Jeremiah 30:11
in Jeremiah 30For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to save thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee, but I will not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished.
KJV
For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
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This verse in Jeremiah 30
Commentary
11 notes on this verseThough I make a full end of all nations - Though the Persians destroy the nations whom they vanquish, yet they shall not destroy thee.
This site's exposition
As for you, O Jacob My
on Jeremiah 30:10-11
“O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid” answers the terror of verse 5. The promise sets Israel apart: “Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you.” Discipline remains, “Yet I will discipline you justly.”
This site's exposition
I will discipline you justly
The nations that held Israel will come to an end, while Israel is kept alive. Barnes calls this contrast one of Jeremiah's most common themes, and he points to the plea for measured correction at 10:24. The punishment is real, yet it has a limit.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
(Verse 10, 11) Therefore do not be afraid, my servant Jacob, says the Lord; and do not be terrified, Israel. For behold, I will save you from a distant land, and your descendants from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return and be at rest, and shall enjoy abundant blessings, and there will be no one to fear: for I am with you, says the Lord, to save you. For I will make a complete destruction among all the nations where I have scattered you.
Although we say that trial is twofold, that is, in prosperity and in adversity, yet you must know that all people are tried in three different ways. Often they are tried for their probation, sometimes for their improvement, and in some cases because their sins deserve it. For their probation indeed!
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
In measure - Not in equity only, but with moderation. Unpunished - But yet God will not let his own people go unpunished, that by it they may be reclaimed, and the world may take notice that God is of purer eyes than that he can, in any persons, behold iniquity.
For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee,....
When they are in their troubles he is with them, to save them from sinking under them; when the time has come for their deliverance he is with them, to be ready upon the first opportunity, to save them out of their trouble.
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
God is no respecter of persons, but will show his hatred of sin wherever he finds it, and that he hates it most in those that are nearest to him. God here corrects his people for the multitude of their iniquity, and because their sins were increased,
Though God correct them, and justly, for their sins, their manifold transgressions and mighty sins, yet he will return in mercy to them, and even their sin shall not prevent their deliverance when God's time shall come.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
though . . . full end of all nations . . . yet . . . not . . . of thee-- (Am 9:8). The punishment of reprobates is final and fatal; that of God's people temporary and corrective. Babylon was utterly destroyed: Israel after chastisement was delivered. in measure--literally, "with judgment," that is, moderation, not in the full rigor of justice (Jer 10:24;
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
but I will chasten you in measure according to the law of the Torah.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And you, fear not Because of all the evils that you will see befalling Babylon in whose midst you are.
Your injury is painful, your wound grievous (Enfers in Old French).
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
24 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אִתְּךָ֥ | ʾitekha | [am] with you | H854 → | 929 times |
| אֲנִ֛י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְהֽוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָ | lehoshiekha | to save you | H3467 → | 206 times |
| כִּי֩ | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה | ʾeeseh | I will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כָלָ֜ה | khalah | complete destruction | H3617 → | 21 times |
| בְּכָֽל־ | bekhol | on all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֲפִצוֹתִ֣יךָ | hafitzotikha | I have scattered you | H6327 → | 67 times |
| שָּׁ֗ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אַ֤ךְ | ʾakh | nevertheless | H389 → | 161 times |
| אֹֽתְךָ֙ | ʾotekha | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה | ʾeeseh | I will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כָלָ֔ה | khalah | complete destruction | H3617 → | 21 times |
| וְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ | veyisartikha | and I will discipline you | H3256 → | 43 times |
| לַמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט | lamishpat | to <the> justice | H4941 → | 422 times |
| וְנַקֵּ֖ה | venakeh | and certainly <to leave unpunished> | H5352 → | 44 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ פ | ʾanakeka | I will leave unpunished you | H5352 → | 44 times |
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אִתְּךָ֥[am] with you
ʾitekhaH854 →929 times
אֲנִ֛יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְהֽוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָto save you
lehoshiekhaH3467 →206 times
כִּי֩that
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֶעֱשֶׂ֨הI will make
ʾeesehH6213 →2628 times
כָלָ֜הcomplete destruction
khalahH3617 →21 times
בְּכָֽל־on all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
הַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀the nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֲפִצוֹתִ֣יךָI have scattered you
hafitzotikhaH6327 →67 times
שָּׁ֗םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
אַ֤ךְnevertheless
ʾakhH389 →161 times
אֹֽתְךָ֙<obj.> you
ʾotekhaH853 →10935 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
אֶעֱשֶׂ֣הI will make
ʾeesehH6213 →2628 times
כָלָ֔הcomplete destruction
khalahH3617 →21 times
וְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙and I will discipline you
veyisartikhaH3256 →43 times
לַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טto <the> justice
lamishpatH4941 →422 times
וְנַקֵּ֖הand certainly <to leave unpunished>
venakehH5352 →44 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
אֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ פI will leave unpunished you
ʾanakekaH5352 →44 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 1:19They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting…
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Isaiah 8:10Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
it leads to
- Lamentations 3:37
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Job 5:12
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
- Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 15:31
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- Lamentations 3:37
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About Jeremiah
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Cassian, CONFERENCE 1:6.11; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.