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God’s order to inscribe all of Jeremiah’s prophecies in a scroll is no doubt intended “to preserve them for a long time” (32:14), and ultimately to demonstrate their authenticity to the faithless of a later era. This may have been the first of the scrolls that Jeremiah inscribed, and its main message is one of great consolation. In the days of Jehoiakim (ch. 36), Jeremiah will write a second scroll, filled with lamentations. But for now, he wishes to inform Israel and Judah of God’s promise (30:4-11).<\/span><\/p>\n

In his prophecy, Jeremiah is describing society in Judah and Israel at a time of great unrest in the northern empires. For him, a young prophet in Anathoth, the impending tremors that will announce the collapse of Assyria signify the “day of the Lord.” He playfully mocks the men cowering in the face of world events, their faces pale. The image of a man grabbing his loins like a woman in labor is borrowed from Isaiah, who compares the future redemption to birth pangs: “Like a pregnant woman nearing delivery, trembling and screaming in her pangs, so are we before You, O Lord” (Is. 26:17). Jeremiah is bursting with joy and yearning when he declares: “O how great that day will be, like no other!” His predecessors also foresaw the turbulence that would precede redemption: Amos (ch. 5) and Isaiah (ch. 2) described the “day of the Lord,” as did others. “It will be a time of strife for Jacob, but he will be saved from it,” has become the motto of the Jews during times of national crisis, as it promises that redemption will follow the bleak periods. Jeremiah continues to soothe the people’s defeated spirits, promising that the heavy yoke imposed by oppressive nations will soon be broken. In his mind’s eye, he again sees the House of David rising up (30:9-10).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once again, Jeremiah addresses not Judah, but the united “sons of Jacob,” the unified Kingdom of Ephraim and Judah. He promises the destruction of Assyria \u2014 “I will put an end to all the nations among which I have scattered you” \u2014 but foretells that Israel will endure forever. The prophet continues to meditate on this vision of redemption, culminating with a coda that relates to the end of days:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At that time \u2014 declares the Lord \u2014 I will be a God for all the families of Israel, and they will be My people. (30:25)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lau, Binyamin. <\/span>Jeremiah: The Fate of a Prophet<\/span><\/em>. 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