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Jeremiah 30:8
8"And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.
Jeremiah 30:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘I will break the yoke off their necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘For it shall come to pass in that day,’ Says the Lord of hosts, ‘That I will break his yoke from your neck, And will burst your bonds; Foreigners shall no more enslave them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For in that day,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will break the yoke from their necks and snap their chains. Foreigners will no longer be their masters.
Context of Jeremiah 30:8
6Ask now, and see, can a man bear a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor? Why has every face turned pale? 7Alas! That day is so great there is none like it; it is a time of distress for Jacob; yet he shall be saved out of it. "And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him. 9But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. 10"Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, nor be dismayed, O Israel; for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Read all of Jeremiah 30Jeremiah 30:8 word by word
וְהָיָה֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא נְאֻ֣ם׀ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת אֶשְׁבֹּ֤ר עֻלּוֹ֙ מֵעַ֣ל צַוָּארֶ֔ךָ וּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ אֲנַתֵּ֑ק וְלֹא־יַעַבְדוּ־ב֥וֹ ע֖וֹד זָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- I will breakשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
- his yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
- from off thy neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
- and will burstנָתַקnâthaq · to tearH5423
- thy bondsמוֹסֵרmôsêr môsêrâh môserâh · bondH4147
- and strangersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
- shall no more serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
Cross-references for Jeremiah 30:8
- Jeremiah 27:2Thus the Lord said to me: "Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
- Jeremiah 28:4I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon, declares the Lord, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon."
- Isaiah 9:4For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.
- Isaiah 10:27And in that day his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck; and the yoke will be broken because of the fat."
- Isaiah 14:25that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him underfoot; and his yoke shall depart from them, and his burden from their shoulder."
- Ezekiel 34:27And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke, and deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them.
- Nahum 1:13And now I will break his yoke from off you and will burst your bonds apart."
- Jeremiah 25:14For many nations and great kings shall make slaves even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds and the work of their hands."
- Jeremiah 27:7All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 30:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will break his yoke - That is, the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar. Of him - Of Jacob, ( Jeremiah 30:7;), viz., the then captive Jews.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Bonds - See Jeremiah 27:2 note. Shall no more serve themselves - i. e., shall no more exact forced labor of him Jeremiah 22:13.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The exiles started returning in 538 BC, but foreigners ruled Israel for most of its history from the Exile to the Roman period. However, Israel did enjoy some freedom during this time.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. his yoke ... thy neck--his, that is, Jacob's (Jr 30:7), the yoke imposed on him. The transition to the second person is frequent, God speaking of Jacob or Israel, at the same time addressing him directly. So "him" rightly follows; "foreigners shall no more make him their servant" (Jr 25:14). After the deliverance by Cyrus, Persia, Alexander, Antiochus, and Rome made Judah their servant. The full of deliverance meant must, therefore, be still future.Read the comment
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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
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