Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 30:11

"For I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to save thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee, but I will not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished." — Jeremiah 30:11 (ASV)

For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee:

God may destroy the wicked, and he will, but not his people, his own beloved, His heart goes after them. I will not make a full end of thee.

For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

Look abroad, and see what God has done to Israel. This is peculiarly the time of Israel's trouble, and the Jewish people were, perhaps, never worse persecuted than they now are in certain parts; yet the Lord will not allow any nation to crush them, and he will himself avenge all wrongs that they suffer.

He still says to them, He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of mine eye; and it is very noteworthy that, whenever God has used any nation as a rod to chasten the Jews—and he has used many in that way—he has always broken that kingdom up when he has done with it.

Think of Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome; look at Spain, and see how mean and despicable that nation has become because of its cruelty to the people of God.

Now, if this be true of Israel after the flesh, depend upon it that it is also true concerning God's spiritual people.

Though he will correct us when we deserve chastening, it will always be in measure, and he will not make a full end of us. God has measureless wrath against the ungodly for their measureless sin; but as for his own people, he has cast their sin behind his back, and only as a wise and faithful Father does he chasten them for their profit.

Though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

You will have to smart for it. If you are God's child, you will have to be brought home with many a tear and many a sigh. Your sorrow tonight is a part of a heavenly discipline, by which you shall be saved.