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.
Jeremiah 30:21 in other translations
| BSB | Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD. |
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| WEB | Their prince will be one of them, and their ruler will proceed from among them. I will cause him to draw near, and he will approach me; for who is he who has had boldness to approach me?” says the LORD. |
| ASV | And their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is he that hath had boldness to approach unto me? saith Jehovah. |
| YLT | And his honourable one hath been of himself, And his ruler from his midst goeth forth, And I have caused him to draw near, And he hath drawn nigh unto Me, For who is he who hath pledged his heart To draw nigh unto Me? An affirmation of Jehovah. |
| DARBY | And their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to approach, and he shall draw near unto me. For who is this that engageth his heart to draw near unto me? saith Jehovah. |
| BBE | And their chief will be of their number; their ruler will come from among themselves; and I will let him be present before me, so that he may come near to me: for who may have strength of heart to come near me? says the Lord. |
| Webster | And their nobles shall be from themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach time: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach to me? saith the LORD. |
What does Jeremiah 30:21 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
Jeremiah 30:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 30:21
- Numbers 16:5
And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
- Ezekiel 34:23-24
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.
- Ezekiel 37:24
And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
- Acts 5:31
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
- Mark 11:9-10
And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
- Deuteronomy 33:5
And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
- Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
- Hebrews 7:21-26
(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. …
- Zechariah 6:12-13
And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord: Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
- Psalms 110:1-4
A Psalm of David. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
- 2 Samuel 7:13
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
- Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 49:10; Ezr 2:2; 7:25,26; Ne 2:9,10; 7:2
governor.
23:5,6; 33:15; De 18:18; 33:5; 2Sa 7:13; Ps 89:29; 110:1-4
Isa 9:6,7; Eze 34:23,24; 37:24; Mic 5:2-4; Zec 9:9,10; Mt 2:2
Mt 21:5-11; 27:37; Mr 11:9,10; Lu 1:32,33; Joh 18:36,37; 19:19-22
Ac 2:34-36; 5:31; Re 19:16
and I.
Nu 16:5,40; 17:12,13; Ps 110:4; Zec 6:12,13; Mt 3:17; Lu 24:26
Ro 8:34; Heb 1:3; 4:14-16; 7:21-26; 9:15-24; 1Jo 2:2; Re 5:9,10
for.
49:19; 50:44; Isa 63:1
engaged.
Ge 18:27,30,32; Job 23:3-5; 42:3-6; Heb 7:26; 9:24
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Context
- 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.
- Jeremiah 30:22
And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Jeremiah 30:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de él será su fuerte, y de en medio de él saldrá su enseñoreador; y haréle llegar cerca, y acercaráse á mí: porque ¿quién es aquel que ablandó su corazón para llegarse á mí? dice Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et son chef sera de lui, et son dominateur sortira du milieu de lui; et je le ferai approcher, et il viendra à moi; car qui est celui qui engage son cœur pour venir à moi? dit l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sein Herrlicher wird aus ihm sein, und sein Herrscher aus seiner Mitte hervorgehen; und ich will ihn herzutreten lassen, daß er mir nahe; denn wer ist es wohl, der sein Herz verpfändete, um zu mir zu nahen? spricht Jehova. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et erit dux ejus ex eo, et princeps de medio ejus producetur: et applicabo eum, et accedet ad me. Quis enim iste est qui applicet cor suum ut appropinquet mihi? ait Dominus: |