The Meaning of Jeremiah 30:20 Explained

Jeremiah 30:20

KJV: Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

YLT: And his sons have been as aforetime, And his company before Me is established, And I have seen after all his oppressors.

Darby: And their sons shall be as aforetime; and their assembly shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.

ASV: Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Their children  also shall be as aforetime,  and their congregation  shall be established  before  me, and I will punish  all that oppress  them. 

What does Jeremiah 30:20 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Their children would be secure and happy, as they were before God judged the people. The people as a whole would again be stable, and the Lord would punish their oppressors.

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 30:20 mean?

And shall be their children as before and their congregation before Me shall be established and I will punish upon all who oppress them
וְהָי֤וּ בָנָיו֙ כְּקֶ֔דֶם וַעֲדָת֖וֹ לְפָנַ֣י תִּכּ֑וֹן וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י עַ֖ל כָּל־ לֹחֲצָֽיו

וְהָי֤וּ  And  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בָנָיו֙  their  children 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
כְּקֶ֔דֶם  as  before 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶדֶם 
Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime.
וַעֲדָת֖וֹ  and  their  congregation 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֵדָה  
Sense: congregation, gathering.
לְפָנַ֣י  before  Me 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
תִּכּ֑וֹן  shall  be  established 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י  and  I  will  punish 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: פָּקַד 
Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
עַ֖ל  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לֹחֲצָֽיו  who  oppress  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לָחַץ  
Sense: to squeeze, press, oppress.