Jeremiah 30:21

“And their nobles shall be of themselves, etc.] Or, “his noble One”f583; Jacob’s noble One, the Messiah, in whom all the promises centre; and whose incarnation and priesthood are the foundation of all the things above predicted. The Targum interprets these words of him; “their King shall be anointed from them, and their Messiah shall be revealed from the midst of them.” And so it is applied to him in the Talmudf584, and in other writings of the Jewsf585. Kimchi on the place says, “it is known that the King Messiah shall be of Israel.” He may be called a “noble One”, as he is a Nobleman in (<421912>Luke 19:12); because he descended from illustrious persons; from David king of Israel, and from…”

“their nobles--rather, "their Glorious One," or "Leader" (compare Act 3:15; Heb 2:10), answering to "their Governor" in the parallel clause. of themselves--of their own nation, a Jew, not a foreigner; applicable to Zerubbabel, or J. Hyrcanus (hereditary high priest and governor), only as types of Christ (Gen 49:10; Mic 5:2; Rom 9:5), the antitypical "David" (Jer 30:9). cause him to draw near--as the great Priest (Exo 19:22; Lev 21:17), through whom believers also have access to God (Heb 10:19-22). His priestly and kingly characters are similarly combined (Psa 110:4; Zac 6:13). who . . . engaged . . . heart to approach--literally, "pledged his heart," that is, his life; a thing unique; Messiah…”

“The prophet speaks of Judah as the type of the Church, with Immanuel as her king. Jeremiah 30:18 tents - The word suggests that a considerable portion of the people were still nomads. The city ... the palace - Or, each city ... each palace. The heap means an artificial mount to keep the city out of the reach of inundations, and to increase the strength of the fortifications. Shall remain after the manner thereof - Rather, shall be inhabited according to its rights, i. e., suitably. Jeremiah 30:19 Them - i. e., the city and palace. Render the last words, become few become mean, i. e., despised, lightly esteemed. Jeremiah 30:21 Translate, And his glorious one shall spring from himself, and his…”

“nobles: Gen 49:10; Ezr 2:2, Ezr 7:25, Ezr 7:26; Neh 2:9, Neh 2:10, Neh 7:2 governor: Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6, Jer 33:15; Deu 18:18, Deu 33:5; Sa2 7:13; Psa 89:29, Psa 110:1-4; Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7; Eze 34:23, Eze 34:24, Eze 37:24; Mic 5:2-4; Zac 9:9, Zac 9:10; Mat 2:2; Mat 21:5-11, Mat 27:37; Mar 11:9, Mar 11:10; Luk 1:32, Luk 1:33; Joh 18:36, Joh 18:37, Joh 19:19-22; Act 2:34-36, Act 5:31; Rev 19:16 and I: Num 16:5, Num 16:40, Num 17:12, Num 17:13; Psa 110:4; Zac 6:12, Zac 6:13; Mat 3:17; Luk 24:26; Rom 8:34; Heb 1:3, Heb 4:14-16, Heb 7:21-26, Heb 9:15-24; Jo1 2:2; Rev 5:9, Rev 5:10 for: Jer 49:19, Jer 50:44; Isa 63:1 engaged: Gen 18:27, Gen 18:30, Gen 18:32; Job 23:3-5, Job 42:3-6; Heb 7:26, Heb…”