Jeremiah 30:1

Israel and Judah Will Be Delivered from Their Distress

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, {saying},

Jeremiah 30:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 30:1

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord
The word of prophecy, us the Targum. Some make this to be the "thirteenth" sermon of the prophet's; it is a consolatory one, as Kimchi observes: saying;
as follows:

Jeremiah 30:1 In-Context

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, {saying},

2 "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, {saying}, 'Write for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you in a scroll.

3 For look, days [are] coming,' {declares} Yahweh, 'when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah,' says Yahweh, 'and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors and they will take possession of it.'"

4 Now these [are] the words that Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

5 "For thus says Yahweh: 'We have heard a sound of trembling, terror, and there is no peace.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "to say"