Jeremiah 30:18

¹⁶ Nevertheless, 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.

¹⁷ But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”

This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.

¹⁹ Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.

²⁰ Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
KJV: Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
WEB: The LORD says: “Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places. The city will be built on its own hill, and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.
ASV: Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob`s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.
DARBY: Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his habitations; and the city shall be built upon her own heap; and the palace shall be inhabited after the manner thereof.
BLB: Thus says YHWH: “Behold, I will turn back the captivity of the tents of Jacob, and [on] his dwelling places I will have compassion; and the city will be rebuilt upon its own mound, and the palace will sit according to its ordinance.

ÅB: Så sier Herren: Se, jeg gjør ende på fangenskapet for Jakobs telt og forbarmer meg over hans boliger; byen skal bygges på sin haug, og palasset skal stå på sitt rette sted.
OTB: "Dette sier Herren: ‘Se, jeg vil gjenopprette Jakobs telt og ha medfølelse med hans boliger; byen skal bli gjenoppbygd på sine ruiner, og palasset skal stå på sin rette plass.
B1930: Så sier Herren: Se, jeg gjør ende på fangenskapet for Jakobs telt og forbarmer mig over hans boliger; byen skal bygges på sin haug, og palasset skal stå på sitt rette sted.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Haggai 2:7–9
I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
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Psalms 102:13
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
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Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
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Jeremiah 33:7
I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
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Jeremiah 49:39
“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.
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Jeremiah 23:3
Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
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Zechariah 1:16
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
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Jeremiah 46:27
But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
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