Jeremiah 30:17

Jeremiah 30:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
• New International Version (NIV)But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord, ‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: 'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!'
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.” ’

Context of Jeremiah 30:17

15Why do you cry out over your injury [since it is the natural result of your sin]? Your pain is incurable (deadly). Because your guilt is great And your sins are glaring and innumerable, I have done these things to you. 16Therefore all who devour you will be devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity. And they who plunder you will become plunder, And all who prey upon you I will give for prey. For I will restore health to you And I will heal your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying: “This is Zion; no one seeks her and no one cares for her.” ’ 18“Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold (hear this), I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob And have mercy on his dwelling places; The city will be rebuilt on its [old, mound-like] ruin, And the palace will stand on its rightful place. 19From them (city, palace) will come [songs of] thanksgiving And the voices of those who dance and celebrate. And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished [in number]; I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.

Jeremiah 30:17 word by word

כִּי֩ אַעֲלֶ֨ה אֲרֻכָ֥ה לָ֛ךְ וּמִמַּכּוֹתַ֥יִךְ אֶרְפָּאֵ֖ךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י נִדָּחָה֙ קָ֣רְאוּ לָ֔ךְ צִיּ֣וֹן הִ֔יא דֹּרֵ֖שׁ אֵ֥ין לָֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I will restoreעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• healthאֲרוּכָה'ărûkâh 'ărûkâh · healthH724
• unto thee, and I will healרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495
• thee of thy woundsמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• because they calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• thee an Outcastנָדַחnâdach · to banishH5080
• Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• whom no man seeketh afterדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875

Cross-references for Jeremiah 30:17

• Jeremiah 30:13There is no one to plead your cause; No [device to close and allow the] healing of your wound, No recovery for you.
• Jeremiah 3:22“Return, O faithless sons,” [says the Lord], “I will heal your unfaithfulness.” [They answer] “Behold, we come to You, For You are the Lord our God.
• Jeremiah 33:6Behold, [in the restored Jerusalem] I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace (prosperity, security, stability) and truth.
• Exodus 15:26saying, “If you will diligently listen and pay attention to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and listen to His commandments, and keep [foremost in your thoughts and actively obey] all His precepts and statutes, then I will not put on you any of the diseases which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.”
• Psalms 23:3He refreshes and restores my soul (life); He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
• Psalms 103:3Who forgives all your sins, Who heals all your diseases;
• Psalms 107:20He sent His word and healed them, And rescued them from their destruction.
• Isaiah 30:26The light of the full moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days [concentrated in one], in the day the Lord binds up the fracture of His people and heals the wound He has inflicted [because of their sins].
• Ezekiel 34:16“I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bandage the crippled, and strengthen the weak and the sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong [who have become hard-hearted and perverse]. I will feed them with judgment and punishment.
• Hosea 6:1“Come and let us return [in repentance] to the Lord, For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
• Malachi 4:2But for you who fear My name [with awe-filled reverence] the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go forward and leap [joyfully] like calves [released] from the stall.
• 1 Peter 2:24He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed.
• Revelation 22:2in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
• Nehemiah 4:1But when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious, completely enraged, and he ridiculed the Jews.
• Psalms 12:5“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
• Psalms 44:13You have made us the reproach and taunt of our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to those around us.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 30:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Restore health - Or, “apply a bandage” (Jeremiah 8:22 note). For they called read “they call.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 When God is against a people, who will be for them? Who can be for them, so as to do them any kindness? Incurable griefs are owing to incurable lusts. Yet, though the captives suffered justly, and could not help themselves, the Lord intended to appear for them, and to punish their oppressors; and he will still do so. But every effort to heal ourselves must prove fruitless, so long as we neglect the heavenly Advocate and sanctifying Spirit…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17I will...heal your wounds: The people will return from exile, and their sins will be forgiven.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. (Jr 8:22; 33:6). Outcast--as a wife put away by her husband (Is 62:4, contrasted with Jr 30:12). Zion--alluding to its Hebrew meaning, "dryness"; "sought after" by none, as would be the case with an arid region (Is 62:12). The extremity of the people, so far from being an obstacle to, will be the chosen opportunity of, God's grace.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 30:17

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• Heal
• Health
• Jeremiah (2)
• Outcast

Commentaries on Jeremiah 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings