Jeremiah 30 · Verse 20

Jeremiah 30:20

Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
Jeremiah 30:20, King James Version

Jeremiah 30:20 in other translations

BSBTheir children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.
WEBTheir children also will be as before, and their congregation will be established before me. I will punish all who oppress them.
ASVTheir children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.
YLTAnd his sons have been as aforetime, And his company before Me is established, And I have seen after all his oppressors.
DARBYAnd their sons shall be as aforetime; and their assembly shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.
BBEAnd their children will be as they were in the old days, and the meeting of the people will have its place before me, and I will send punishment on all who are cruel to them.
WebsterTheir children also shall be as in former time, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

What does Jeremiah 30:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. as aforetime--as flourishing as in the time of David.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Their children also - They shall have the education of their own children as formerly. And their congregation - Their religious assemblies. Shall be established - Being, in the latter days, incorporated with those "who serve the Lord their God, and worship the Messiah, the son of David."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 30:18-24

We have here further intimations of the favour of God for them after the days of their calamity have expired. The proper work and office of Christ, as Mediator, is to draw near unto God, for us, as the High Priest of our profession. His own undertaking, in compliance with his Father's will, and in compassion to fallen man, engaged him. Jesus Christ was, in all this, truly wonderful. They shall be taken again into…

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Jeremiah 30:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָי֤וּve.ha.Yuand they will beH1961
בָנָיו֙va.Navchildren itsH1121
כְּקֶ֔דֶםke.Ke.demlike long agoH6924
וַעֲדָת֖וֹva.'a.da.Toand congregation itsH5712
לְפָנַ֣יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440
תִּכּ֑וֹןti.Konit will be establishedH3559
וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔יu.Fa.kad.Tiand I will visit [judgment]H6485
עַ֖ל'alonH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
לֹחֲצָֽיו\׃lo.cha.Tzav[those who] oppress itH3905

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 30:20

  • Jeremiah 32:39

    And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

  • Jeremiah 50:33-34

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 2:3

    Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 51:22

    Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

  • Genesis 17:5-9

    Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. …

  • Isaiah 49:26

    And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

  • Psalms 102:28

    The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

  • Psalms 102:18

    This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.

  • Isaiah 54:14

    In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

  • Jeremiah 30:16

    Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

  • Psalms 90:16-17

    Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

  • Isaiah 1:26-27

    And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city. Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
children.
32:39; Ge 17:5-9; Ps 90:16,17; 102:18,28; Isa 1:26,27
and I.
16; 2:3; 50:33,34; Isa 49:26; 51:22

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Context

  • Jeremiah 30:19

    And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

  • Jeremiah 30:20

    Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

  • Jeremiah 30:21

    And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord.

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Jeremiah 30:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y serán sus hijos como de primero y su congregación delante de mí será confirmada; y visitaré á todos sus opresores.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ses fils seront comme jadis, et son assemblée sera affermie devant moi, et je punirai tous ses oppresseurs.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und seine Söhne werden sein wie ehedem, und seine Gemeinde wird vor mir feststehen; und alle seine Bedrücker werde ich heimsuchen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erunt filii ejus sicut a principio, et cœtus ejus coram me permanebit, et visitabo adversum omnes qui tribulant eum.