Verse Lens · Context pointer
Jeremiah 30:21 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 21. 21And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them” at Jeremiah 30:21 as part of “City, Community, and Accountable Ruler Are Rebuilt.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 30:18–24
Begin with Jeremiah 30:18–24's complete movement: Homes, thanksgiving, children, congregation, and a ruler drawn from the people culminate in covenant belonging, while the storm saying delays full understanding. At verse 30:21, The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them” at Jeremiah 30:21 as part of “City, Community, and Accountable Ruler Are Rebuilt.”
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them” at Jeremiah 30:21 as part of “City, Community, and Accountable Ruler Are Rebuilt.” Because nearby lines develop or qualify it, Jeremiah 30:18–24 supplies the minimum responsible context.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jeremiah 30:18–24 — City, Community, and Accountable Ruler Are RebuiltSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 30:18–24, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 30:18–24
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