Jeremiah 30:4

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 30:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And these are the words that Jehovah spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And these are the words that Jehovah spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
Jeremiah 30:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And these are the words that Jehovah spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And these are the words that the Lord spake concerning Israel, and concerning Judah.] Which follow in this chapter and the next; first concerning Israel, the ten tribes; and then concerning the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, even concerning all Israel; whereas, if this prophecy only respects the return from the captivity in Babylon, there is very little in it which concerns the ten tribes, or but a very few of them. The words may be rendered, “unto Israel, and unto Judah”; as being the persons to whom they were directed, as well as were the subjects of them.”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The judgment on the nations for the deliverance of Israel. - Jer 30:4. "And these are the words which Jahveh spake concerning Israel and Judah: Jer 30:5. For thus saith Jahveh: We have heard a cry of terror, fear, and no peace. Jer 30:6. Ask now, and see whether a male bears a child? Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in childbirth, and every face turned to paleness? Jer 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, with none like it, and it is a time of distress for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it. Jer 30:8. And it shall come to pass on that day, saith Jahveh of hosts, that I will break his yoke from upon thy neck, and I will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no…”
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