In Jer. 30–39, not all written at the same time, are gathered
together whatsoever God had revealed to Jeremiah of happier import for
the Jewish people. This subject is “the New covenant.” In contrast
then with the rolls of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah, we here have one
containing the nation’s hope. A cons... [ Continue Reading ]
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 of Zedekiah, immediately after the
purchase of the field from Hanameel.
ALL THE WORDS - i. e., the scroll was to be a summary of what... [ Continue Reading ]
Better, as in the margin. The prophet places his hearers in the center
of Babylon, and describes it as convulsed with terror as the armies of
Cyrus draw near. The voice of trembling is the war-cry of the
advancing host: while fear and no peace implies that even among the
exiles there is only alarm a... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT DAY - i. e., the day of the capture of Babylon.
IT IS EVEN THE TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE - Rather, and it is a time of
trouble to Jacob, i. e., of anxiety to the Jews, for the usages of war
were so brutal that they would be in danger when the enemy made their
assault.... [ Continue Reading ]
BONDS - See Jeremiah 27:2 note.
SHALL NO MORE SERVE THEMSELVES - i. e., shall no more exact forced
labor of him Jeremiah 22:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID THEIR KING - See Jeremiah 23:5; i. e., Messiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
These two verses are considered by some very similar in style to the
last 27 chapters of Isaiah. The contrast, however, between the full
end made with the pagan, and the certainty that Israel shall never so
perish, is one of Jeremiah’s most common topics.
Jeremiah 30:11
IN MEASURE - See the Jeremi... [ Continue Reading ]
INCURABLE - Mortal, fatal.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT THOU MAYEST BE BOUND UP - Others put a stop after “cause,”
and translate, For binding thy wound, healing plaster thou hast none.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE MULTITUDE ... - Or,
Because of the multitude of thine iniquity,
Because thy sins are strong.
Judah’s lovers are the nations which once sought her alliance (see
Jeremiah 22:20; Jeremiah 27:3).... [ Continue Reading ]
Translate it:
Why criest thou because of thy breaking?
Because thy pain is grievous?
Because of the multitude of thine iniquity,
Because thy sins are strong,
I have done these things unto thee.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE - i. e., Because thou hast undergone thy punishment and
cried out in consciousness of thy guilt.... [ Continue Reading ]
RESTORE HEALTH - Or, “apply a bandage” (Jeremiah 8:22 note). For
they called read “they call.”... [ Continue Reading ]
The prophet speaks of Judah as the type of the Church, with Immanuel
as her king.
Jeremiah 30:18
TENTS - The word suggests that a considerable portion of the people
were still nomads.
THE CITY ... THE PALACE - Or, each city ... each palace. The heap
means an artificial mount to keep the city out... [ Continue Reading ]
Compare the marginal reference. These verses would more appropriately
be attached to the next chapter, for which they form a suitable
introduction.... [ Continue Reading ]