KJV ORIGINAL
For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look, the time is coming, says the LORD, when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity. I will bring them back to the land I gave to their ancestors, and they will live there again.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising to bring His people home from exile and restore them to the land He originally gave their forefathers.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given during a time when the northern kingdom of Israel had already been conquered by Assyria (722 BC) and Judah was facing the threat of Babylonian conquest. Jeremiah was prophesying before and during the Babylonian exile (586 BC), when many Jews would be taken captive to Babylon for 70 years.
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