Jeremiah 30:4

4 These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah.

Jeremiah 30:4 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 30:4

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 Israel; whereas, if this prophecy only respects the return from the captivity in Babylon, there is very little in it which concerns the ten tribes, or but a very few of them. The words may be rendered, "unto Israel, and unto Judah"; as being the persons to whom they were directed, as well as were the subjects of them.

Jeremiah 30:4 In-Context

2 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.

3 For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”

4 These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah.

5 Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard— a cry of terror, not of peace.

6 Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?