30:1ffChapters 30 and 31 show that Jeremiah spoke of hope and consolation as well as trouble and gloom. The people would One day be restored to their land, and God would make a new Covenant with them to replace the one they broke. Whereas once they sinned and disobeyed, eventually they would repent and obey.
Life Application Study BibleJeremiahChapter 30
Jeremiah 30
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30Jeremiah 30
1The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, 2” This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah. For the time is coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people of Israel and Judah. I will bring them home to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it again. I, the LORD, have spoken!” 4This is the message the LORD gave concerning Israel and Judah.
5This is what the LORDsays:“T hear cries of fear;there is terror and no peace.
6Now let me ask you a question:Do men give birth to babies?Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced,hands pressed against their sideslike a woman in labor?
7Inall history there has never been such a time of terror.It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel.*Yet in the end they will be saved!
8For in that day,”says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“T will break the yoke from their necksand snap their chains.Foreigners will no longer be their masters.
9For my people will serve the LORD their Godand their king descended from David—the king I will raise up for them.
10“So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant;do not be dismayed, Israel,”says the LORD.
“For I will bring you home again from distant lands,and your children will return from their exile.Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet,and no one will terrorize them.
11For Jam with you and will save you,”says the LORD.“T will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you,but I will not completely destroy you.I will discipline you, but with justice;I cannot let you go unpunished.”
12This is what the LORD says:“Your injury is incurable—a terrible wound.
13There is no one to help youor to bind up your injury.No medicine can heal you.
14All your lovers—your allies—have left youand do not care about you anymore.Ihave wounded you cruelly,as though I were your enemy.For your sins are many,and your guilt is great.
15Why do you protest your punishment—this wound that has no cure?Ihave had to punish youbecause your sins are manyand your guilt is great.
16“But all who devour you will be devoured,and all your enemies will be sent into exile.All who plunder you will be plundered,and all who attack you will be attacked.
17T will give you back your healthand heal your wounds,” says the Lor.“For you are called an outcast—‘Jerusalem* for whom no one cares.”
18This is what the LORD says:“When I bring Israel home again from captivityand restore their fortunes,Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins,and the palace reconstructed as before.
19There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving,and I will multiply my people, not diminish them;I will honor them, not despise them.
20Their children will prosper as they did long ago.I will establish them as a nation before me,and I will punish anyone who hurts them.
21They will have their own ruler again,and he will come from their own people.I will invite him to approach me,” says the LORD,“for who would dare to come unless invited?
22You will be my people,and I will be your God.”
23Look! The LORD’s anger bursts out like a storm, -a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.
24The fierce anger of the LORD will not diminishuntil it has finished all he has planned.In the days to comeyou will understand all this.
Textual footnotes
- 30:7 Hebrew Jacob; also in 30:10b, 18. See note on 5:20.
- 30:17 Hebrew Zion.
Life Application Notes 6 notes
30:8,9Like Isaiah, Jeremiah associated events of the near future and those of the distant future. Reading these prophecies is like looking at several mountain peaks in a range. From a distance they look as though they are next to each other, when actually they are miles apart. Jeremiah presents near and distant events as if they will all happen soon. He sees the exile, but he sees also the future day when Christ will reign forever. The “king descended from David” refers to the Messiah (Luke 1:69).
30:12,13,17The medical language here conveys the idea that sin is terminal. Sinful people cannot be cured by being good or being religious. Beware of putting your confidence in useless cures while your sin spreads and causes you pain. God alone can cure the disease of sin, but you must be willing to let him do it.
30:15Judah protested its punishment, even though the sin that caused the pain was scandalous. But punishment is an opportunity for growth because it makes us aware of sin’s consequences. The people should have asked how they could profit from their mistakes. Remember this the next time you are corrected,
30:18This prophecy that Jerusalem would be rebuilt was not completely fulfilled by the work of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Zerubbabel. The city was indeed rebuilt after the captivity, but the final restoration will occur when all believers are gathered in Christ's Kingdom. This restoration will include buildings (30:18), people (30:19), and rulers (30:21).
30:21This verse refers to the restoration after the Babylonian Captivity as well as to the final restoration under Christ.
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if they will only let him. After many words of warning about sin, this reminder of God’s magnificent love is a breath of fresh air. Rather than thinking of God with dread, jook carefully and see him lovingly drawing us toward himself.