The Meaning of Jeremiah 30:17 Explained

Jeremiah 30:17

KJV: 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.

YLT: For I increase health to thee, And from thy strokes I do heal thee, An affirmation of Jehovah, For 'Outcast' they have called to thee, 'Zion it is, there is none seeking for her.'

Darby: For I will apply a bandage unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; for they have called thee an outcast: This is Zion that no man seeketh after.

ASV: For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; because they have called thee an outcast,'saying , It is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Jeremiah 30:17 Mean?

Verse Meaning

He would restore the Israelites to health and heal their wounds (cf. Isaiah 53:5). Part of the reason for His salvation would be the nations" charge that Yahweh had forsaken His people.

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 30:17 mean?

For I will restore health to you and of your wounds heal you says Yahweh because an outcast they called you Zion [saying] that [is] seeks No one her -
כִּי֩ אַעֲלֶ֨ה אֲרֻכָ֥ה לָ֛ךְ וּמִמַּכּוֹתַ֥יִךְ אֶרְפָּאֵ֖ךְ נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י נִדָּחָה֙ קָ֣רְאוּ לָ֔ךְ צִיּ֣וֹן הִ֔יא דֹּרֵ֖שׁ אֵ֥ין לָֽהּ ס

אַעֲלֶ֨ה  I  will  restore 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
אֲרֻכָ֥ה  health 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲרוּכָה  
Sense: healing, restoration.
לָ֛ךְ  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
וּמִמַּכּוֹתַ֥יִךְ  and  of  your  wounds 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, feminine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: מַכָּה  
Sense: blow, wound, slaughter.
אֶרְפָּאֵ֖ךְ  heal  you 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular, second person feminine singular
Root: רָפָא  
Sense: to heal, make healthful.
נְאֻם־  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כִּ֤י  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
נִדָּחָה֙  an  outcast 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: נָדַח 
Sense: to impel, thrust, drive away, banish.
קָ֣רְאוּ  they  called 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
צִיּ֣וֹן  Zion 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִיּׄון  
Sense: another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books.
הִ֔יא  [saying]  that  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
דֹּרֵ֖שׁ  seeks 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: דַּרְיׄושׁ 
Sense: to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require.
אֵ֥ין  No  one 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
לָֽהּ  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation