Jeremiah 30

“The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD , saying,” Naming Jeremiah keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD , that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.” Naming Israel and Judah keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For thus saith the LORD ; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD ; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For I am with thee, saith the LORD , to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For thus saith the LORD , Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.” The line’s distinctive content terms include bound, cause, healing. Its relationship to verses 12 and 14 shows what work it does in this passage.

“All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD ; because they called thee an…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Thus saith the LORD ; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.