Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 30:3

"For, lo, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith Jehovah; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it." — Jeremiah 30:3 (ASV)

For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

Souls get into captivity. God has ways of restoring them.

Tonight I expect, and believe, that many captives will be restored by the grace of God to rest and comfort. Will you be one of them? Poor mourner, pray now that you may be. Ask of God that tonight God may bring again your captivity.

For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

And so they did, and so they will in an even fuller sense, for this is a promise that has fulfillments and fulfillments. Human promises, once kept, are ended; but God’s promises are perpetual; they are springing wells that never run dry. What He fulfilled once, He often takes the opportunity to fulfill again on an even larger scale, as He will doubtless do for His ancient people in the latter days.

You who are in spiritual captivity tonight can derive comfort from these words: I will bring again the captivity of my people. It is God’s way to deliver the captives. What He does once is only an indication of what He is accustomed to doing. It is God’s delight to devise means by which He will bring back His banished ones.

So, in due time, He will end your captivity, and you will enjoy the blessed liberty that is the portion of His people.