Bible Commentary

Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make [him] afraid. 10. from afar ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:10”

But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. 9. the Lord their God, and David their king ] For the whole expression as uniting Jehovah and the Messiah, cp. Hos 3:5, and for the Messiah spoken of elsewhere also under the name David, Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:9”

For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: 8. thy neck thy bands ] rather (with LXX) the 3rd person in both cases. It is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:8”

Alas! for that day [is] great, so that none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. 7. that day ] The expression “the day of the Lord,” in an eschatological sense, is found first in Amos (Jer 5:18), and is adopted by later … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:7”

Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? 6. Men do not suffer the pangs of child-bearing. Why then do all shew signs of pain and terror? … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:6”

For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. 5. We have heard of peace ] Jehovah is quoting the words of consternation which He hears the people uttering; but more probably the words “Thus saith the Lord” are the insertion of a scribe, and it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:5”

And these [are] the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah. And these are the words that the Lord spake concerning Israel, and concerning Judah. Which follow in this chapter and the next; first concerning Israel, the ten tribes; and then concerning the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, even concerning all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:4”

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. 3. turn again the captivity ] See on Jer 29:14. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:3”

Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. Write … in a book – To be read and meditated upon by them in private. This makes it exceedingly probable that the date of these two chapters was also the 10th year … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:2”

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 1 4. Introduction to the section. The standpoint (see above) is that of one writing after the final catastrophe (b.c. 586), but this fact is of course by no means inconsistent with Jeremiah’s authorship. Moreover, the words of comfort that follow harmonize with his commission … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 30:1”