Translations
Modern
How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
Traditional
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Literal
Alas, for great is that day, so that none is like it! And a time of distress it is for Jacob, and he will be saved from it.
Latin
Væ! quia magna dies illa, nec est similis ejus: tempusque tribulationis est Jacob, et ex ipso salvabitur.
Original
Hebrew
English
How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
Notes
The time of trouble was when Babylon captured and destroyed Judah in 586 BC.
This series of messages is mostly positive, with only two verses having a judgmental tone (Jeremiah 30:23–24). They describe the positive outcomes of Jerusalem's destruction and the Exile.
People often call these four chapters "The Book of Consolation," a highlight in Old Testament revelation. Unlike the many judgment messages Jeremiah gave his people, these messages are full of hope and promise a wonderful future restoration.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Parallels
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Glossary
Topics
Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration