Jeremiah 10:24

10:24 Correct us, Lord, but only in due measure. ¹ 

Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing. ² 

Jeremiah 30:19

30:19 Out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving ³ 

and the sounds of laughter and merriment.

I will increase their number and they will not dwindle away. ⁴ 

I will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised.

Jeremiah 29:6

29:6 Marry and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and allow your daughters get married so that they too can have sons and daughters. Grow in number; do not dwindle away.

[10:24]  ¹ tn Heb “with justice.”

[10:24]  ² tn The words, “to almost nothing” are not in the text. They are implicit from the general context and are supplied by almost all English versions.

[30:19]  ³ tn Heb “Out of them will come thanksgiving and a sound of those who are playful.”

[30:19]  ⁴ sn Compare Jer 29:6.