Jeremiah 30:21 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 30:21

Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.

BSB

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ASV

And their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is he that hath had boldness to approach unto me? saith Jehovah.

KJV

And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And their nobles shall be of themselves,.... Or, "his noble One" (d); Jacob's noble One, the Messiah, in whom all the promises centre; and whose incarnation and priesthood are the foundation of all the things above predicted. The Targum interprets these words of him; "their King shall be anointed from them, and their Messiah shall be revealed from the midst of them.'' And so it is applied to him in the Talmud (e), and in other writings of the Jews (f).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But it looks further, to Christ, to him as Mediator. Note, (1.) The proper work and office of Christ, as Mediator, is to draw near and approach unto God, not for himself only, but for us, and in our name and stead, as the high priest of our profession. The priests are said to draw nigh to God, Lev. x.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Their nobles shall be of themselves - Strangers shall not rule over them; and - Their governor shall proceed from the midst of them - Both Nehemiah and Zerubbabel, their nobles and governors after the return from Babylon, were Jews.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1673: “Who Is This?” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1882)

I MENTIONED in the reading that there is a very remarkable change of tone in the Book of Jeremiah, at the 30th chapter. You read on through the 29 chapters and you hear nothing but "a weeping and wailing," while the Prophet stands before you, girt with sackcloth, bidding Israel, "lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us." When you come to the middle of the 30th chapter, all is changed—you have left the dungeon for the pleasant meads and you hear "thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry."

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֨ה	ve.ha.Yah	and he will be	H1961 →
אַדִּיר֜וֹ	'a.di.Ro	noble [one] its	H117 →
מִמֶּ֗נּוּ	mi.Me.nu	one of it	H4480 →
וּמֹֽשְׁלוֹ֙	u.mo.she.Lo	and ruler its	H4910 →
מִקִּרְבּ֣וֹ	mi.kir.Bo	from [the] midst its	H7130 →
יֵצֵ֔א	ye.Tze'	he will come forth	H3318 →
וְהִקְרַבְתִּ֖יו	ve.hik.rav.Tiv	and I will bring near him	H7126 →
וְנִגַּ֣שׁ	ve.ni.Gash	and he will draw near	H5066 →
אֵלָ֑י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
כִּי֩	ki	for	H3588 →
מִ֨י	mi	who?	H4310 →
הוּא־	hu'-	that	H1931 →
זֶ֜ה	zeh	this	H2088 →
עָרַ֧ב	'a.Rav	has he pledged	H6148 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
לִבּ֛וֹ	li.Bo	heart his	H3820 →
לָגֶ֥שֶׁת	la.Ge.shet	to draw near	H5066 →
אֵלַ֖י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
נְאֻם־	ne.'um-	[the] utterance of	H5002 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
leads to
- Ezekiel 34:23–24
  I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Hosea 3:5
  Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Through
Acts 5:31
God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
leads to
- Luke 24:47
  and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- Acts 2:33
  Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
- Hebrews 2:10
  In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
- Acts 11:18
  When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
- Luke 2:11
  Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
Through
Numbers 16:5
Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one…
leads to
- Psalms 65:4
  Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Jeremiah