The Meaning of Jeremiah 30:6 Explained

Jeremiah 30:6

KJV: Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

YLT: Ask, I pray you, and see, is a male bringing forth? Wherefore have I seen every man, His hands on his loins, as a travailing woman, And all faces have been turned to paleness?

Darby: Ask ye now, and see, whether a male doth travail with child? Wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail; and all faces are turned into paleness?

ASV: Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child: wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ask  ye now, and see  whether a man  doth travail with child?  wherefore do I see  every man  with his hands  on his loins,  as a woman in travail,  and all faces  are turned  into paleness? 

What does Jeremiah 30:6 Mean?

Study Notes

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The "word of the Lord that came to Micah" Micah 4:1 having described the future kingdom Micah 4:1-8 and glanced at the Babylonian captivities Micah 4:9-10 goes forward into the last days to refer to the great battle (see "Armageddon,") Revelation 16:14 , (See Scofield " Revelation 19:17 ") which immediately precedes the setting up of the Messianic kingdom (see "Kingdom (O.T.)," Genesis 1:26 See Scofield " Zechariah 12:8 " also, "Kingdom (N.T.),; Luke 1:31-33 ; 1 Corinthians 15:28 .
Micah 5:1 ; Micah 5:2 forms a parenthesis in which the "word of the Lord" goes back from the time of the great battle (yet future) to the birth and rejection of the King, Messiah-Christ Matthew 27:24 ; Matthew 27:25 ; Matthew 27:37 . This is followed by the statement that He will "give them up until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth" ( Micah 5:3 ). There is a twofold "travail" of Israel:
(1) that which brings forth the "man child" (Christ) Revelation 12:1 ; Revelation 12:2 and
(2) that which, in the last days, brings forth a believing "remnant" out of the still dispersed and unbelieving nation Micah 5:3 ; Jeremiah 30:6-14 ; Micah 4:10 . Both aspects are combined in Isaiah 66. In Micah 5:7 we have the "man-child" (Christ) of Revelation 12:1 ; Revelation 12:2 in Micah 5:8-15 the remnant, established in kingdom blessing. The meaning of Micah 5:3 is that, from the rejection of Christ at His first coming Jehovah will give Israel up till the believing remnant appears; then He stands and feeds in His proper strength as Jehovah ( Micah 5:4 ); He is the defence of His people as in Micah 4:3 ; Micah 4:11-13 and afterward the remnant go as missionaries to Israel and to all the world.; Micah 5:7 ; Micah 5:8 ; Zechariah 8:23 .

Context Summary

Jeremiah 30:1-24 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 30

1  God shows Jeremiah the return of the Jews
4  After their trouble they shall have deliverance
10  He comforts Jacob
18  Their return shall be gracious
23  Wrath shall fall on the wicked

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 30:6 mean?

Ask now and see Whether is ever in labor with child a man so why do I see every man [with] his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor and turned all faces pale
שַׁאֲלוּ־ נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ אִם־ ؟ יֹלֵ֖ד זָכָ֑ר מַדּוּעַ֩ רָאִ֨יתִי כָל־ גֶּ֜בֶר יָדָ֤יו עַל־ חֲלָצָיו֙ כַּיּ֣וֹלֵדָ֔ה וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ כָל־ פָּנִ֖ים ؟ לְיֵרָקֽוֹן

שַׁאֲלוּ־  Ask 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁאַל 
Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
נָ֣א  now 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
וּרְא֔וּ  and  see 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אִם־  Whether 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
؟ יֹלֵ֖ד  is  ever  in  labor  with  child 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
זָכָ֑ר  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָכָר  
Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.
מַדּוּעַ֩  so  why 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: מַדּוּעַ  
Sense: why?, on what account?, wherefore?.
רָאִ֨יתִי  do  I  see 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
כָל־  every 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
גֶּ֜בֶר  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֶּבֶר  
Sense: man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight).
יָדָ֤יו  [with]  his  hands 
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
חֲלָצָיו֙  his  loins 
Parse: Noun, mdc, third person masculine singular
Root: חֲלָצַיִם  
Sense: loins.
כַּיּ֣וֹלֵדָ֔ה  Like  a  woman  in  labor 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ  and  turned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: הָפַךְ  
Sense: to turn, overthrow, overturn.
פָּנִ֖ים  faces 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
؟ לְיֵרָקֽוֹן  pale 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֵרָקֹון  
Sense: mildew, paleness, lividness.