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Because of your great guilt and many sins I have done these things to you. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/30.htm">New Living Translation</a> Why do you protest your punishment— this wound that has no cure? I have had to punish you because your sins are many and your guilt is great. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> Why do you cry out over your hurt? Your pain is incurable. Because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant, I have done these things to you. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a> Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a> Why do you cry about your affliction? Your sorrow is incurable. Because of the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased, I have done these things to you. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘Why do you cry out over your injury? Your pain is incurable. Because your wrongdoing is great And your sins are numerous, I have done these things to you. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> Why do you cry out over your injury? Your pain is incurable. Because your iniquity is great And your sins are numerous, I have done these things to you. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Why do you cry out over your injury? Your pain is incurable. Because your iniquity is great And your sins are numerous, I have done these things to you. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Why do you cry out over your injury? Your pain is incurable. Because your iniquity is numerous And your sins are mighty, I have done these things to you. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘Why do you cry out over your injury [since it is the natural result of your sin]? Your pain is incurable (deadly). Because your guilt is great And your sins are glaring and innumerable, I have done these things to you. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Why do you cry out about your injury? Your pain has no cure! I have done these things to you because of your enormous guilt and your innumerable sins. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Why do you cry out about your injury? Your pain has no cure! I have done these things to you because of your enormous guilt and your innumerable sins. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> Why criest thou for thy hurt? thy pain is incurable: for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So don't bother to cry out for relief from your pain. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> Why criest thou for thy hurt? thy pain is incurable: for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Why do you cry about your wound, your injury that can't be cured? I've done this to you. You are very wicked, and you have many sins. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> Complain no more about your injuries; there is no cure for you. I punished you like this because your sins are many and your wickedness is great. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> Why do you cry out because of your injury? Your wound won't heal. Because your wickedness is severe, and your sins are numerous, I've done all these things to you. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you. <a href="/net/jeremiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a> Why do you complain about your injuries, that your pain is incurable? I have done all this to you because your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Why do you cry for your hurt? Your pain is incurable: for the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins were increased, I have done these things to you. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Why criest thou for thy affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thy iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things to thee. <a href="/web/jeremiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a> Why do you cry over your injury? Your pain is incurable. For the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins have increased, I have done these things to you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Why do you cry concerning your breach? Your pain [is] incurable, "" Because of the abundance of your iniquity, "" Your sins have been mighty! I have done these to you. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> What! -- thou criest concerning thy breach! Incurable is thy pain, Because of the abundance of thy iniquity, Mighty have been thy sins! I have done these to thee. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Why wilt thou cry for thy breaking? thy pain is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: thy sins were strong, I did these things to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Why criest thou for thy affliction? thy sorrow is incurable: for the multitude of thy iniquity, and for thy hardened sins I have done these things to thee. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Why do you cry out over your affliction? Your pain is incurable. I have done these things to you because of the multitude of your iniquity and because of your hardened sins. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a> Why cry out over your wound? There is no relief for your pain. Because of your great guilt, your numerous sins, I have done this to you. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Why do you cry out over your hurt? Your pain is incurable. Because your guilt is great, because your sins are so numerous, I have done these things to you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Why do you lament over your wound? Your wound is painful because of the multitude of your iniquities; and because your sins were increased, I have done these things to you. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Why have you wailed for your wound? Your pain is severe because of the multitude of your sins, and because your sins have increased I have done these things to you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Why criest thou for thy hurt, That thy pain is incurable? For the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thy sins have abounded beyond the multitude of thine iniquities, therefore they have done these things to thee. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9016" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">The Restoration of Israel and Judah</a> …14All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. 15<a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/2199.htm" title="2199: tiz·‘aq (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; by analogy, to announce or convene publicly.">do you cry out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/7667.htm" title="7667: šiḇ·rêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Or sheber; from shabar; a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution.">your wound?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4341.htm" title="4341: maḵ·’ō·ḇêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Pain. Sometimes makcowb; also makfobah; from ka'ab; anguish or affliction.">Your pain</a> <a href="/hebrew/605.htm" title="605: ’ā·nūš (Adj-ms) -- To be weak, sick. A primitive root; to be frail, feeble, or melancholy.">has no cure!</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: rōḇ (N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">your great</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nêḵ (N-csc:: 2fs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/6105.htm" title="6105: ‘ā·ṣə·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to bind fast, i.e. Close; intransitively, to be powerful or numerous; denominatively to crunch the bones.">and your numerous</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯa·yiḵ (N-fpc:: 2fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I have done</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these things</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to you.</a> 16Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-6</a> Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. <a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13-15</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. / For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them. / Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” <a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39-42</a> Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins? / Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD. / Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: ... <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59-61</a> He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses. / He will afflict you again with all the diseases you dreaded in Egypt, and they will cling to you. / The LORD will also bring upon you every sickness and plague not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17-18</a> I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart. / I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, <a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Ezekiel 24:13-14</a> Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided. / I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.” <a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Micah 6:13</a> Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins. <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17-18</a> Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. / For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. <a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17-18</a> Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. / They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a> The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14</a> Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.” <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5-6</a> But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Why cry you for your affliction? your sorrow is incurable for the multitude of your iniquity: because your sins were increased, I have done these things to you.Why.