Jeremiah 30:20

20 Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.

Jeremiah 30:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 30:20

Their children also shall be as aforetime
In the streets of Jerusalem, numerous and free; no more in a strange land, or subject to others, ( Zechariah 8:5 ) ; and educated in a religious manner. Some think it refers to the times of the patriarchs before the law was given; and that the meaning is, that the law being abrogated, and they now sensible of it, shall live without it, as their forefathers did. It may be understood of the church's children in a spiritual sense; that great numbers should be born again in her as formerly, who shall profess the Christian religion, and behave according to it: and their congregation shall be established before me;
the church, consisting of them; or their church state shall be settled and confirmed, and no more be destroyed, as it formerly was: and I will punish all that oppress them;
or rather, have oppressed them; all the antichristian nations, who will now suffer the wrath of God; and after this there will be no more oppressors and persecutors of the church of God.

Jeremiah 30:20 In-Context

18 This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.

19 Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.

20 Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.

21 Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.

22 “And you will be My people, and I will be your God.”