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Text -- Jeremiah 30:1-18 (NET)
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Introduction to the Book of Consolation
30:1 The Lord spoke to Jeremiah .
30:2 “The Lord God of Israel says , ‘Write everything that I am about to tell you in a scroll .
30:3 For I, the Lord , affirm that the time will come when I will reverse the plight of my people , Israel and Judah ,’ says the Lord . ‘I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors and they will take possession of it once again.’”
Israel and Judah Will Be Delivered after a Time of Deep Distress
30:4 So here is what the Lord has to say about Israel and Judah .
30:5 Yes, here is what he says : “You hear cries of panic and of terror ; there is no peace in sight.
30:6 Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby? Why then do I see all these strong men grabbing their stomachs in pain like a woman giving birth ? And why do their faces turn so deathly pale ?
30:7 Alas , what a terrible time of trouble it is! There has never been any like it. It is a time of trouble for the descendants of Jacob , but some of them will be rescued out of it.
30:8 When the time for them to be rescued comes,” says the Lord who rules over all , “I will rescue you from foreign subjugation . I will deliver you from captivity. Foreigners will then no longer subjugate them.
30:9 But they will be subject to the Lord their God and to the Davidic ruler whom I will raise up as king over them .
30:10 So I, the Lord , tell you not to be afraid , you descendants of Jacob , my servants . Do not be terrified , people of Israel . For I will rescue you and your descendants from a faraway land where you are captives . The descendants of Jacob will return to their land and enjoy peace . They will be secure and no one will terrify them.
30:11 For I , the Lord , affirm that I will be with you and will rescue you. I will completely destroy all the nations where I scattered you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will indeed discipline you, but only in due measure . I will not allow you to go entirely unpunished .”
The Lord Will Heal the Wounds of Judah
30:12 Moreover , the Lord says to the people of Zion, “Your injuries are incurable ; your wounds are severe .
30:13 There is no one to plead your cause . There are no remedies for your wounds . There is no healing for you.
30:14 All your allies have abandoned you. They no longer have any concern for you. For I have attacked you like an enemy would. I have chastened you cruelly . For your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much .
30:15 Why do you complain about your injuries , that your pain is incurable ? I have done all this to you because your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much .
30:16 But all who destroyed you will be destroyed . All your enemies will go into exile . Those who plundered you will be plundered . I will cause those who pillaged you to be pillaged .
30:17 Yes, I will restore you to health . I will heal your wounds . I, the Lord , affirm it! For you have been called an outcast , Zion , whom no one cares for.”
The Lord Will Restore Israel and Judah
30:18 The Lord says , “I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob . I will show compassion on their ruined homes . Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins . Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JEREMIAH (2) |
Israel |
Sin |
God |
Wicked |
Medicine |
Disease |
David |
Yoke |
Prophecy |
PROPHECY; PROPHETS, 2 |
Archaeology |
SERVANT OF JEHOVAH; SERVANT OF THE LORD; SERVANT OF YAHWEH |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Birth |
Chastisement |
Nation |
Scriptures |
Jesus, The Christ |
Word of God |
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NET Notes -> Jer 30:1; Jer 30:2; Jer 30:2; Jer 30:2; Jer 30:3; Jer 30:3; Jer 30:3; Jer 30:3; Jer 30:4; Jer 30:5; Jer 30:5; Jer 30:6; Jer 30:6; Jer 30:7; Jer 30:7; Jer 30:7; Jer 30:7; Jer 30:8; Jer 30:8; Jer 30:8; Jer 30:8; Jer 30:8; Jer 30:8; Jer 30:9; Jer 30:9; Jer 30:9; Jer 30:10; Jer 30:10; Jer 30:10; Jer 30:11; Jer 30:11; Jer 30:12; Jer 30:12; Jer 30:12; Jer 30:13; Jer 30:13; Jer 30:14; Jer 30:14; Jer 30:16; Jer 30:16; Jer 30:17; Jer 30:17; Jer 30:18; Jer 30:18; Jer 30:18
NET Notes: Jer 30:1 Compare the headings at 7:1; 11:1; 18:1; 21:1 and the translator’s note at those places.
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NET Notes: Jer 30:2 Reference is made here to the so-called “Book of Consolation” which is the most extended treatment of the theme of hope or deliverance in ...
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NET Notes: Jer 30:3 As the nations of Israel and Judah were united in their sin and suffered the same fate – that of exile and dispersion – (cf. Jer 3:8; 5:11...
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NET Notes: Jer 30:4 Heb “And these are the words/things that the Lord speaks concerning Israel and Judah.”
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NET Notes: Jer 30:5 Heb “We have heard the sound of panic and of fear, and there is no peace.” It is generally agreed that the person of the verb presupposes ...
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NET Notes: Jer 30:6 Heb “with their hands on their loins.” The word rendered “loins” refers to the area between the ribs and the thighs.
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NET Notes: Jer 30:7 Jacob here is figurative for the people descended from him. Moreover the figure moves from Jacob = descendants of Jacob to only a part of those descen...
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NET Notes: Jer 30:8 Heb “I will tear off their bands.” The “bands” are the leather straps which held the yoke bars in place (cf. 27:2). The metaph...
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NET Notes: Jer 30:9 The Davidic ruler which I will raise up as king over them refers to a descendant of David who would be raised up over a regathered and reunited Israel...
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NET Notes: Jer 30:10 Compare the ideals of the Mosaic covenant in Lev 26:6, the Davidic covenant in 2 Sam 7:10-11, and the new covenant in Ezek 34:25-31.
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NET Notes: Jer 30:11 The translation “entirely unpunished” is intended to reflect the emphatic construction of the infinitive absolute before the finite verb.
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NET Notes: Jer 30:12 The wounds to the body politic are those of the incursions from the enemy from the north referred to in Jer 4:6; 6:1 over which Jeremiah and even God ...
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NET Notes: Jer 30:13 This verse exhibits a mixed metaphor of an advocate pleading someone’s case (cf., Jer 5:28; 22:18) and of a physician applying medicine to wound...
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NET Notes: Jer 30:14 Heb “attacked you like…with the chastening of a cruel one because of the greatness of your iniquity [and because] your sins are many.̶...
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NET Notes: Jer 30:16 With the exception of the second line there is a definite attempt at wordplay in each line to underline the principle of lex talionis on a national an...
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