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Jeremiah 30:8
8“ ‘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.
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:
- English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
- 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 and see: Can a man bear children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, every face turned deathly pale? 7How awful that day will be! No other will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it. “ ‘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. 9Instead, they will serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. 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.
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 27:2This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke out of straps and crossbars and put it on your neck.
- Jeremiah 28:4I will also bring back to this place Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and all the other exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the Lord, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”
- Isaiah 9:4For as in the day of Midian’s defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor.
- Isaiah 10:27In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.
- Isaiah 14:25I will crush the Assyrian in my land; on my mountains I will trample him down. His yoke will be taken from my people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
- Ezekiel 34:27The trees will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops; the people will be secure in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.
- Nahum 1:13Now I will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away.”
- Jeremiah 25:14They themselves will be enslaved by many nations and great kings; I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.”
- Jeremiah 27:7All nations will serve him and his son and his grandson until the time for his land comes; then many nations and great kings will subjugate him.
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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