Jeremiah 30:20

And their children will be as they were in the old days, and the meeting of the people will have its place before me, and I will send punishment on all who are cruel to them.

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In The King James Version

Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

In Context

19And from them will go out praise and the sound of laughing: and I will make them great in number, and they will not become less; and I will give them glory, and they will not be small.

21And their chief will be of their number; their ruler will come from among themselves; and I will let him be present before me, so that he may come near to me: for who may have strength of heart to come near me? says the Lord.

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Cross References

Psalms 90:16Make your work clear to your servants, and your glory to their children.

Psalms 102:28\102:27\But you are the unchanging One, and your years will have no end.

Isaiah 49:26And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood for drink, as if it was sweet wine: and all men will see that I the Lord am your saviour, even he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.

Isaiah 54:14All your rights will be made certain to you: have no fear of evil, and destruction will not come near you.

Jeremiah 30:16For this cause, all those who take you for their food will themselves become your food; and all your attackers, every one of them, will be taken prisoners; and those who send destruction on you will come to destruction; and all those who take away your goods by force will undergo the same themselves.

Jeremiah 50:33This is what the Lord of armies has said: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are crushed down together: all those who took them prisoner keep them in a tight grip; they will not let them go.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 30:19-24

Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 594.) 18 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. 19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their… Read the whole commentary →

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