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I will bring them home to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it again. I, the LORD, have spoken!” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> For behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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 their fathers, and they will possess it.’” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a> For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a> For behold, the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the LORD. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For behold, days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.’ The LORD says, ‘I will also bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers, and they shall take possession of it.’” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216For behold, days are coming,&#8217 declares the LORD, &#8216when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.&#8217 The LORD says, &#8216I will also bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they shall possess it.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘For, behold, days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.’ The LORD says, ‘I will also bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers, and they shall possess it.’” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For behold, days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘when I will return the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.’ Yahweh says, ‘I will also cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For behold (hear this), the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah,’ says the LORD, ‘and I will return them to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they will take possession of it.’” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> for look, the days are coming”—this is the LORD’s declaration—“when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah,” says the LORD. “I will restore them to the land I gave to their ancestors and they will possess it.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> for the days are certainly coming"—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration—"when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah"—the LORD&#8217s declaration. &#8220I will restore them to the land I gave to their ancestors and they will possess it.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> For, lo, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith Jehovah; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Someday I will let my people from both Israel and Judah return to the land I gave their ancestors." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity. I will bring them back to the land that I gave their ancestors, and they will take possession of it." <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> because the time is coming when I will restore my people, Israel and Judah. I will bring them back to the land that I gave their ancestors, and they will take possession of it again. I, the LORD, have spoken." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> Indeed, the time will come,' declares the LORD, 'when I'll restore the security of my people Israel and Judah,' says the LORD. 'I'll bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors, and they'll possess it.'" <a href="/msb/jeremiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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 their fathers, and they will possess it.?? <a href="/net/jeremiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a> For I, the LORD, affirm that the time will come when I will reverse the plight of my people, Israel and Judah,' says the LORD. 'I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors and they will take possession of it once again.'" <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For, look, the days come, says the LORD, that I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah,' says the LORD; 'and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.'" <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For lo, the days come, saith the LORD; that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. <a href="/web/jeremiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a> For, behold, the days come,’ says Yahweh, ‘that I will reverse the captivity of my people Israel and Judah,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For behold, days are coming—a declaration of YHWH—and I have turned back [to] the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, said YHWH, and I have caused them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they possess it.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For, lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and I have turned back to the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, said Jehovah, and I have caused them to turn back unto the land that I gave to their fathers, and they do possess it.' <a href="/slt/jeremiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For behold, the days coming, says Jehovah, and I turned back the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, said Jehovah: and I turned them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall inherit it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Juda, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will convert the turning away of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord. And I will return them to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a> For indeed, the days are coming—oracle of the LORD—when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah—oracle of the LORD. I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their ancestors, and they shall take possession of it. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors and they shall take possession of it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will bring back the captives of my people Israel and Judah, says the LORD; and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers and they shall possess it. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For behold, the days are coming, says LORD JEHOVAH, and I shall return the captivity of my people Israel and of Yehuda, says LORD JEHOVAH, and I shall return them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall inherit it’”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will turn the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel and Juda, said the Lord: and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall be lords of it. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/30-3.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=8869" 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> …2“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. 3<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">are coming,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šaḇ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">when I will restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: šə·ḇūṯ (N-fsc) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.">from captivity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: wî·hū·ḏāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">and Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯîm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">I will restore them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to their fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: wî·rê·šū·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp:: 3fs) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">and they will possess it.’”</a> 4These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah.…<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="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3-5</a> then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. / Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there. / And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers. <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-22</a> you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land. / I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms. <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a> On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a> 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. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. <a href="/zephaniah/3-20.htm">Zephaniah 3:20</a> At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD. <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a> Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24</a> For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land. <a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Isaiah 60:4</a> Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm. <a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a> I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them. <a href="/acts/3-21.htm">Acts 3:21</a> Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets. <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a> And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.” <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a> And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Luke 1:68-73</a> “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, / as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, ... <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a> And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For, see, the days come, said the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, said the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.the days.