<a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Jeremiah 15:18</a> Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?<a href="/joshua/9-10.htm">Joshua 9:10,11</a> And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth… <a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39</a> Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?thy sorrows.<a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Jeremiah 30:12,17</a> For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous… <a href="/jeremiah/46-11.htm">Jeremiah 46:11</a> Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.<a href="/job/34-6.htm">Job 34:6,29</a> Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression… for the.<a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Jeremiah 30:14</a> All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.<a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19,28-30</a> Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts… <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Jeremiah 5:6-9,25-31</a> Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Bruise</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Criest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-5.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Cure</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Flagrant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Greatness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-13.htm">Help</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Incurable</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Injury</a> <a href="/psalms/105-27.htm">Manifold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-18.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Wound</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-14.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-16.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Bruise</a> <a href="/exodus/14-15.htm">Criest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Cure</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-5.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Flagrant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-2.htm">Greatness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-7.htm">Help</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-4.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Incurable</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-30.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/daniel/6-23.htm">Injury</a> <a href="/hosea/8-12.htm">Manifold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Wound</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 30</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/30-1.htm">God shows Jeremiah the return of the Jews.</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/30-4.htm">After their trouble they shall have deliverance.</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">He comforts Jacob.</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Their return shall be gracious.</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Wrath shall fall on the wicked.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase addresses the people of Judah, who are lamenting their suffering and seeking relief. The "wound" symbolizes the consequences of their disobedience and rebellion against God. In the context of Jeremiah, the wound represents the Babylonian exile and the destruction of Jerusalem. The rhetorical question implies that their cries are futile because they have not addressed the root cause of their suffering—sin and rebellion against God.Your pain has no cure! The statement emphasizes the severity and incurability of their condition due to persistent sin. In the ancient Near Eastern context, incurable diseases were often seen as divine punishment. This reflects the idea that without repentance and divine intervention, their situation is hopeless. Theologically, it underscores the need for a savior, pointing to the ultimate healing found in Jesus Christ, who offers redemption and restoration.Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins This phrase highlights the reason for their suffering: their own actions and choices. The "great iniquity" and "numerous sins" refer to idolatry, social injustice, and covenant unfaithfulness. Historically, the people of Judah repeatedly broke the covenant with God, leading to their downfall. This serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the importance of obedience to God's commandments.I have done these things to you. God takes responsibility for the judgment that has befallen Judah, indicating that it is a direct result of their covenant violations. This reflects the biblical principle that God disciplines those He loves, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>. Theologically, it demonstrates God's sovereignty and justice, as well as His desire for His people to return to Him. This also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption through Christ, who bears the punishment for sin on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. He is known for his perseverance in the face of opposition. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which faced destruction and exile due to its persistent sin and rebellion against God. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The event where the people of Judah were taken captive by the Babylonians as a consequence of their disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Sin has real and painful consequences. Just as Judah faced physical and spiritual suffering due to their sins, we too experience the repercussions of our disobedience to God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> While God is just and must address sin, His ultimate desire is for repentance and restoration. Understanding His justice should lead us to seek His mercy. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_self-reliance.htm">The Futility of Self-Reliance</a> Judah's pain was incurable because they sought solutions apart from God. We must recognize our need for God and rely on Him for true healing and restoration. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The acknowledgment of guilt and sin is the first step toward healing. God calls us to repent and turn back to Him, promising forgiveness and renewal. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> Despite the immediate context of judgment, Jeremiah's prophecies also contain promises of future hope and restoration for those who return to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 30</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'children_of_wrath'.htm">What is the significance of Jesus' scars in heaven?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_jehovah_rapha.htm">Who is Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_guard_hearts_and_minds.htm">What does 'God is a Healer' mean?</a> <a href="/q/psalm_85__how_to_reconcile_hope_with_exile.htm">Psalm 85 – How can we harmonize this psalm’s hope for national revival with other biblical texts that emphasize permanent punishment or exile?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) Why criest thou . . .?--The personification of the previous verse is continued. The prophet looks on Judah--as in <a href="/context/lamentations/1-1.htm" title="How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!">Lamentations 1:1-2</a>--as on some forlorn and desperate castaway smitten with pestilence, crying in the agony of her hopelessness; and he reminds her that she is but bearing the righteous punishment of her iniquities. In accepting the law of retribution, as seen in her own su <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Why מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what do you cry out תִּזְעַק֙ (tiz·‘aq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2199.htm">Strong's 2199: </a> To shriek, to announce, convene publicly over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against your wound? שִׁבְרֵ֔ךְ (šiḇ·rêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7667.htm">Strong's 7667: </a> A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash Your pain מַכְאֹבֵ֑ךְ (maḵ·’ō·ḇêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4341.htm">Strong's 4341: </a> Anguish, affliction has no cure! אָנ֖וּשׁ (’ā·nūš) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_605.htm">Strong's 605: </a> To be frail, feeble, melancholy Because of עַ֣ל ׀ (‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against your great רֹ֣ב (rōḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> Multitude, abundance, greatness iniquity עֲוֺנֵ֗ךְ (‘ă·wō·nêḵ) Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity and numerous עָֽצְמוּ֙ (‘ā·ṣə·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6105.htm">Strong's 6105: </a> To bind fast, close, powerful, numerous, to crunch the bones sins חַטֹּאתַ֔יִךְ (ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯa·yiḵ) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender I have done עָשִׂ֥יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make these things אֵ֖לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those to you. לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-15.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 30:15 Why cry you for your hurt? 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