Jeremiah 30 is the thirtieth chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the

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'' Old Testament of the Christian

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. It is numbered as Jeremiah 37 in the

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. This book contains prophecies attributed to the

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Jeremiah Jeremiah, Modern: , Tiberian: ; el, Ἰερεμίας, Ieremíās; meaning " Yah shall raise" (c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewi ...

, and is one of the

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. The

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refers to chapters 30 and 31 as "the Book of Consolation", and

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theologian Ernst Hengstenberg calls these two chapters "the triumphal hymn of Israel’s salvation". This chapter contains the promises to restoration.

Text

The original text of Jeremiah 30 was written in the

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. This chapter is divided into 24 verses in Christian Bible, but 25 verses in Hebrew Bible, because verse 30:25 in Hebrew Bible is verse 31:1 in Christian Bible.Jeremiah 31 and the New Covenant
Aish.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019. This article follows the common numbering in Christian English Bible versions, with notes to the numbering in Hebrew Bible versions.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in

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are of the

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tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century),

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(1008). Some fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the

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, i.e., 4QJer^c (4Q72; 1st century BCE), with extant verses 6–9, 17–24 (similar to Masoretic Text). There is also a translation into

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known as the

(with a different chapter and verse numbering), made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include

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(A;

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^Q; 6th century). The Septuagint version doesn't contain a part what is generally known to be verses 10–11 in Christian Bibles.

Verse numbering

The order of chapters and verses of the Book of Jeremiah in the English Bibles, Masoretic Text (Hebrew), and

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(Latin), in some places differs from that in

(LXX, the Greek Bible used in the

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and others) according to Rahlfs or Brenton. The following table is taken with minor adjustments from ''Brenton's Septuagint'', page 971. The order of Computer Assisted Tools for Septuagint/Scriptural Study (CATSS) based on '' Alfred Rahlfs' Septuaginta'' (1935) differs in some details from Joseph Ziegler's critical edition (1957) in ''Göttingen LXX''. ''Swete's Introduction'' mostly agrees with Rahlfs' edition (=CATSS).

Parashot

The '' parashah'' sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex, and those in the missing parts of the codex (since 1947) are from Kimhi's notes, marked with an asterisk (*). Jeremiah 30 is a part of the ''Eleventh prophecy (Jeremiah 30- 31)'' in the ''Consolations (Jeremiah 30- 33)'' section. As above-mentioned in the "Text" section, verses 30:1-25 in Hebrew Bible below are numbered as 30:1-24; 31:1 in Christian Bible. : open ''parashah''; : closed ''parashah''. : 30:1-3 30:4-9 30:10-11 30:12-17 30:18-22 30:23-25

Superscription (30:1–3)

The three verses in this part "sound a note of comfort" and serve as an introduction and subscription for chapter 30 and 31 (perhaps also chapter 32 and 33). The chapters 30 and 31 are mostly poetical, except in verse 30:1–4, 8–9; 31:1, 23–24, 38–40, whereas chapters 32 and 33 are generally prose, and the collection of these four chapters is known as "the Book of Consolation" due to its content of "hopes for the future" in contrast to the words of judgement in previous chapters.

Verse 2

:''Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.'' *"Book": likely "a scroll" to record the messages of hope in this and the following chapters (cf. 29:1; 36:2; 51:60; but not the scroll written by Baruch in 36:32).

Jacob's distress and deliverance (30:4–11)

Verse 4 is a heading to the section (verses 5–11) that calls Israel not to despair.

Verse 10

: ''‘Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the Lord,'' : ''‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel;'' : ''For behold, I will save you from afar,'' : ''And your seed from the land of their captivity.'' : ''Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet,'' : ''And no one shall make him afraid.'' NKJV * "Do not fear": a common phrase in prophecy of salvation (; ; Isaiah 43:1). * "My servant": this terminology for Israel parallels that of Isaiah 42:1 and Isaiah 44:1. Verses 10–11 (omitted in

) have a close parallel with , where are found in Septuagint.

The healing of Zion's wound (30:12–17)

The first part (verses 12–15) brings the grim picture of judgment which befalls the people, notably with distinct sequences of words, such as "hurt", "past-healing", "wound" (verse 12); "no healing", "sore", "no restored flesh" (verse 13), "hurt", "sore", "incurable" (verse 15). However, it is immediately followed by a consolation in verses 16–17 that those bringing suffering to Israel would be caused to suffer, "the devourers would be devoured, "the exilers would be exiled".

The restoration of Jacob (30:18–22)

In this part, God gives the promise of renewal that he would "restore the fortune" (or "bring back from captivity" in 30:3) of "Jacob's tents" (or "clans"; cf. ).

The divine judgement (30:23-24)

The two verses form a fragment, which also occurs in "with minor variations", closing this chapter with a warning about the punishment for the wicked people who oppressed Israel. This fragment continues to Jeremiah 31:1.

Notes

References

Sources

* * * Ofer, Yosef (1992). "The Aleppo Codex and the Bible of R. Shalom Shachna Yellin" in ''Rabbi

Mordechai Breuer Mordechai Breuer ( he, מָרְדְּכַי בְּרוֹיֶאר; May 14, 1921 – February 24, 2007) was a German-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi. He was one of the world's leading experts on Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), and especially of the text of the ...

Festschrift: Collected Papers in Jewish Studies'', ed. M. Bar-Asher, 1:295-353. Jerusalem (in Hebrew)
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