Reference

Jeremiah 30:18

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“Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.”
16

Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

17

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

18

Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; 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 congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the language is concrete, the "captivity of Jacob's tents" and "dwelling places" could be interpreted metaphorically as the restoration of the people and their spiritual well-being, rather than solely physical structures.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a future action of the Lord ("I will bring again the captivity...") and the resulting state of affairs ("the city shall be builded..."), but it does not describe *how* this message was communicated to Jeremiah. The phrase "Thus saith the Lord" indicates the origin of the message, not the method of its reception by the prophet.

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Cross-References

Jeremiah 33:7Allusion

“And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.”

Haggai 2:7Thematic

“And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.”

Psalms 102:13Thematic

“Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.”

Jeremiah 30:3Thematic

“For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.”

Jeremiah 49:39Thematic

“But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the Lord.”

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