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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: &#8216Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Thus speaks the LORD God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, &#8216Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘Write in a book all the words which I have spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Write on a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: &#8220Write down on a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus speaketh Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus speaketh the LORD, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"This is what the LORD God of Israel says: Write in a book everything that I tell you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />said to me, "Write down in a book everything that I have told you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"This is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'Write all the words that I've spoken to you in a book. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ?Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"The LORD God of Israel says, 'Write everything that I am about to tell you in a scroll.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Thus speaks the LORD, the God of Israel, saying, 'Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a scroll.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write for thee all the words that I have spoken to thee in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Thus spoke YHWH, God of Israel, saying, Write for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you on a scroll.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Thus spake Jehovah, God of Israel, saying, Write for thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee on a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thus said Jehovah God of Israel, saying, Write for thee all the words which I spake to thee upon the writing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: Write thee all the words that I have spoken to thee, in a book. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: You shall write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write down on a scroll all the words I have spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Thus says LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel: ‘Write for yourself upon a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus speaketh the LORD, the God of Israel, saying: Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write all the words which I have spoken to thee in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=8859" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">The Restoration of Israel and Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">“This is what</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/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</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.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: kə·ṯāḇ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">‘Write</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sê·p̄er (N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">a book</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the words</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/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">I have spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>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.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-27.htm">Exodus 34:27</a></span><br />The LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a></span><br />Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Habakkuk 2:2</a></span><br />Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Deuteronomy 31:9</a></span><br />So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-11.htm">Revelation 1:11</a></span><br />saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Jeremiah 36:2</a></span><br />“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Daniel 12:4</a></span><br />But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Revelation 10:4</a></span><br />When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-21.htm">2 Peter 1:21</a></span><br />For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-28.htm">Jeremiah 36:28</a></span><br />“Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-13.htm">Jeremiah 25:13</a></span><br />I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Jeremiah 51:60</a></span><br />Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Luke 1:3</a></span><br />Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-37.htm">1 Corinthians 14:37</a></span><br />If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus speaks the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write you all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Jeremiah 36:2-4,32</a></b></br> Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Jeremiah 51:60-64</a></b></br> So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, <i>even</i> all these words that are written against Babylon… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this <i>for</i> a memorial in a book, and rehearse <i>it</i> in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-13.htm">Book</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-25.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-25.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Words</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-30.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Book</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-3.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-4.htm">Words</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-1.htm">God shows Jeremiah the return of the Jews.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-4.htm">After their trouble they shall have deliverance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">He comforts Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Their return shall be gracious.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Wrath shall fall on the wicked.</a></span><br></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 LORD, Yahweh, is the covenant name of God, emphasizing His relationship with Israel. This introduction is common in prophetic literature, underscoring that the message is not from the prophet's own mind but from God Himself. It reflects the consistent biblical theme of God communicating with His people through chosen messengers. The phrase also highlights God's sovereignty and His specific relationship with Israel, reminding the audience of the covenant established with the patriarchs and reaffirmed through Moses.<p><b>Write in a book:</b><br>The instruction to write signifies the importance and permanence of the message. In ancient times, writing was a means to preserve significant communications, ensuring they could be referenced by future generations. This command indicates that the message is not just for the immediate audience but for posterity. The use of a book suggests a formal and enduring record, akin to legal documentation. This practice is seen elsewhere in Scripture, such as when Moses is instructed to write down the law (<a href="/exodus/34-27.htm">Exodus 34:27</a>) and when John is told to write the visions in Revelation (<a href="/revelation/1-11.htm">Revelation 1:11</a>).