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Jeremiah 30:3
3The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess,’ says the Lord.”
Jeremiah 30:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it."
- New King James Version (NKJV)For behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”
- New Living Translation (NLT)For the time is coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people of Israel and Judah. I will bring them home to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it again. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Context of Jeremiah 30:3
1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you. The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess,’ says the Lord.” 4These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah: 5“This is what the Lord says: “ ‘Cries of fear are heard— terror, not peace.
Read all of Jeremiah 30Jeremiah 30:3 word by word
כִּ֠י הִנֵּ֨ה יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְ֠שַׁבְתִּי אֶת־שְׁב֨וּת עַמִּ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וִֽיהוּדָ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֗ים אֶל־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תִּי לַאֲבוֹתָ֖ם וִֽירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For, lo, the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- that I will bring againשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
- the captivityשְׁבִיתshebûth shebîyth · captivityH7622
- of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- and Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- and I will cause them to returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- to the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- that I gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- to their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and they shall possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
Cross-references for Jeremiah 30:3
- Jeremiah 23:5“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
- Jeremiah 31:27“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will plant the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals.
- Jeremiah 33:14“ ‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.
- Luke 17:22Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
- Luke 19:43The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.
- Luke 21:6“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.”
- Hebrews 8:8But God found fault with the people and said: “The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
- Jeremiah 30:10“ ‘So do not be afraid, Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel,’ declares the Lord. ‘I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid.
- Jeremiah 27:22‘They will be taken to Babylon and there they will remain until the day I come for them,’ declares the Lord. ‘Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’ ”
- Jeremiah 29:14I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
- Jeremiah 31:23This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity, the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless you, you prosperous city, you sacred mountain.’
- Jeremiah 32:37I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.
- Jeremiah 33:7I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity and will rebuild them as they were before.
- Deuteronomy 30:3then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.
- Psalms 53:6Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
- Ezekiel 39:25“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob and will have compassion on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 30:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The days come - First, After the conclusion of the seventy years. Secondly, Under the Messiah. That I will bring again the captivity of Israel - The ten tribes, led captive by the king of Assyria, and dispersed among the nations. And Judah - The people carried into Babylon at two different times; first, under Jeconiah, and, secondly, under Zedekiah, by Nebuchadnezzar.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The new messages build on the theme of Jeremiah 29:10–14 (see 3:18; 16:15; 24:6). The fall of Jerusalem and the Exile did not end the Lord's relationship with Israel. The Lord planned a bright future for the remaining people. Descendants of those from the northern kingdom of Israel, exiled by the Assyrians in 722 BC, would return. Similarly, descendants of Judah's people, exiled to Babylon in 597 and 586 BC, would come back to the Promised Land. I will…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. bring again ... captivity of ... Israel and Judah--the restoration not merely of the Jews (treated of in this thirtieth chapter), but also of the ten tribes ("Israel"; treated in the thirty-first chapter), together forming the whole nation (Jr 30:18; Jr 32:44; Eze 39:25; Am 9:14, 15). "Israel" is mentioned first because its exile was longer than that of Judah. Some captives of the Israelite ten tribes returned with those of Judah (Lu 2:36; "Aser" is…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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