1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you. 3The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity⚓ and restore 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 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, every face turned deathly pale? 7How awful that day will be! No other will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it.
8“ ‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘I will break the yoke off their necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them. 9Instead, they will serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
10“ ‘So do not be afraid, Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel,’
‘I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid. 11I am with you and will save you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’ 12“This is what the Lord says: “ ‘Your wound is incurable, your injury beyond healing. 13There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sore, no healing for you. 14All your allies have forgotten you; they care nothing for you. I have struck you as an enemy would and punished you as would the cruel, because your guilt is so great and your sins so many. 15Why do you cry out over your wound, your pain that has no cure? Because of your great guilt and many sins I have done these things to you.
16“ ‘But all who devour you will be devoured; all your enemies will go into exile. Those who plunder you will be plundered; all who make spoil of you I will despoil. 17But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’
‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.’ 18“This is what the Lord says: “ ‘I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place. 19From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained. 20Their children will be as in days of old, and their community will be established before me; I will punish all who oppress them. 21Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near and he will come close to me— for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me?’
22“‘So you will be my people, and I will be your God.’ ”
23See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads of the wicked. 24The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand this.
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Cov uas poob tebchaws yuav rov los
1Yawmsaub hais lus tuaj rau Yelemi tias, 2“Yawmsaub uas yog cov Yixayee tus Vajtswv hais li no tias, ‘Cia li sau tej lus uas kuv tau hais rau koj lawd huvsi rau hauv ib phau ntawv.’ 3Yawmsaub hais tias, ‘Saib nawj, lub caij lub nyoog tabtom los yuav txog mas kuv yuav pub kuv haiv neeg Yuda thiab Yixayee rov vam meej li qub, thiab kuv yuav coj lawv rov los rau lub tebchaws uas kuv muab rau lawv tej poj koob yawm txwv, mas lawv yuav tau lub tebchaws ntawd ua lawv teej lawv tug.’ Yawmsaub hais li no ntag.” 4Ntawm no mus yog tej lus uas Yawmsaub hais txog cov Yixayee thiab cov Yuda. 5Yawmsaub hais li no tias, “Peb tau hnov lub suab quaj ras zom zaws yog lub suab ntshai kawg, tsis tau nyob tiaj tus. 6Cia li nug thiab tshuaj saib, tus txivneej yuav yug tau menyuam lov? Ua cas kuv pom txhua tus txivneej muab tes npuab ntawm duav yam li cov pojniam uas mob plab yuav yug menyuam? Ua cas txhua tus lub ntsej muag thim xem tag? 7Hnub ntawd yuav txaus ntshai kawg li lauj! Tsis muaj ib hnub twg yuav thooj li hnub ntawd, yog hnub uas Yakhauj txom nyem lwj siab kawg, tiamsis nws yuav dim tau hnub ntawd.” 8Yawmsaub uas muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus hais tias, “Txog hnub ntawd kuv yuav lov tus quab ntawm lawv caj qwb, thiab kuv yuav muab tej saw hlau uas khi lawv tu pov tseg, thiab lwm haiv neeg yuav tsis muab lawv ua qhev dua li lawm. 9Mas lawv yuav ua koom tu Yawmsaub uas yog lawv tus Vajtswv thiab tu lawv tus vajntxwv Davi⚓ tus uas kuv yuav tsa sawv los ua vajntxwv kav lawv.” 10Yawmsaub hais tias, “Kuv tus qhev Yakhauj 'e, tsis txhob ntshai, Yixayee 'e, tsis txhob poob siab, rau qhov kuv yuav cawm nej dim deb deb li los, thiab cawm nej tej tub ki hauv lub tebchaws uas lawv raug ntes coj mus nyob. Yakhauj yuav rov los thiab nyob siab tus yees noj qab nyob zoo, thiab yuav tsis muaj leejtwg ua rau nws ntshai.” 11Yawmsaub hais tias, “Kuv nrog nraim koj thiab yuav cawm koj dim. Kuv yuav ua rau txhua lub tebchaws uas kuv ntiab nej ri sua mus nyob ntawd puam tsuaj tag nrho huvsi, tiamsis kuv yuav tsis ua rau koj puam tsuaj tag. Kuv yuav nplawm koj npaum li uas tsim nyog xwb, thiab kuv yuav tsis tso qhov uas rau txim rau koj tseg.”
12Yawmsaub hais li no tias, “Qhov uas koj mob kho tsis tau li, koj lub kiav txhab sab sab li. 13Tsis muaj leejtwg yuav pab hais koj tshaj plaub, tsis muaj tshuaj kho koj lub kiav txhab, tsis muaj ncauj kev kho tau koj zoo li. 14Cov uas koj nyiam sawvdaws tsis nco qab koj lawm, lawv tsis mob siab koj kiag li. Kuv tau nplawm koj ib yam li yeeb ncuab nplawm, thiab rau txim rau koj ib yam li neeg limhiam ntais ntuj rau, rau qhov koj ua txhaum ntau kawg, koj muaj txim loj. 15Ua cas koj yuav quaj qhov uas mob? Qhov uas koj mob kho tsis tau li. Vim koj ua txhaum ntau kawg thiab koj muaj txim loj, kuv thiaj ua tej no rau koj. 16Vim li no txhua tus uas noj koj nws yuav raug luag noj, txhua tus uas ua tshawj chim rau koj yuav raug muab ntes coj mus. Cov uas lws koj lawv yuav raug luag lws, thiab txhua tus uas quab yuam koj yuav raug luag quab yuam. 17Kuv yuav kho kom koj cev nqaij rov zoo li qub thiab kuv yuav kho koj tej qhov txhab kom zoo, vim lawv hu koj tias yog tus uas tsis muaj tswv, yog Xi‑oo uas tsis muaj leejtwg mob siab.” Yawmsaub hais li no ntag.
18Yawmsaub hais li no tias, “Kuv yuav pub Yakhauj tej tsev ntaub rov vam meej li qub, thiab khuvleej nws tej chaw nyob. Lub nroog yuav raug muab tsim dua tshiab rau saum nws lub roob, thiab vajntxwv lub tsev yuav nyob lub qub chaw. 19Yuav muaj suab hu nkauj ua tsaug thiab suab xyiv fab tawm qhov chaw ntawd tuaj. Kuv yuav ua rau lawv huaj vam coob tuaj, lawv yuav tsis tsawg. Kuv yuav ua kom lawv muaj koob meej, lawv yuav tsis raug luag saib tsis taus. 20Lawv tej tub ki yuav zoo ib yam li thaum ub, thiab lawv haiv neeg yuav raug muab tsa nyob ruaj rau ntawm kuv xubntiag. Kuv yuav rau txim rau txhua tus uas quab yuam lawv. 21Lawv tus thawj yeej yuav yog ib tug hauv lawv cov neeg, tus uas kav lawv yuav tawm hauv lawv nruab nrab los ntag. Kuv yuav coj tus ntawd txav los ze thiab nws yuav tuaj cuag kuv. Leejtwg yuav muaj cuabkav tuaj cuag kuv?” Yawmsaub hais li no. 22“Nej yuav ua kuv haiv neeg, thiab kuv yuav ua nej tus Vajtswv.”
23Cia li saib Yawmsaub tej cua daj cua dub. Txojkev npau taws tawm mus lawm, yog cua daj cua dub ntsawj hlob kawg, yuav tshwm plaws ntsawj raug cov neeg limhiam lub taubhau. 24Yawmsaub txojkev chim heev yuav tsis thim rov qab mus txog thaum nws ua tej uas nws xav hauv lub siab tiav. Nej yuav nkag siab tej no rau yav tom hauv ntej.