301 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying , 2 "Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel , ' Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book . 3 'For behold , days are coming ,' declares the Lord , 'when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah .' The Lord says , 'I will also bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they shall possess it.' " 4 Now these are the words which the Lord spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah : 5 "For thus says the Lord , 'I have heard a sound of terror , Of dread , and there is no peace . 6 'Ask now , and see If a male can give birth . Why do I see every man With his hands on his loins , as a woman in childbirth ? And why have all faces turned pale ? 7 'Alas ! for that day is great , There is none like it; And it is the time of Jacob's distress , But he will be saved from it. 8 'It shall come about on that day ,' declares the Lord of hosts , 'that I will break his yoke from off their neck and will tear off their bonds ; and strangers will no longer make them their slaves . 9 'But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king , whom I will raise up for them.
10 ' Fear not, O Jacob My servant ,' declares the Lord , 'And do not be dismayed , O Israel ; For behold , I will save you from afar And your offspring from the land of their captivity . And Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease , And no one will make him afraid . 11 'For I am with you,' declares the Lord , 'to save you; For I will destroy e completely all the nations where e I have scattered you, Only I will not destroy e you completely . But I will chasten you justly And will by no means leave you unpunished .'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:1-11
Commentary on Jeremiah 30:1-11
(Read Jeremiah 30:1-11)
Jeremiah is to write what God had spoken to him. The very words are such as the Holy Ghost teaches. These are the words God ordered to be written; and promises written by his order, are truly his word. He must write a description of the trouble the people were now in, and were likely to be in. A happy end should be put to these calamities. Though the afflictions of the church may last long, they shall not last always. The Jews shall be restored again. They shall obey, or hearken to the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of David, their King. The deliverance of the Jews from Babylon, is pointed out in the prophecy, but the restoration and happy state of Israel and Judah, when converted to Christ their King, are foretold; also the miseries of the nations before the coming of Christ. All men must honour the Son as they honour the Father, and come into the service and worship of God by him. Our gracious Lord pardons the sins of the believer, and breaks off the yoke of sin and Satan, that he may serve God without fear, in righteousness and true holiness before him all the remainder of his days, as the redeemed subject of Christ our King.