ פ'a.na.Ke.kaH5352.’

12“For thusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, ‘Your woundמַכָּתֵֽךְ׃ma.ka.TekhH4347is incurableאָנ֣וּשׁ'a.NushH605And yourinjuryH4347is seriousנַחְלָ֖הnach.LahH2470.

13ThereH369is noH369oneH369to pleadדָּ֥ןdanH1777your causeדִּינֵ֖ךְdi.NekhH1779; Nohealingרְפֻא֥וֹתre.fu.'otH7499for yoursoreלְמָז֑וֹרle.ma.ZorH4205,NoH369recoveryתְּעָלָ֖הte.'a.LahH8585for you.

14Allכָּל־kol-H3605yourloversמְאַהֲבַ֣יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157have forgottenשְׁכֵח֔וּךְshe.khe.ChukhH7911you,They do not seekיִדְרֹ֑שׁוּyid.Ro.shuH1875you; For I havewoundedהִכִּיתִיךְ֙hi.ki.tiKhH5221you with the woundמַכַּ֨תma.KatH4347of an enemyH340, With thepunishmentמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of acruelאַכְזָרִ֔י'akh.za.RiH394oneH394,Becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921youriniquityעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771is greatרֹ֣בroH7230And yoursinsחַטֹּאתָֽיִךְ׃cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403are numerousעָצְמ֖וּ'a.tze.MuH6105.

15Whyמַה־mah-H4100do you cryתִּזְעַק֙tiz.'AkH2199out overעַל־'al-H5921your injuryשִׁבְרֵ֔ךְshiv.RekhH7667?Your painמַכְאֹבֵ֑ךְmakh.'o.VekhH4341is incurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605.Becauseעַ֣ל׀'alH5921your iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֗ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771is greatרֹ֣בroH7230Andyour sinsחַטֹּאתַ֔יִךְcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403are numerousעָֽצְמוּ֙'a.tze.MuH6105,I have doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213theseH428thingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428to you.

16Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651allH3605whodevourאֹכְלַ֙יִךְ֙'o.khe.La.yikhH398you will be devouredיֵאָכֵ֔לוּye.'a.Khe.luH398;And allH3605your adversariesצָרַ֥יִךְtza.Ra.yikhH6862,everyH3605oneH3605of them,will goיֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuH1980into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628;And those who plunderשֹׁאסַ֙יִךְ֙sho.Sa.yikhH8155you will be for plunderלִמְשִׁסָּ֔הlim.shi.SahH4933,And allH3605who preyבֹּזְזַ֖יִךְbo.ze.Za.yikhH962upon you I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414for preyלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957.

17For I willrestoreאַעֲלֶ֨ה'a.'a.LehH5927you tohealthאֲרֻכָ֥ה'a.ru.KhahH724And I will healאֶרְפָּאֵ֖ךְ'er.pa.'EkhH7495you of your woundsוּמִמַּכּוֹתַ֥יִךְu.mi.ma.ko.Ta.yikhH4347,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘BecauseH3588they have calledקָ֣רְאוּKa.re.'uH7121you anoutcastנִדָּחָה֙ni.da.ChahH5080, saying: “It is Zionצִיּ֣וֹןtzi.YonH6726;noH369oneH369caresדֹּרֵ֖שׁdo.ReshH1875for her.”’

Restoration of Jacob

18“Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘BeholdH2009, I willrestoreשָׁב֙shavH7725thefortunesשְׁבוּת֙she.VutH7622of the tentsאָהֳלֵ֣י'o.ho.LeiH168of Jacobיַֽעֲק֔וֹבya.'a.KovH3290AndhaveH7355compassionאֲרַחֵ֑ם'a.ra.ChemH7355on his dwellingH4908placesH4908; And thecityעִיר֙'irH5892will be rebuiltוְנִבְנְתָ֥הve.niv.ne.TahH1129on its ruinתִּלָּ֔הּti.LahH8510, And thepalaceוְאַרְמ֖וֹןve.'ar.MonH759will standיֵשֵֽׁב׃ye.ShevH3427on its rightfulH4941placeH4941.

19From them will proceedוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426And the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of those whocelebrateמְשַׂחֲקִ֑יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832; And I willmultiplyוְהִרְבִּתִים֙ve.hir.bi.TimH7235them and they will not be diminishedיִמְעָ֔טוּyim.'A.tuH4591; I will alsohonorוְהִכְבַּדְתִּ֖יםve.hikh.bad.TimH3513them and they will not be insignificantיִצְעָֽרוּ׃yitz.'A.ruH6819.

20Their childrenבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121also will be as formerlyכְּקֶ֔דֶםke.Ke.demH6924, Andtheir congregationוַעֲדָת֖וֹva.'a.da.ToH5712shall beestablishedתִּכּ֑וֹןti.KonH3559beforeלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440Me;And I will punishוּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔יu.Fa.kad.TiH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605their oppressorsלֹחֲצָֽיו׃lo.cha.TzavH3905.

21Theirleaderאַדִּיר֜וֹ'a.di.RoH117shall be one of them, Andtheir rulerוּמֹֽשְׁלוֹ֙u.mo.she.LoH4910shall comeיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318fromtheir midstמִקִּרְבּ֣וֹmi.kir.BoH7130; And I willbringוְהִקְרַבְתִּ֖יוve.hik.rav.TivH7126him nearH7126and he shall approachוְנִגַּ֣שׁve.ni.GashH5066Me; Forwhoמִ֨יmiH4310would dareH6148to riskH6148his lifeלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820toapproachלָגֶ֥שֶׁתla.Ge.shetH5066Me?’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22‘You shall beMy peopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971,And I will be your Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.’”

23Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, thetempestסַעֲרַ֣תsa.'a.RatH5591of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068!Wrathחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534has goneH3318forthH3318, Asweepingמִתְגּוֹרֵ֑רmit.go.RerH1641tempestסַ֖עַרSa.'arH5591;It will burstיָחֽוּל׃ya.ChulH2342on the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

24Thefierceחֲרוֹן֙cha.rOnH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will not turnיָשׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725backH7725Untilעַד־'ad-H5704He has performedעֲשֹׂת֥וֹa.so.ToH6213and untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704He has accomplishedהֲקִימ֖וֹha.ki.MoH6965The intentמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209of His heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820; In thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117you will understandתִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּtit.Bo.nuH995this.

Deliverance from Captivity Promised

Restoration of Jacob

Commentaries on Jeremiah 30