‘It shall come about on that day,’ declares the Lord of hosts, ‘that I will (A)break his yoke from off [a]their neck and will tear off [b]their (B)bonds; and strangers will no longer (C)make [c]them their slaves. But they shall serve the Lord their God and (D)David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

10 (E)Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ declares the Lord,
‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you (F)from afar
And your [d]offspring from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return and will be (G)quiet and at ease,
And (H)no one will make him afraid.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:8 So Gr; Heb your
  2. Jeremiah 30:8 So Gr; Heb your
  3. Jeremiah 30:8 Lit him their slave
  4. Jeremiah 30:10 Lit seed

“‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
    ‘I will break the yoke(A) off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;(B)
    no longer will foreigners enslave them.(C)
Instead, they will serve the Lord their God
    and David(D) their king,(E)
    whom I will raise up for them.

10 “‘So do not be afraid,(F) Jacob my servant;(G)
    do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save(H) you out of a distant place,
    your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,(I)
    and no one will make him afraid.(J)

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