Bible Strands
Jeremiah 30:5
Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks through Jeremiah concerning Israel and Judah, introducing a message of impending national crisis. He delivers this declaration immediately before describing widespread physical distress and collective anguish among the people.
The words — The text highlights קוֹל (kol) meaning “a sound” or “cry,” paired with חֲרָדָה (ḥărāḏâ) for “fear” or “panic.” The perception of this sound is carried by שָׁמַ֑עְנוּ (shāmaʿănû), which literally means “we have heard.”
The thread — This motif of a sudden, unpeaceful cry of terror appears in Isaiah 5:30, Amos 8:10, and Zephaniah 1:10. These passages similarly depict divine judgment marked by widespread panic and lamentation.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that coming events will shatter any expectation of safety or calm. It requires the reader to confront the reality of unmitigated dread before any subsequent hope or restoration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For thus saith the Lord; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 5:30 In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
- Amos 8:10 I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.
- Zephaniah 1:10 On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
- Luke 19:41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
- Isaiah 59:11 We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
- Jeremiah 4:15 For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
- Jeremiah 6:23 They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”
- Jeremiah 8:19 Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?”
- Jeremiah 9:19 For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”
- Jeremiah 25:36 Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.