Matthew Henry Commentary Jeremiah 30:1-11

"The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying, Thus speaketh Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 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. 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. Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child: wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob`s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds; and strangers shall no more make him their bondman; but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. 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 30:1-11 (ASV)

Jeremiah is to write what God had spoken to him. The very words are those that the Holy Spirit teaches. These are the words God ordered to be written; and promises written by His order are truly His word. He must write a description of the trouble the people were now in and were likely to be in.

A happy end will be put to these calamities. Though the afflictions of the church may last long, they will not last always. The Jews will be restored again. They will obey, or listen to, the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of David, their King.

The deliverance of the Jews from Babylon is pointed out in the prophecy, but the restoration and happy state of Israel and Judah, when converted to Christ their King, are foretold; also, the miseries of the nations before the coming of Christ. All people must honor the Son as they honor the Father, and come into the service and worship of God through Him.

Our gracious Lord pardons the sins of the believer and breaks off the yoke of sin and Satan, so that he may serve God without fear, in righteousness and true holiness before Him for the rest of his days, as the redeemed subject of Christ our King.