Jeremiah 30

Jeremiah receiveth a command ,to write these words of the lord in a book, verse1,2.A prophesie concerning the corporal deliverance from Babel, and the spiritual redemption by Christ, together with the grace and blessings which God will bestow on his church ,notwithstanding their great miseries, troubles ,breaches and wounds ,3.But God’s tempest shall remain upon the wicked ,23.

1. The word that came to Jeremiah ,from the LORD saying :

2. Thus speaketh the LORD ,the God of Israel, saying, write thee all the words, that l have spoken unto thee ,in a book.[see below chap.36.2.]

3. For behold ,the days come ,saith the LORD ,that l will turn away the captivity [Or, bring the again captives] of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD :and l will bring them again into the land that l gave to their fathers, and they shall posses it hereditarily.

4. And these are the words which LORD spoke concerning Israel ,and concerning Judah.

5. For thus saith the LORD ,We hear a voice of terror:[or, trembling] there is fear ,and no peace ,[Here the inhabitants of Jerusalem are brought in ,thus lamenting at the time of taking of the City.]

6. Ask now, and see ,whether a man doth travel with childe ?[That is, can travel with childe ,as]wherefore (then) do l see every mans hands on his loins ,as of a woman in travel ,and all faces turned into paleness?[or ,yellowness, the yellow jaundice that is discolored as those that have yellow jaundice and as the fruits of the ground through too much moisture they purify and are mitten with mildew compare Deuteronomy 28. On verse 22]

7. O wo! For that day is so great [or certainly sure that day is c or that day is so great!] that none hath been like it [that is the appointed time of the judgment upon Jacob’s prosperity see Psalms 37 on verse 13 and Joel 1 on verse 15 is so great as that they were never been punished so severely] and it is a time of trouble yet you shall so be delivered out of it.

8. For it shall come to pass in that day saith the Lord of hosts that I will break his yoke [the king of Babel’s yoke see above chapter 27] from off thy neck[compare above chapter 28.11] and will burst thy bones and strangers shall no more cause themselves to be served [or compel him to serve them see above chapter 25 on verse 14] of him [namely Jacob.]

9. But they [Jacob’s posterity] shall serve the Lord their God and David their king [that is the Lord Jesus Christ see 2 Samuel 22 on verse 51 compare Ezekiel 24.33,34 and 37.24 Hosea 3:5] whom I will raise up unto them.

10. Go then fear not my servant Jacob saith the Lord he not dismayed Israel [compare Isaiah 41:13 and 43.5 and 44.1 above chapter 46.28] for behold I will deliver thee from far countries and thy seed from the land of their captivity and Jacob shall return and be quiet and rest and there shall be no man to make him afraid [or to make him tremble]

11. For am I with thee [see Genesis 21 on verse 22] saith the Lord to deliver thee for I will make a full end of all the heathen wither I have scattered thee but I will not make a full end of thee [see above chapter 4 on verse 27 and 5.10,18 and below chapter 46.28] but I will correct thee in measure [see above chapter 10 on verse 24 Isaiah 27:8] and will not hold thee altogether guiltiness I will not hold thee guiltiness that is I will not leave thee altogether or wholly unpunished as before chapter 46.28 compare above chapter 25.29.]

12. For thus saith the Lord the breach [as above chapter 4.6] is deadly [other concerning thy breach it is deadly compare above chapter 10.19] thy plague [or wound as above chapter 14.17] is smarting.

13. There is none thy judgeth thy cause concerning thy swelling [or wound in this signification is the Hebrew word also used Hosea 5:13 Obadiah verse 7and is no where else found in scripture others for binding up or crushing out that is that thy wound is bound up crushed out cleansed and healed the meaning is that there is none that meddleth with the cause of thy swelling and enquireth whether and how thou art be helped in this misery]thou hast no healing plasters[Heb healing [or curing of rising or coming up going up that is no plasters are laid to thy wounds that health may come of it or upon it that is increase or that scars might come up compare Nehemiah 4 on verse 27 and below verse 17 others rising of healing by transposing the words as is sometimes done in the Hebrew.]

