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Jeremiah 30:15

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 30:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Why criest thou for thy hurt? thy pain is incurable: for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Why criest thou for thy hurt? thy pain is incurable: for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
Jeremiah 30:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12For thus saith Jehovah, Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound grievous.
13There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
14All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not: for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased.
15Why criest thou for thy hurt? thy pain is incurable: for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
16Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that despoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
17For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; because they have called thee an outcast, [saying], It is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
18Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob`s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Why criest thou for thine affliction? etc.] Or complainest of the hardness, and heaviness, and continuance of it, when there was such a just cause for it? when men have sinned at a high rate, they have no reason to complain of the punishment of their sins, (<250339>Lamentations 3:39); thy sorrow [is] incurable, for the multitude of thine iniquity; such were the number of their iniquities, that they brought them into such a sorrowful and wretched estate and condition that there was no recovery of them, nor hope of recovery of them, by their own power, or by the help and assistance of others: [because] thy sins were increased I have done these things unto thee; which shows the justice of God,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Why criest thou--as if God's severity was excessive. Thou hast no reason to complain, for thine affliction is just. Thy cry is too late, for the time of repentance and mercy is past [CALVIN].”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Translate it: Why criest thou because of thy breaking? Because thy pain is grievous? Because of the multitude of thine iniquity, Because thy sins are strong, I have done these things unto thee. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“30:15 The Israelites had no right to protest their punishment; they deserved their exile, and God’s justice demanded that they be punished.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Why: Jer 15:18; Jos 9:10, Jos 9:11; Lam 3:39; Mic 7:9 thy sorrow: Jer 30:12, Jer 30:17, Jer 46:11; Job 34:6, Job 34:29; Isa 30:13, Isa 30:14; Hos 5:12, Hos 5:13; Mic 1:9; Mal 4:1, Mal 4:2 for the: Jer 30:14, Jer 2:19, Jer 2:28-30, Jer 5:6-9, Jer 5:25-31, Jer 6:6, Jer 6:7, Jer 6:13, Jer 7:8-11, Jer 9:1-9, Jer 11:13; Jer 32:30-35; Ch2 36:14-17; Ezr 9:6, Ezr 9:7, Ezr 9:13; Neh 9:26-36; Isa 1:4, Isa 1:5, Isa 1:21-24; Isa 5:2, Isa 59:1-4, Isa 59:12-15; Lam 1:5, Lam 4:13, Lam 5:16, Lam 5:17; Ezek. 16:1-63, 20:1-49; Ezek. 22:1-23:49; Zep 3:1-5 Jeremiah 30:16”
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