<p><b>All the words that I have spoken to you:</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the completeness and accuracy required in recording God's message. The prophet is not to alter, omit, or add to the words given by God, reflecting the biblical principle of the inerrancy and sufficiency of Scripture. It underscores the importance of fidelity to God's revelation, a theme echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Deuteronomy 4:2</a> and <a href="/revelation/22-18.htm">Revelation 22:18-19</a>, where the integrity of God's word is paramount. This also highlights the role of the prophet as a faithful transmitter of divine revelation, ensuring that the message remains untainted by human interpretation or error.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking to Jeremiah, emphasizing His authority and the importance of His message.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet chosen by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah and Israel. Known for his perseverance and faithfulness amidst persecution.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the message is directed, representing God's chosen people who are in need of restoration and hope.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book.htm">The Book</a></b><br>The medium through which God's words are to be recorded, signifying the importance of preserving divine revelation for future generations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_words_spoken.htm">The Words Spoken</a></b><br>The specific messages from God that Jeremiah is instructed to write down, highlighting the importance of divine communication.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture.htm">The Importance of Scripture</a></b><br>God's command to write His words underscores the significance of Scripture as a permanent and authoritative record of His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_obedience.htm">Faithfulness in Obedience</a></b><br>Jeremiah's task to write God's words demonstrates the importance of obedience in fulfilling God's commands, even when the task seems daunting.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preservation_of_god's_word.htm">Preservation of God's Word</a></b><br>The act of writing ensures that God's messages are preserved for future generations, highlighting the enduring nature of His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Jeremiah serve as conduits for God's messages, reminding us of the importance of listening to and heeding God's appointed messengers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Jeremiah 30</a> includes promises of restoration, offering hope to God's people and reminding us of His faithfulness to restore and redeem.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_one_be_saved_without_predestination.htm">Did God separate from Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._3_12-14_show_limitless_mercy.htm">How does Jeremiah 3:12-14 depict limitless mercy when texts like 2 Kings 17:6-23 suggest God's patience eventually ran out?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_promise_restoration_if_judgment_remains.htm">Why does Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 8:33-34 promise national restoration to Israel if they repent, when other biblical passages suggest God's judgment can remain despite repentance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_'one_god'_with_other_'gods'.htm">If, according to 1 Corinthians 8:6, there is only 'one God,' how do we reconcile this with other passages where divine beings or 'gods' are mentioned (e.g., Psalm 82)?</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>XXX.</span><p>(2) <span class= "bld">Write thee all the words . . .</span>--The opening words emphasise the fact that what follows was not spoken at first, like Jeremiah 27, 28, in the presence of the people, but was from the first committed to writing. There is no definite point at which we may be certain that the section ends, and there is room for many conjectures as to interpolations here and there, but the opening of Jeremiah 32 suggests the conclusion that it takes in the whole of Jeremiah 30, 31. The general character of the prophecy, probably in part consequent on the acceptance of the prophet's teaching by the exiles of Babylon, is one of blessing and restoration, and he is thus led on to the great utterance which, from one point of view, makes him more the prophet of the Gospel even than Isaiah. It is here that we find that promise of a New Covenant (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm" title="Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:">Jeremiah 31:31</a>) which both as a word and a fact has been prominent in the history of Christendom.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Write thee all the words... in a book.</span> The form of expression leaves it doubtful whether a summary of all Jeremiah's previous discourses is intended, or merely of the promises concerning Israel and Judah which he had just received. There are, no doubt, numerous allusions to preceding chapters, but ver. 5 seems rather to favour the latter view. The word rendered "book" will equally suit a short discourse like the present (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Jeremiah 51:60</a>) and a large collection of prophecies as in <a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Jeremiah 36:2</a>. Observe, the discourse was to be written down at once, without having been delivered orally; it was to be laid up as a pledge that God would interpose for his people (comp. <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Habakkuk 2:2, 3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(kōh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Write</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּתָב־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ṯāḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a book</span><br /><span class="heb">סֵֽפֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(sê·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A missive, document, writing, book</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the words</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְּבָרִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(had·də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have spoken</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/30-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 30:2 Thus speaks Yahweh the God of Israel (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/30-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 30:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 30:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 30:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 30:3" /></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>