Verse Lens · Context pointer
Jeremiah 30:4 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 4. 4And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah” at Jeremiah 30:4 as part of “Jacob's Trouble Turns toward Rescue.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 30:4–11
Read Jeremiah 30:4 with 30:4–11. By itself, “And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: War cries and male labor imagery portray incomparable distress, yet the yoke will break, exiles will return, and Jacob will not be fully ended.
Why It Needs Context
Keep the line with Jeremiah 30:4–11. The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah” at Jeremiah 30:4 as part of “Jacob's Trouble Turns toward Rescue.” The literary form and this limit govern it: The phrase 'Jacob's trouble' is not a modern date code, and labor imagery must not trivialize childbirth or justify nationalist fear campaigns.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 30:4–11 — Jacob's Trouble Turns toward RescueSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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 30:4–11, 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 30:4–11
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