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

15You complain about your wounds. You say that your pain will never get better. But I had to punish you, because you are very wicked, and you are guilty of many sins. 16But I will destroy your enemies who destroyed you. All of them will go as prisoners to foreign lands. They took your valuable things for themselves. Now I will take away their valuable things. People say that nobody takes care of you, people of Zion. They say that I have chased you out of your land. But I will give you back your health. I will make your wounds better.’ That is what the Lord says. 18The Lord says, ‘I will bring back Jacob's descendants to their own land. Enemies have knocked down their houses, but I will repair the homes where they lived. I will be kind to them, so that each family can live safely. The city will stand again in its right place. The palace will also stand where it was before. 19In those places you will hear happy songs, as people thank God. People will laugh aloud because they are so happy. I will make them grow in number. Their descendants will be many. I will cause other nations to give them honour. They will no longer insult my people.

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 who will speak on your behalf. There is no medicine that can make you well.
• Jeremiah 3:22Return to me, all of you have turned away. I will help you to be faithful to me. Now you should say, “Yes, we will return to you, because you are the Lord our God.
• Jeremiah 33:6But listen to me! I will bring health again to the people of this city. I will make my people well again. They will live safely in peace.
• Exodus 15:26He said, ‘Be careful to listen to what the Lord your God says to you. Let him see that you are doing things that are right. Obey his commands and his rules. Then I will not give to you the diseases that I gave to the Egyptians. I am the Lord. I am the one who gives you health.’
• Psalms 23:3He gives me new strength in my life. He is my guide to the right paths. He does this to give honour to his name.
• Psalms 103:3He forgives all my sins. He makes me well again when I am ill.
• Psalms 107:20He sent his word to them and he made them well again. He rescued them from the deep hole of death.
• Isaiah 30:26At that time, the moon will shine as bright as the sun. Light from the sun will be seven times brighter. It will be like the light of seven days at the same time! At that time, the Lord will make the wounds of his people better. He has hurt them, but now he will make them better.
• Ezekiel 34:16I will find the lost sheep and I will bring them back. I will cover their wounds. I will help those who are weak to become strong. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will give them justice as their food!
• Hosea 6:1‘Listen! We should return to serve the Lord. He has torn us to pieces, but now he will make us well again. He has hurt us, but now he will make our wounds better.
• Malachi 4:2‘But it will be different for you who respect my name. My power to make you well again will come to you. It will be like the sun that rises to shine on you. When that happens, you will be very happy. You will jump up and down like young cows when someone lets them go free.
• 1 Peter 2:24When Christ died on the cross, he carried our sins in his own body. He took this punishment so that sin would no longer rule over us. Instead, we can now do the right things that God wants us to do. Because people hurt Christ's body, you have now become well.
• Revelation 22:2along the middle of the city's biggest street. I saw a tree that was growing on each side of the river. It is the tree that gives people true life. It has 12 different kinds of fruit, a new fruit every month. The tree's leaves are like medicine. They make people of every nation well again.
• Nehemiah 4:1Sanballat heard that we were building the wall. He was very angry and upset. He laughed at the Jews.
• Psalms 12:5But the Lord says: ‘Now I will do something! I know the cruel things that wicked people do to poor people. When weak people cry with pain, I hear them. So I will make them safe, as they want me to do for them.’
• Psalms 44:13The people who live in countries near us do not respect us. They laugh at us and they insult 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