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Lo, GOD\u2019s storm goes forth in fury, A raging tempest; It shall whirl down upon the head of the wicked. The anger of GOD shall not turn back till it has fulfilled and completed God\u2019s purposes. In the days to come You shall perceive it (verses 23-24).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

These verses may seem familiar. That is because they also appeared in chapter 23\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Lo, GOD\u2019s storm goes forth in fury, A raging tempest, It shall whirl down upon the heads of the wicked. The anger of GOD shall not turn back till it has fulfilled and completed God\u2019s purposes. In the days to come You shall clearly perceive it (23:19-20).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In chapter 23, Jeremiah is raging against the false prophets. He warns the people that God did not send these false prophets. Those that coddle these peddlers of false prophecy, God\u2019s storm and anger will come and destroy them all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Chapter 30 has a much more positive tone. In chapter 30, the rage of God is not directed at his people, but at their enemies. God promises that God will restore the rulers of Judah to their original glory. God will go forth from Judah like a storm to defeat her enemies. Why would the prophet use the same exact phrase for two different themes so close together?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

One possibility is to link the two ideas. In order for the full redemption to arrive, God must destroy both the enemies within Israel as well as any external enemies. Both types of enemies present a hindrance on the path to redemption and both must be dealt with. God\u2019s stormy disposition is also mentioned during the Rosh Hashanah prayer in the \u201cSupreme King\/ Melech Elyon<\/em>\u201d piyyut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Supreme King- Rules with might\/ His path is stormy and tempestuous\/ clothed in light \/illuminating the night and day\/ fog is His concealment\/ yet light dwells with Him\/ He shall reign forever<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This verse uses nature to describe God, but also points out that God\u2019s power in nature is self-contradictory. God hides in the fog, but also brightens the darkness. God is stormy and raging, but also is pure light.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This description also matches the juxtaposition of chapter 23 and 30. God at once can strike fear into the hearts of those in his nation and those that oppress his nation. God can attack his people and care for them using the same rage and anger. If God can focus on both internal and external foes, then the people need to follow God\u2019s example and rid themselves of all of those that would block them from the light of God.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\u201cBut I will bring healing to you and cure you of your wounds, declares the LORD. Though they called you \u2018Outcast, that Zion whom no one seeks out.\u2019\u201d (Jeremiah 30:17)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

What happens to a person when no one seeks them out? When nobody cares to see how they are doing, to make sure they\u2019re okay?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The obvious: danger. Those who call Zion \u201coutcast\u201d in this verse seem to be expressing their confidence that she has no protection: they can keep treating her as they like, with no repercussions. Bad things might happen to those left on their own.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But the pain of abandonment \u2013 or apparent abandonment \u2013 goes deeper, as the prophet highlights in describing the end of the period of destruction and exile to come.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The allusion to that depth may be found in Malbim\u2019s interpretation of Jeremiah\u2019s seemingly redundant assurance that God will \u201cbring healing to you and cure you of your wounds.\u201d While some readers brush this sort of repetition off as poetic style, Malbim will have none of that. Instead, he explains that the apparent synonyms are not in fact synonyms but refer to different types of pain: \u201chealing\u201d describes the external brokenness that requires [physical] healing, while \u201cyour wounds\u201d describes internal damage \u2013 perhaps of the emotional sort that comes from feeling abandoned.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

For although it is others who describe Zion as an outcast in this verse, one can only imagine that Zion\u2019s people themselves would feel alone in their exile, as if there is no one seeking their welfare or paying them any attention. (See verse 14 as well.) And among the greatest sources of emotional pain is that sense of loneliness, feeling one has been left to face all kinds of external and internal ills alone, as if no one cares.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As the Talmud astutely points out (Sukkah 41a), the phrase \u201cwhom no one seeks out\u201d implies \u201cwho needs seeking.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Don\u2019t we all need to know someone seeks us out, that someone cares?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

And don\u2019t we all sometimes feel that no one does?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Yet \u2013 often there actually is someone, maybe Someone, interested and invested in our welfare, who will seek us out to \u201ccure our wounds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In this prophecy of comfort, those who would rejoice in the idea that no one does care about Zion, that they can do what they want to her \u2013 they are in for a rude awakening. As in the preceding verse, \u201cAll who wanted to devour you shall be devoured, and every one of your foes shall go into captivity; those who despoiled you shall be despoiled, and all who pillaged you I will give up to pillage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But it\u2019s not just about the physical payback to those who have harmed Zion physically, externally.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The deeper comfort lies in what that payback tells the people: that somebody does care.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

