Bible Strands
Jeremiah 30:20
Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks through Jeremiah to Israel and Judah, addressing them during a prophetic declaration of national restoration that follows promises of multiplied numbers and precedes the pledge of a native ruler.
The words — תִּכּ֑וֹן (ti.Kon) = it will be established; וּ/פָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י (u./Fa.kad.Ti) = I will visit [judgment].
The thread — The pattern of corporate restoration alongside divine reckoning against oppressors appears in Jeremiah 2:3, Jeremiah 32:39, and Jeremiah 50:33.
Why it lands — The text asserts that covenant continuity for descendants and the firm positioning of the community before God are inseparable from God’s active judgment on those who harm them, demanding a posture of sober expectation rather than self-reliant optimism.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 32:39 I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- Jeremiah 2:3 Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her were found guilty; disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 50:33 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.
- Genesis 17:5 No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
- Psalms 102:18 Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
- Psalms 102:28 The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.”
- Isaiah 49:26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- Isaiah 51:22 Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.
- Psalms 90:16 May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
- Isaiah 54:14 In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.