Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 30:4-5

"And these are the words that Jehovah spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah. For thus saith Jehovah: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace." — Jeremiah 30:4-5 (ASV)

And these are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah. For thus says the LORD: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

"Why," you say, "I thought you began to read words of comfort. Now there is a drop."

Yes, there always is. Whenever God is going to comfort a man, he first makes him see his need of comfort. There is always stripping before there is clothing; there is always emptying before there is filling on God's part.

And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah. For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

God hears his people's voices when they cry; he knows the tone and accent which they use; and, sometimes, when he is listening to them, he hears a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

Possibly that may be the condition of some who are here tonight; if so, may the Lord, who hears their cry, bring them out of their tremblings, and fears, and fill their mouth with laughter, and their tongue with singing!