Jeremiah 30:20

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
His children will be as in past days;his congregation will be established in my presence.I will punish all his oppressors.

Hebrew Names Version
Their children also shall be as before, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all who oppress them.

King James Version
Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

English Standard Version
Their children shall be as they were of old, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all who oppress them.

New American Standard Bible
'Their children also will be as before, And their congregation will be established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors.

New Century Version
Their descendants will be as they were in the old days. I will set them up as a strong people before me, and I will punish the nations who have hurt them.

Amplified Bible
'Their children too will be as in former times, And their congregation will be established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors.

World English Bible
Their children also shall be as before, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all who oppress them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Their children also shall be as afore time, and their congregation shall be established before me: and I will visite all that vexe them.

Legacy Standard Bible
Their children also will be as formerly,And their congregation shall be established before Me;And I will punish all their oppressors.

Berean Standard Bible
Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me. And I will punish all their oppressors.

Contemporary English Version
It will be just like old times. Your nation will worship me, and I will punish anyone who abuses you.

Complete Jewish Bible
Their children will be as they used to be, their community confirmed in my presence; and I will punish everyone who oppresses them.

Darby Translation
And their sons shall be as aforetime; and their assembly shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.

Easy-to-Read Version
Jacob's family will be like the family of Israel long ago. I will make Israel and Judah strong, and I will punish those who hurt them."

George Lamsa Translation
Their children also shall be as of old, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all who oppress them.

Good News Translation
I will restore the nation's ancient power and establish it firmly again; I will punish all who oppress them.

Lexham English Bible
And their children will be as of old, and their community will be established before me. And I will punish all their oppressors.

Literal Translation
Also, his sons shall be as before, and his assembly shall be established before Me; and I will punish all who oppress them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Their children shalbe as afore tyme, and their congregacion shal cotinue in my sight. And all those that vexe them, will I viset.

American Standard Version
Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.

Bible in Basic English
And their children will be as they were in the old days, and the meeting of the people will have its place before me, and I will send punishment on all who are cruel to them.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before Me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

King James Version (1611)
Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shalbe established before me, and I will punish all that oppresse them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Their children shalbe as aforetyme, and their congregation shall continue in my syght: and all those that vexe them wyll I visite.

English Revised Version
Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones therof schulen be as at the bigynnyng, and the cumpeny therof schal dwelle bifore me; and Y schal visite ayens alle that doon tribulacioun to it.

Update Bible Version
Their sons also shall be as previously, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Their children also shall be as in former time, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

New English Translation
The descendants of Jacob will enjoy their former privileges. Their community will be reestablished in my favor and I will punish all who try to oppress them.

New King James Version
Their children also shall be as before, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all who oppress them.

New Living Translation
Their children will prosper as they did long ago. I will establish them as a nation before me, and I will punish anyone who hurts them.

New Life Bible
Their children will be as they were before. They will be a strong people before Me. And I will punish all those who make it hard for them.

New Revised Standard
Their children shall be as of old, their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all who oppress them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, his sons, shall come to be as aforetime, And, his assembly, before me, shall continue, - And I will bring punishment on all his oppressors;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And their children shall be as from the beginning, and their assembly shall be permanent before me: and I will visit against all that afflict them.

Revised Standard Version
Their children shall be as they were of old, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all who oppress them.

Young's Literal Translation
And his sons have been as aforetime, And his company before Me is established, And I have seen after all his oppressors.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Their children also will be as formerly, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors.

