Jeremiah 30:2

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thus speaketh Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Put down in a book all the words which I have said to you.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: Write thee all the words that I have spoken to thee, in a book.

Free Bible Version

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Write down in a book everything I've told you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the wordes, that I haue spoken vnto thee in a booke.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

Translation for Translators

“I, Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people say they belong to, am telling you that you should write down everything that I have said to you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

“This is what Yahweh, God of Israel, says, 'Write in a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you.

Noah Webster Bible

Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write for thee all the words that I have spoken to thee in a book.

World English Bible

“Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.

Young's Literal Translation

'Thus spake Jehovah, God of Israel, saying, Write for thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee on a book.

Context

The Restoration of Israel and Judah

¹This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:²“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. ³For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”

Summary

In Jeremiah 30:2, the prophet Jeremiah is instructed by God to write down all the words that He has spoken to him. This verse highlights the importance of recording and preserving God's messages for future generations. It also emphasizes the divine origin of Jeremiah's prophecies, underscoring the authority and reliability of his words as coming directly from God. By documenting these revelations, Jeremiah ensures that God's truth will be passed down and remembered throughout history, fulfilling God's purpose for His people.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel,.... Who is their covenant God; has not forgotten them; still has a regard for them; and speaks after the following comfortable manner concerning them: saying, write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book; being things of consequence, that they might remain to after ages; and be read to the use, comfort, and edification of the Lord's people, in times to come; and be a support to their faith and hope, as well as be a testimony of the truth and faithfulness of God. Some think this charge refers to all the prophecies that go before, as well as follow after, to put them all together in a book or roll, that they might be preserved; though others think it refers only to the present prophecy; and so Kimchi interprets it, write all the words "that I am now speaking unto thee" (o) in a book; which should come to pass in the latter day. So John is bid to write in a book what he saw; the things that are, and shall be hereafter, Rev 1:11. (o) "quibus alloquor te", Junius & Tremellius; "quae locutus fuero ad te", Piscator.