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Jeremiah 30:7

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 30:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob`s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob`s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Jeremiah 30:7 — 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.
5For thus saith Jehovah: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
6Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child: wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
7Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob`s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
8And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds; and strangers shall no more make him their bondman;
9but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
10Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
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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
“Alas! for that day [is] great, etc.] For sorrow and distress: so that none [is] like it; such were the times of Jerusalem’s siege and destruction by the Romans; and which was an emblem of those times of trouble from antichrist in the latter day; (see <402421>Matthew 24:21,22 <271201> Daniel 12:1,2); it [is] even the time of Jacob’s trouble: of the church and people of God, the true Israel of God; when Popery will be the prevailing religion in Christendom; when the outward court shall be given to the Gentiles; the witnesses shall be slain; antichrist will be “in statu quo”; and the whore of Rome in all her glory; though it shall not last long: but he shall be saved out of it; shall come out…”
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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
“great--marked by great calamities (Joe 2:11, Joe 2:31; Amo 5:18; Zep 1:14). none like it . . . but he shall be saved-- (Dan 12:1). The partial deliverance at Babylon's downfall prefigures the final, complete deliverance of Israel, literal and spiritual, at the downfall of the mystical Babylon (Rev. 18:1-19:21).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“That day - i. e., the day of the capture of Babylon. It is even the time of Jacob’s trouble - Rather, and it is a time of trouble to Jacob, i. e., of anxiety to the Jews, for the usages of war were so brutal that they would be in danger when the enemy made their assault. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“30:7 The time of trouble was the Babylonian capture and the final destruction of Judah in 586 BC.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“for: Isa 2:12-22; Eze 7:6-12; Hos 1:11; Joe 2:11, Joe 2:31; Amo 5:18-20; Zep 1:14-18; Zac 14:1, Zac 14:2; Mal 4:1; Act 2:20; Rev 6:17 so: Lam 1:12, Lam 2:13, Lam 4:6; Dan 9:12, Dan 12:1; Mat 24:21, Mat 24:22; Mar 13:19 it is: Gen 32:7, Gen 32:24-30; Hos 12:2-4 but: Jer 30:10, Jer 50:18-20, Jer 50:33, Jer 50:34; Psa 25:22, Psa 34:19; Isa 14:1, Isa 14:2; Rom 11:26 Jeremiah 30:8”
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