Jeremiah 30:14
All thy lovers, have forgotten thee, Thyself, do they not seek,—For With the wounding of an enemy, have I wounded thee With the correction of one who is cruel, Because of the abounding of thine iniquity, Because numerous have been thy sins.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
13There is none to plead thy cause for binding thee up,—Healing bandages, hast thou none:
Cross References
Job 16:9His anger, hath torn and persecuted me, He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth, Mine adversary, hath sharpened his eyes for me.
Job 30:21Thou art turned to become a cruel one unto me, With the might of thy hand, thou assailest me;
Jeremiah 2:36How vigorously, thou goest about changing thy way! Even of Egypt, shalt thou be ashamed, just as thou wast ashamed of Assyria:
Jeremiah 5:5I will betake me unto the great men, and will speak, with them! For, they, know the way of Yahweh, the justice of their God! Yea but, they, with one accord have broken the yoke, torn off the bands.
Jeremiah 6:23Bow and javelin, shall they grasp, Cruel, is he! So they will not have compassion, Their voice, like the sea, will roar, And on horses, will they ride,—Arrayed each one, like a man for battle, Against thee, O daughter of Zion!
Jeremiah 22:22All thy shepherds, the wind shall feed, And, thy lovers into captivity, shall depart,—Surely, then shalt thou turn pale and be confounded, by reason of all thy wickedness.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 30:11-18
Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 594.) 10 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord ; 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 in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. 11 For I am with thee, saith the Lord , to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not… Read the whole commentary →