Jeremiah 30:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 30:4

2 “Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you.

3 For behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that ^aI will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ^b‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”

4 Now these are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah.

5 “For thus says the Lord:
‘We have heard a voice of¹ trembling,
Of fear, and not of peace.

6 Ask now, and see,
Whether a¹ man is ever in labor with child?
So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins
^aLike a woman in labor,
And all faces turned pale?

7 ^aAlas! For that day is great,
^bSo that none is like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble,
But he shall be saved out of it.

8 ‘For it shall come to pass in that day,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
‘That I will break his yoke from your neck,
And will burst your bonds;
Foreigners shall no more enslave them.

9 But they shall serve the Lord their God,
And ^aDavid their king,
Whom I will ^braise up for them.

10 ‘Therefore ^ado not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the Lord,
‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your seed ^bfrom the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet,
And no one shall make him afraid.

11 For I am with ^ayou,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you;
^bThough I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you,
^cYet I will not make a complete end of you.
But I will correct you ^din justice,
And will not let you go altogether unpunished.’

12 “For thus says the Lord:
^a‘Your affliction is incurable,
Your wound is severe.

13 There is no one to plead your cause,
That you may be bound up;
^aYou have no healing medicines.

14 ^aAll your lovers have forgotten you;
They do not seek you;
For I have wounded you with the wound ^bof an enemy,
With the chastisement ^cof a cruel one,
For the multitude of your iniquities,
^dBecause your sins have increased.

15 Why ^ado you cry about your affliction?
Your sorrow is incurable.
Because of the multitude of your iniquities,
Because your sins have increased,
I have done these things to you.

16 ‘Therefore all those who devour you ^ashall be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into ^bcaptivity;
Those who plunder you shall become ^cplunder,
And all who prey upon you I will make a ^dprey.

17 ^aFor I will restore health to you
And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord,
‘Because they called you an outcast saying:
“This is Zion;
No one seeks her.” ’

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 30:4

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American Standard Version
And these are the words that Jehovah spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

Amplified® Bible
And these are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

Contemporary English Version
Then the LORD told me to say to Israel and Judah: I, the LORD, hear screams of terror, and there is no peace.

Darby English Version
And these are the words that Jehovah hath spoken concerning Israel and concerning Judah;

Good News Bible
The LORD says to the people of Israel and Judah,

King James Version
And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

New American Standard Bible
Now these are the words which the LORD spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:

New International Version
These are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

New King James Version
Now these are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now these words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:

Revised Standard Version
These are the words which the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

Young's Literal Translation
And these `are' the words that Jehovah hath spoken concerning Israel and concerning Judah:

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