<a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5,7</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth… <a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">Jeremiah 31:27,31,38</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast… <a href="/jeremiah/33-14.htm">Jeremiah 33:14,15</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah… that I.<a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Jeremiah 30:10,18</a> Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid… <a href="/jeremiah/27-22.htm">Jeremiah 27:22</a> They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.<a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14</a> And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.and I.<a href="/jeremiah/16-15.htm">Jeremiah 16:15</a> But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.<a href="/jeremiah/23-8.htm">Jeremiah 23:8</a> But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.<a href="/jeremiah/27-11.htm">Jeremiah 27:11</a> But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-31.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-31.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-31.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-32.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-22.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-29.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-32.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-4.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Turned</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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The use of "behold" serves to capture attention, indicating the importance of the forthcoming prophecy. The phrase "the days are coming" is often used in prophetic literature to signal future events ordained by God. This is a common motif in the prophetic books, such as in <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a> and <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13</a>, where it signifies a future time of fulfillment and divine intervention.when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. This part of the prophecy speaks to the reunification and restoration of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Historically, Israel (the northern kingdom) was taken into captivity by Assyria in 722 BC, and Judah (the southern kingdom) by Babylon in 586 BC. The promise of restoration from captivity is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, reflecting God's covenant faithfulness despite the people's unfaithfulness. This restoration is not only physical but also spiritual, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-23</a>, where God promises to cleanse and renew His people.I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, The land promise is central to the Abrahamic Covenant, as seen in <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> and <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>. This phrase underscores God's commitment to His covenant with the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The land of Canaan, promised to the forefathers, holds significant theological importance as a symbol of God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises. The return to the land is not merely a geographical relocation but a restoration of the covenant relationship between God and His people.and they will possess it.’” The promise of possession indicates a permanent and secure inheritance, contrasting with the previous experiences of exile and displacement. This assurance of possession is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/30-5.htm">Deuteronomy 30:5</a>, where God promises to bring His people back and make them prosperous in the land. The concept of possession also points to the eschatological hope of a future kingdom where God's people will dwell securely under His rule, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-3</a>, where the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises is realized in the new heaven and new earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet through whom God delivers this message of hope and restoration. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel_and_judah.htm">Israel and Judah</a> The divided kingdoms of God's chosen people, both of whom are promised restoration. 4. <a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a> Refers to the Babylonian exile, a period of punishment and purification for the people of Israel and Judah. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_their_fathers.htm">The Land of their Fathers</a> The Promised Land, originally given to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Despite Israel and Judah's unfaithfulness, God remains faithful to His promises. This encourages believers to trust in God's unwavering commitment to His word. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> The promise of restoration offers hope to those in difficult circumstances, reminding us that God can redeem and restore any situation. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> The context of captivity and restoration underscores the need for repentance and turning back to God as a precursor to experiencing His promises. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_history.htm">God's Sovereignty Over History</a> God's declaration of future events demonstrates His control over history, reassuring believers that He is orchestrating His divine plan. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_identity.htm">Inheritance and Identity</a> The promise to restore Israel to their land highlights the importance of spiritual inheritance and identity in Christ for believers today.<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/how_reconcile_jer._30_3_with_incomplete_returns.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 promises the return of all exiled Israelites and Judeans; how do we reconcile this with records showing multiple dispersions and incomplete mass returns? </a> <a href="/q/can_one_be_saved_without_predestination.htm">Did God separate from Israel?</a> <a href="/q/does_romans_11_1_contradict_ot_judgment.htm">Romans 11:1 – Does Paul’s claim that God has not rejected Israel contradict Old Testament accounts of divine judgment against Israel? </a> <a href="/q/is_israel_truly_the_promised_land.htm">Is Israel truly the Promised Land?</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>(3) I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah . . .--The oracle of <a href="/context/jeremiah/29-10.htm" title="For thus said the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a> becomes, as it were, the text of a new utterance, and that with a wider range more distinctly including the ten tribes of Israel as well as the two of Judah and Benjamin. There is no narrow provincialism in the prophet's heart. He yearns for the exiles who are far off on the Euphrates; he yearns also for those who are yet farther in Assyria and the cities of the Medes (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm" title="In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.">2Kings 17:6</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֠י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction behold, הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! the days יָמִ֤ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day are coming, בָּאִים֙ (bā·’îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel when I will restore וְ֠שַׁבְתִּי (wə·šaḇ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again from captivity שְׁב֨וּת (šə·ḇūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7622.htm">Strong's 7622: </a> Exile, prisoners, a former state of prosperity My people עַמִּ֧י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and Judah, וִֽיהוּדָ֖ה (wî·hū·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites declares אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel I will restore them וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֗ים (wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the land הָאָ֛רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land I gave נָתַ֥תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to their forefathers, לַאֲבוֹתָ֖ם (la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father and they will possess it.’” וִֽירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃ (wî·rê·šū·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 30:3 For behold the days come says Yahweh (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/30-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 30:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 30:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/30-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 30:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 30:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>