Chapter 30: The Book of Consolation—Promise of Restoration

(25 Pesukim)

Overview

Hashem commands Yermiyahu to write down words of hope for Israel and Judah. Though judgment and suffering have come, Hashem promises deliverance, healing, and renewal. This chapter shifts from despair to restoration, portraying a future where G- d’s people return to their land and live in peace under His covenant.

1. Command to Write (30:1-4)

• The following is the prophecy that Hashem told Yermiyahu: “Record the following words on a scroll.”
• Reason: Days are coming when Hashem will restore the fortunes of Israel and Judah and return them to the land given to their ancestors.

2. The scroll’s worlds: A Time of Distress and Deliverance (30:5-8)

• A terrifying vision: So says Hashem: We heard a terrifying sound of fear without peace. Men will be seen clutching their stomachs like women in labor, faces pale with fear.
• This is a time of trouble for Yaakov, yet he will be saved through it. “Es Tzara Hi Leyaakov Umimenu Yivasheia”
• At that day Hashem will break the yoke of oppression from his people and free His people from foreign masters.

3. Renewal of Covenant and Leadership (30:9-11)

• The Jewish people will then serve Hashem and “David their king”—a messianic promise of righteous leadership.
• Hashem reassures:
  • “Do not fear, Jacob. I will save you from afar and your descendants from captivity.”
  • Nations that oppressed Israel will be destroyed, but Israel will be disciplined—not annihilated.

4. Wounds and Healing (30:12-17)

• Israel’s wound is deep, incurable by human means.
• Former allies have abandoned her.
• Hashem admits: The punishments to the Jewish people came because of great sin.
• Hashem promises:
  • “All who devoured you will be devoured.”
  • “I will heal your wounds and restore you, for they called you ‘Zion, whom no one seeks.’”

5. Restoration and Joy (30:18-22)

• Hashem will rebuild the city on its ruins and restore the palace to its rightful place.
• Songs of thanksgiving and joy will fill the streets.
• The people will multiply and flourish; their children will be as before.
• A leader will arise from among them—one who draws near to Hashem.
• Hashem declares: “You will be My people, and I will be your God.”

6. Hashem’s Wrath Against the Wicked (30:23-24)

• A storm of divine anger will strike the wicked until His purpose is fulfilled.
• In the latter days, the people will understand His plan.

7. Closing Promise (30:25)

• “At that time,” says Hashem, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”