Jeremiah 30 · Verse 9

Jeremiah 30:9

But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Jeremiah 30:9, King James Version

Jeremiah 30:9 in other translations

BSBInstead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
WEBbut they will serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.
ASVbut they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
YLTAnd they have served Jehovah their God, And David their king whom I raise up to them.
DARBYBut they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
BBEBut they will be servants to the Lord their God and to David their king, whom I will give back to them.
WebsterBut they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.

What does Jeremiah 30:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. Instead of serving strangers (Jr 30:8), they shall serve the Lord, their rightful King in the theocracy (Eze 21:27). David, their king--No king of David's seed has held the scepter since the captivity; for Zerubbabel, though of David's line, never claimed the title of "king." The Son of David, Messiah, must therefore be meant; so the Targum (compare Is 55:3, 4; Eze 34:23, 24; 37:24; Ho 3:5; Ro 11:25-32). He was appointed to the throne of David (Is 9:7; Lu 1:32). He is here joined with Jehovah as claiming equal allegiance. God is our "King," only when we are subject to Christ; God rules us not immediately, but through His Son (Joh 5:22, 23, 27). raise up--applied to the judges whom God raised up as deliverers of Israel out of the hand of its oppressors (Jud 2:16; 3:9). So Christ was raised up as the antitypical Deliverer (Psa 2:6; Lu 1:69; Ac 2:30; 13:23).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their King - This must refer to the times of the Messiah and hence the Chaldee has, "They shall obey the Lord their God, וישת מאון למשיחה בר דוד veyishta meun limschicha bar David, and they shall obey the Messiah, the Son of David." This is a very remarkable version; and shows that it was a version, not according to the letter, but according to their doctrine and their expectation. David was long since dead; and none of his descendants ever reigned over them after the Babylonish captivity, nor have they since been a regal nation. Zerubbabel, under the Persians, and the Asmoneans, can be no exception to this. They have been no nation since; they are no nation now; and it is only in the latter days that they can expect to be a nation, and that must be a Christian nation. Christ is promised under the name of his progenitor, David, Isa 55:3, Isa 55:4; Eze 34:23, Eze 34:24; Eze 37:24, Eze 37:25; Hos 3:5.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 30:1-11

Troubles which shall be before the restoration of Israel. (Jr 30:1-11) Encouragement to trust Divine promises. (Jr 30:12-17) The blessings under Christ, and the wrath on the wicked. (Jr 30:18-24) Verses 1-11 Jeremiah is to write what God had spoken to him. The very words are such as the Holy Ghost teaches. These are the words God ordered to be written; and promises written by his order, are truly his word. He must…

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Jeremiah 30:9 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.

וְעָ֣בְד֔וּve.'A.ve.Duand they will serveH5647
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemGod theirH430
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
דָּוִ֣דda.VidDavidH1732
מַלְכָּ֔םmal.Kamking theirH4428
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834
אָקִ֖ים'a.KimI will raise upH6965
לָהֶֽם\׃\ \סla.Hemfor <the> them

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 30:9

  • Hosea 3:5

    Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

  • Isaiah 55:3-5

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

  • Luke 1:69

    And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

  • Acts 13:34

    And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

  • Ezekiel 37:23-25

    Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 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. And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

  • 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.

  • Acts 13:23

    Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

  • Acts 2:30

    Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

  • Jeremiah 23:5

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isa 55:3-5; Eze 34:23; 37:23-25; Ho 3:5; Lu 1:69; Ac 2:30; 13:34

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Context

  • Jeremiah 30:8

    For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:

  • Jeremiah 30:9

    But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

  • Jeremiah 30:10

    Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.

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Jeremiah 30:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Sino que servirán á Jehová su Dios, y á David su rey, el cual les levantaré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ils serviront l’ Éternel, leur Dieu, et David, leur roi, lequel je leur susciterai.
German
Elberfelder 1871		sondern sie werden Jehova, ihrem Gott, dienen und ihrem König David, den ich ihnen erwecken werde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sed servient Domino Deo suo, et David regi suo, quem suscitabo eis.