Contextual Overview

¹⁸"Again, God 's Message: "‘I'll turn things around for Jacob. I'll compassionately come in and rebuild homes. The town will be rebuilt on its old foundations; the mansions will be splendid again. Thanksgivings will pour out of the windows; laughter will spill through the doors. Things will get better and better. Depression days are over. They'll thrive, they'll flourish. The days of contempt will be over. They'll look forward to having children again, to being a community in which I take pride. I'll punish anyone who hurts them, and their prince will come from their own ranks. One of their own people shall be their leader. Their ruler will come from their own ranks. I'll grant him free and easy access to me. Would anyone dare to do that on his own, to enter my presence uninvited?' God 's Decree. ²² "‘And that's it: You'll be my very own people, I'll be your very own God.'" ²³Look out! God 's hurricane is let loose, his hurricane blast, Spinning the heads of the wicked like dust devils! God's raging anger won't let up Until he's made a clean sweep completing the job he began. When the job's done you'll see it's been well done.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

children: Jeremiah 32:39, Genesis 17:5-9, Psalms 90:16, Psalms 90:17, Psalms 102:18, Psalms 102:28, Isaiah 1:26, Isaiah 1:27

and I: Jeremiah 30:16, Jeremiah 2:3, Jeremiah 50:33, Jeremiah 50:34, Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 51:22

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:22 - an enemy Psalms 147:13 - blessed Jeremiah 33:7 - and will Zechariah 8:5 - playing Zechariah 10:8 - and they

Cross-References

Genesis 30:15
Leah said, "Wasn't it enough that you got my husband away from me? And now you also want my son's mandrakes?" Rachel said, "All right. I'll let him sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son's love-apples."

Genesis 35:23
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau." Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, "Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we're going to Bethel. I'm going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has stuck with me everywhere I've gone since." They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they'd been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob. Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that's where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother. And that's when Rebekah's nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried just below Bethel under the oak tree. It was named Allon-Bacuth (Weeping-Oak). God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: "Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that's your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler)." God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants. And then God was gone, ascended from the place where he had spoken with him. Jacob set up a stone pillar on the spot where God had spoken with him. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob dedicated the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (God's-House). They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid—you have another boy." With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune). Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Jacob set up a pillar to mark her grave. It is still there today, "Rachel's Grave Stone." Israel kept on his way and set up camp at Migdal Eder. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did. There were twelve sons of Jacob. The sons by Leah: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun. The sons by Rachel: Joseph Benjamin. The sons by Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan Naphtali. The sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad Asher. These were Jacob's sons, born to him in Paddan Aram. Finally, Jacob made it back home to his father Isaac at Mamre in Kiriath Arba, present-day Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived. Isaac was now 180 years old. Isaac breathed his last and died—an old man full of years. He was buried with his family by his sons Esau and Jacob.

Genesis 46:14
Zebulun's sons: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

Genesis 49:13
Zebulun settles down on the seashore; he's a safe harbor for ships, right alongside Sidon.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Their children also shall be as aforetime,.... In the streets of Jerusalem, numerous and free; no more in a strange land, or subject to others, Zechariah 8:5; and educated in a religious manner. Some think it refers to the times of the patriarchs before the law was given; and that the meaning is, that the law being abrogated, and they now sensible of it, shall live without it, as their forefathers did. It may be understood of the church's children in a spiritual sense; that great numbers should be born again in her as formerly, who shall profess the Christian religion, and behave according to it:

and their congregation shall be established before me; the church, consisting of them; or their church state shall be settled and confirmed, and no more be destroyed, as it formerly was:

and I will punish all that oppress them; or rather, have oppressed them; all the antichristian nations, who will now suffer the wrath of God; and after this there will be no more oppressors and persecutors of the church of God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 ruler shall go forth from his midst ... who is this that hath pledged his heart, i. e., hath staked his life, to dealt near unto Me? i. e., “Messiah shall be revealed to them out of their own midst.” He can draw near unto God without fear of death, because being in the form of God, and Himself God, He can claim equality with God Philippians 2:6.

Jeremiah 30:22

This is the effect of Messiah’s ministry. Men cannot become God’s people, until there has been revealed one of themselves, a man, who can approach unto God, as being also God, and so can bridge over the gulf which separates the finite from the Infinite.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 30:20. Their children also — They shall have the education of their own children as formerly.

And their congregation — Their religious assemblies.

Shall be established — Being, in the latter days, incorporated with those "who serve the Lord their God, and worship the Messiah, the son of David."