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Jeremiah 30:17 Explained in Context
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Verse 17. 17For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah supplies a stated reason through “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 30:17 in “The Incurable Wound Is Named and Then Bound.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 30:12–17
Jeremiah 30:12–17 is the required frame for Jeremiah 30:17. The prophetic word through Jeremiah supplies a stated reason through “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 30:17 in “The Incurable Wound Is Named and Then Bound.” The unit's outcome controls the line's meaning.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Jeremiah 30:17 belongs here because it gives Jeremiah 30:12–17 a necessary claim, question, reason, action, image, or measurement. The prophetic word through Jeremiah supplies a stated reason through “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 30:17 in “The Incurable Wound Is Named and Then Bound.”
What Remains True
The prophetic word through Jeremiah supplies a stated reason through “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 30:17 in “The Incurable Wound Is Named and Then Bound.” Read proportionately, Jeremiah 30:17 contributes to this durable claim: No metaphor or theological explanation makes abuse, humiliation, torture, sexual violence, or victim blame acceptable.
How It Can Shape Life
- Role in Jeremiah 30:17: The prophetic word through Jeremiah supplies a stated reason through “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 30:17 in “The Incurable Wound Is Named and Then Bound.” Contextual meaning in Jeremiah 30:12–17: Abandoned-lover language and severe discipline expose the wound, but the same oracle promises restored health and answers Zion's social rejection. Its interpretive limit is: The wound does not blame illness on sin or make abusive punishment healing; medical care and survivor safety remain essential. Proportionate enduring truth: No metaphor or theological explanation makes abuse, humiliation, torture, sexual violence, or victim blame acceptable. Application: Name harm without spectacle, center survivors and consent, and connect interpretation to concrete safety and care.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 30:12–17, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
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