Jeremiah 30:1-4

Jeremiah 30-31. The Future of Israel and Judah.— These two chapters of prophecy, dealing with the future restoration of Israel and Judah, appear to be a later editorial insertion in the narrative scheme of Jeremiah 26-45, placed here perhaps because Jeremiah 32 and Jeremiah 33 contain narratives and prophecies dealing with the same subject ( cf. also Jeremiah 29:10 ff.). In Jeremiah 30 and Jeremiah 31, there are numerous points of contact with Deutero-Isaiah, a fact which, with other features, has suggested to many scholars an exilic or post-exilic date for much that these chapters contain. The contrast with the general “ pessimism” of earlier chapters is very noticeable. On the other hand, the internal evidence for Jeremiah 31:2-Joshua :, Jeremiah 31:15-Song of Solomon :, Jeremiah 31:31-Nahum : entitles us to regard these sections as Jeremianic.

Jeremiah 30:1-Numbers : . The prophet is commanded to write down his prophecies ( i.e. those of Jeremiah 30, 31, in view of Jeremiah 30:4), because of their approaching fulfilment. Note the difference of this (editorial) introduction from the account of the circumstances leading to the writing of the roll in 604 ( Jeremiah 36:2 ff.).