Jeremiah 30:18
in Jeremiah 30This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
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ASV
Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.
KJV
Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
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This verse in Jeremiah 30
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA type of these events previously occurred in Zerubbabel and Ezra, when the people returned and the city was begun to be built on its heights and religion observed in the temple, all of which are contained in Ezra's own book.
This site's exposition
This is what the LORD says
on Jeremiah 30:18-22
The rebuilding is concrete: “the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.” The unit closes with the formula, “And you will be My people, and I will be your God,” the words that anchor the new covenant.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 18 and following) Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will turn the fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and have compassion on their dwellings (or captivity). And the city shall be rebuilt on its mound, and the temple shall be founded according to its order. And praise shall come forth from them, and the voice of those who play. And I will multiply them, and they shall not be few. (And what follows: And I will glorify them, and they shall not be made small, is not found in the Septuagint). And they shall be, says the Lord, His sons as from the beginning, and His congregation shall remain before me, and I will visit all those who trouble him. And his leader shall come forth from him, and the ruler shall be produced from among them. And I will bring him near, and he shall approach me. For who is this who has applied his heart to draw near to me, says the Lord? (And this also is not found in the Septuagint.) And you shall be my people, and I will be your God. Whose image prefigured this in Zerubabel and Ezra, when the people returned and the city began to be built in its exalted state, and the religion of the Temple was observed, and the other things contained in the book of Ezra himself. But it was more fully and completely fulfilled in the Lord Savior and the Apostles, when the city was built on its highest point, of which it is written: A city set on a hill cannot be hidden (Matthew 5:14); and the Temple was established according to its order and ceremonies, so that whatever was done in the former people carnally, would be spiritually fulfilled in the Church. Then praise and thanksgiving came forth. For this means Thoda, as all the Apostles said: Grace to you and peace (1 Corinthians 1:3). […]
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Thus saith the Lord, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents,.... That is, the captives of Israel, the inhabitants of them; alluding to the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, dwelling in tents, and to the Israelites in the wilderness; and fitly expresses the present unsettled state of the Jews: and have mercy on his dwelling places; by restoring Israel, or Jacob's posterity, to their dwelling places in Jerusalem, and other places rebuilt by them and for them.
Jacob's tents, and his dwelling places, felt the effects of the captivity, for they lay in ruins when the inhabitants were carried away captives; but, when they have returned, the habitations shall be repaired, and raised up out of their ruins, and therein God will have mercy upon their dwelling places, that had been monuments of his justice.
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
The city shall be builded upon her own heap - Be re-edified from its own ruins. See the book of Nehemiah, passim. And the palace shall remain - Meaning, the king’s house shall be restored; or, more probably, the temple shall be rebuilt; which was true, for after the Babylonish captivity it was rebuilt by Nehemiah, etc. By the tents, distinguished from the dwelling-places of Jacob, we may understand all the minor dispersions of the Jews, as well as those numerous synagogues found in large cities.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
bring again . . . captivity-- (Jer 33:7, 11). tents--used to intimate that their present dwellings in Chaldea were but temporary as tents. have mercy on dwelling-places-- (Ps 102:13). own heap--on the same hill, that is, site, a hill being the usual site chosen for a city (compare Jos 11:13, Margin).
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The prophet speaks of Judah as the type of the Church, with Immanuel as her king. Jer 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. Jer 30:19 Them - i. e., the city and palace. Render the last words, become few become mean, i. e., despised, lightly esteemed. Jer 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 Php 2:6. Jer 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.
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֣ה׀ | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הִנְנִי־ | hini- | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| שָׁב֙ | shav | [am] about to turn back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| שְׁבוּת֙ | shevut | [the] captivity of | H7622 → | 32 times |
| אָהֳלֵ֣י | ʾoholei | [the] tents of | H168 → | 345 times |
| יַֽעֲק֔וֹב | yaakov | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| וּמִשְׁכְּנֹתָ֖יו | umishkenotav | and dwellings its | H4908 → | 139 times |
| אֲרַחֵ֑ם | ʾarachem | I will have compassion | H7355 → | 47 times |
| וְנִבְנְתָ֥ה | venivnetah | and it will be rebuilt | H1129 → | 376 times |
| עִיר֙ | ʾir | a city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תִּלָּ֔הּ | tilah | mound its | H8510 → | |
| וְאַרְמ֖וֹן | vearmon | and a fortress | H759 → | 32 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ | mishpato | proper place its | H4941 → | 422 times |
| יֵשֵֽׁב׃ | yeshev | it will remain | H3427 → | 1079 times |
כֹּ֣ה׀thus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
הִנְנִי־here I
hini-H2005 →316 times
שָׁב֙[am] about to turn back
shavH7725 →1056 times
שְׁבוּת֙[the] captivity of
shevutH7622 →32 times
אָהֳלֵ֣י[the] tents of
ʾoholeiH168 →345 times
יַֽעֲק֔וֹבJacob
yaakovH3290 →350 times
וּמִשְׁכְּנֹתָ֖יוand dwellings its
umishkenotavH4908 →139 times
אֲרַחֵ֑םI will have compassion
ʾarachemH7355 →47 times
וְנִבְנְתָ֥הand it will be rebuilt
venivnetahH1129 →376 times
עִיר֙a city
ʾirH5892 →1090 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
תִּלָּ֔הּmound its
tilahH8510 →
וְאַרְמ֖וֹןand a fortress
vearmonH759 →32 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹproper place its
mishpatoH4941 →422 times
יֵשֵֽׁב׃it will remain
yeshevH3427 →1079 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
Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
it leads to
- Galatians 4:4
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Isaiah 40:2
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her…
- Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Psalms 44:26
Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
- Zechariah 2:10–12
“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
- Galatians 4:4
Through
Jeremiah 30:3For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 29:14
I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD.…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 29:14
Through
Jeremiah 33:7I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to…
- Amos 9:14–15
I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
- Jeremiah 30:3
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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, SIX BOOKS ON JEREMIAH 6:9.3-6; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.