Jeremiah 30:16

Therefore Because thou hast undergone thy portion of suffering and it is plain that none other than Myself can deliver thee. For the general sense cp. Isaiah 14:2; Isaiah 51:22 f. Co. points out that the logical force of the word is not evident. Why should the sins of Judah be the reason for their enemies being overthrown? Accordingly, he transposes Jeremiah 30:16, and begins Jeremiah 30:17 with "I" ("ânôki) instead of "For" (ki). This change, combined with others which he here makes, seems too drastic to be accepted with confidence.

all they that devour thee See on Jeremiah 2:3.

shall go into captivity The LXX, by a slight variation from MT., have shall eat their own flesh, a reading which Co. supports from Isaiah 49:26. The meaning will then be, shall engage in internecine strife. For this thought cp. Ezekiel 38:21; Haggai 2:22; Zechariah 14:13.