14. All thy lovers[on whom thou hast relied as the Egyptian and others compare above chapter 22.20]have forsaken thee they were not thee for I have smitten thee with the stroke of an enemy [that is so hard and so severely as if an enemy had smitten thee so that one should say according to the outward appearance an enemy hath done it in mean while my thought of peace remaining firm and constant see verse 16,17,18c.]with chastisement of cruel one for the greatness of thy iniquity because thy sins are exceeding many.

15. Why criest thou for thy breach [compare above chapter 13.17]for thy grief is deadly / for greatness of thine iniquity because thy sins are exceeding many [as above chapter 6.6] I have done these things unto thee.

16. Therefore all they that eat thee up shall be eaten up [compare Psalms 14:4 and 79.7 with the annotate] and all thy adversaries they all go into captivity[and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil and all that plunders thee will I give up to plundering [to shew that I first chastised you because of your sins for your good and that afterwards my time cometh to recompense your enemies that meant it not so and to bless you again compare Jeremiah 10:25.]

17. For I will cause health to rise unto thee [or lay a plaster upon thee compare above verse 13 and chapter 8 on verse 22 and below chapter 33.6 and also chapter 46.11] and heal thee of thy plagues [or wounds] saith the Lord because they call thee the expelled ones it is Zion say they [in a scoffing manner as if they say this is that Zion the church of God whereof they have spoken so frequently and in such a boasting manner and of whom they so great in such an opinion but see now I pray c] no man enquireth after her [or she had no inquirer after her [that is no man troubleth himself with her.]

18. thus saith the Lord behold I will turn away the captivity of Jacob’s tents [that is I will cause the captives of my people to return their own dwellings and consequently will redeem my people out of spiritual captivity by the Messiahs and will build them and bless them] and have compassion on their dwelling places and their dwelling places and city [Jerusalem and God’s church thereby figured]shall be builded upon her own heap [or hill to wit upon mount Zion where it stood before its prime] and the palace [the temple or the king’s court] shall lie [or be situate that is stand as before in its own place compare Cant5.12] after the manner thereof.

19. And from them [my people or church] shall proceed thanksgiving [for the corporal and principally for the spiritual redemption by the Messiah] and a voice of playing one [that is of such a make merry and are joyful at Gods mercies so below chapter 31.4] and I will increase them and they shall not grow mean [or small that is be vilified accounted small despised.]

20. And his [to wit Jacob from verse 18] sons he as afore times and his congregation [namely Jacob’s congregation]shall be established before my face and I will visit [by punishment see Genesis 21 on verse 1] upon his own oppressors.

21. And his [Jacob’s as in former verse]glorious one [the messiahs our savior Jesus Christ of the Hebrew word see Psalms 8 on verse 2who in the following word is called his Lord as also Micah 5:1] shall be of him [that is according the flesh proceed from Jacob as followeth] and his Lord shall proceed from midst of him and I will cause him to draw near and he shall approach unto me [that is I will anoint and call him for him for this end and purpose that he may be an high priest and a mediator between me and my people] for he is that should be surety with his heart and to draw near unto me [or that should make his heart a surety engage pawn ,oblige, pledge, assure his heart that should dare behold as to set himself a mediator between me and sinful man as the Messiah doth of whom is spoken in former words so is the Hebrew word also used Genesis 43 on verse 9 and 44 on verse 32 Nehemiah 5:3 Proverbs 20 on verse 16 and 27.13c who is h c. to wit else but the Messiah Jesus Christ who is my son alone fit for it called by me and offering himself willingly for a surely to reconcile my people unto me and to appear as advocate for them before me compare Psalms 40:7,8,9 and 110.4 Hebrews 4:14,15 and 5.4,5,6c. and 7.22,25 and 9.14,15,24c.] saith the Lord/

22. And ye shall be people unto me [see Deuteronomy 7 on verse 6] and I will be God unto ye [see Genesis 17 on verse 7comapre above chapter 24.7 and below chapter 31.33 and 32.38.]

23. Behold a tempest of the Lord and indignation is gone forth [see above chapter 23.19] a continuing tempest that gathereth itself when the sky beginneth to be black and thick as the first rising of a great tempest ] it shall remain [or light painfully fall with pain stick close]upon the head of the wicked .

24. the heat of the Lord’s anger shall be turned away until he shall have done and until he shall have set there the thoughts of his heart in the last days ye shall consider it [or get understanding of it [compare above chapter 23.30.]