That, as promised in Deuteronomy 11:2, God <\/span>always <\/span><\/i>\u201cseeks\u201d out the welfare of His land; \u201cHis eyes are always upon it.\u201d And upon His people, too.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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In our Chapter Jeremiah is commanded by God: \u201cWrite down in a book [or scroll] all the words that I have spoken to you\u201d (verse 2).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Midrash Sifre Devarim (Pisqa\u2019 1) questions whether indeed \u201call the words\u201d (<\/span>kol ha-devarim<\/span><\/i>) spoken by God to Jeremiah were written down in one document. Indeed, the continuation: \u201cThese are the words that the Lord spoke to Israel and Judah\u201d (v. 4) raises the question: Did Jeremiah prophesy only these words?...Rather, the expression \u201cthese are the words\u201d (<\/span>eleh ha-devarim<\/span><\/i>) foretells that what follows are \u201cwords of rebuke\u201d. Compare <\/span>eleh ha-devarim <\/span><\/i>\u2013 Deuteronomy 1:1 and following \u2013 Moses\u2019 \u201crebuke\u201d of Israel according to Rabbinic interpretation. Indeed, what follows in our Chapter may also be seen as \u201cwords of rebuke\u201d: \u201cThus said the Lord: We have heard cries of panic, terror without relief. Ask and see if a male gives birth! Why then do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor?\u201d (verses 5-7).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Note that in the verses cited above the impossibility of a male giving birth is emphasized. Compare this to God\u2019s promising Abram an inheritor \u201cwho will come forth from your innards\u201d (Genesis 15:4, for similar expressions see 2 Samuel 7:12, 16:11; Isaiah 48:19 and 2 Chronicles 32:21).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Sifre Devarim (Pisqa\u2019 319) continues its interpretation of our Chapter. \u201cYou forgot the Rock that gave birth to you\u201d (Deuteronomy 32:18). The Holy One, blessed be He said to Israel: You treated Me like a male trying to give birth! Now, a woman giving birth, straining on her birthing-stool, would she not be in pain?... So, a man, who cannot give birth, but seems trying to do so, would not his pain be doubled and re-doubled? As it says: \u201cAsk and see if a male gives birth! Why then do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor?\u201d (verse 6).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In contrast to Jeremiah\u2019s presentation of a man straining to give birth, Talmud Bavli Sanhedrin 98b derives a different message from Jeremiah\u2019s prophecy: \u201cAsk and see if a male gives birth! Why then do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor?\u201d Surprisingly, \u201cEvery man\u201d (kol gever) is interpreted as an oblique reference to God Himself, \u201cwith whom is all mightiness (gevurah)\u201d. Rashi adds that the Holy One, blessed be He, has pain -- like a woman giving birth -- particularly when He destroys idolaters for the sake of Israel, saying: How can I destroy these for the sake of those?!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Biblical and Rabbinic depictions of males acting out pregnancy, labor and the act of giving birth may preserve a dim reflection of \u201ccouvade\u201d, the term used since the 19<\/span>th<\/span> century in Western scientific circles to describe such behavior. In some cultures, such male \"sympathetic pregnancy\" seems intended to ward off evil spirits from the mother or to seek the protection of supernatural beings for the newborn.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Image: Giulio Bonasone, A woman in labor imploring the aid of Lucina set within a decorative cartouche, from the 'Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno,' 16th C. \/ 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At the beginning of this chapter, God instructed Jeremiah as follows: \u201cWrite down in a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you\u201d (2). This instruction led several of the exegetes to consider the relationship between prophecies delivered orally and those that were only recorded in writing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Radak wrote that \u201cHe told him to write them in a book because they were matters that would occur [only] in the future, at the end of days.\u201d His opinion was shared by Shadal and Malbim; however, Shadal* expanded on the subject in his commentary to Isaiah 13:1:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Foresaw (<\/span>chazah<\/span><\/i>): This means insight into the future rather than a speech to the people because there is nothing here that pertains to Isaiah\u2019s contemporaries. This and all prophecies for the distant future were not spoken by the prophet to the people because they would not have understood them and they were not pertinent to them, but they were written down for future generations\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This explains why the language of this prophecy and that of Chapter 40, etc., is easier [to understand] that that of Isaiah\u2019s earlier prophecies, because he would address pertinent matters to his audience where he could be opaque because they would understand him all the same either because he spoke of things with which they were acquainted, or because his inflections or body language would clarify his words, unlike his written prophecies that were intended for generations yet unborn.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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30:16 \u201cTherefore all who devour you shall be devoured, and all your foes, they all shall go as captives, and your plunderers shall become plunder, And all your despoilers I will turn into spoil.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This is the pivotal point of the prophecy. The logical force of \u201ctherefore\u201d is that after you have suffered these terrible blows and thus paid for your crimes, your enemies will get their comeuppance and you will be restored to your former state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

From: Robert Alter, The Hebrew Bible<\/em>, vol. 2: Prophets, W. W. Norton & Co., 2019, ad loc. 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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>\r\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>\r\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>\r\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>\r\n

Lau, Binyamin. <\/span>Jeremiah: The Fate of a Prophet<\/span><\/em>. 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  1. Israel and Judah<\/em>. The letter of comfort, with a vision of the ingathering of the exiles and restoration is addressed both to the kingdom of Israel, who was exiled a long time ago, and to the kingdom of Judah, which is in the process.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. A man give birth?<\/em> No. Therefore, a man suffering like a woman in the throes of childbirth is a sign of serious distress (verse 6).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Radical accessibility<\/em>. A cold, cruel dictator is not accessible to his people. When enslavement to foreign powers will be replaced by service to God, and a king of our own, we will have access to the King of Kings: \u201cHis ruler shall come from his midst; I will bring him near, that he may approach Me,\u201d because usually, no one risks getting too close, or in the words of the prophet: \u201cFor who would otherwise dare approach Me?\u201d (verse 21).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  4. For the Sabbath Queen<\/em>. Key passages from this prophecy (and others) have been integrated into the Sabbath evening hymn, Lecha Dodi<\/a>, and bring the hope for ultimate redemption into the Sabbath prayers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","post_main_content_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Jeremiah 30","tile_main_caption":"Points to Ponder","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Insights and questions for personal reflection and group discussion","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Jeremiah","chapter":"30","chapter_main_number":"430","date":"20270422","wall_id":"430"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false}],"hide_acf":true,"home_image":false,"home_posts":false,"home_posts_title":"","posts_home":[],"static_cube_title":"","static_cube_brief":"","static_cube_color":"","link_teaser":"","listen_link":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall\/70830"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}