旧约 - 耶利米书(Jeremiah)第30章

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
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?
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.
For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
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.
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.
耶利米书第三十章   第 30 章 

  耶 30-31 章 > 神在审判中常有怜悯,在烈怒中不缺安慰…… 

  30-31 章 这两章记载了耶利米的信息。他既表达了安慰与盼望,也充满哀愁和苦楚。终有一天,百姓会从被掳之地归回本土,与神重新立约,代替那被破坏了的旧约。他们也会从罪恶中悔改归正,顺服神。 

  耶 30:8-9> 先知究竟是以什么视野来透视将来要发生的事?应该怎样诠释先知的信息? 

  30:8-9 耶利米像以赛亚先知那样,把即将发生和将来发生的事联系起来。我们读的时候,好比远观山脉,山峰紧紧相接连绵一片;等走近了就会看到山峰与山峰之间其实相距甚远。就耶利米的预言来说,人们常常以为即将发生的事与结局只有咫尺之隔,事实上却不然。耶利米既看见犹大即将被掳的厄运,又看到将来基督永远统管万物的情景。这里的大卫王并非真的指大卫,而是指他的后代、万众仰慕的弥赛亚(参路 1:69 )。 

  耶 30:12-17> 惟有神才可医治人因罪而种下的祸患,其他一切疗法都是枉然…… 

  30:12-17 这几节经文用医学的语言表明罪是可以根治的。犯罪的人不能靠行善或参加宗教活动而得到医治。如果你的罪不断蔓延,为你带来痛苦,就更得小心。不要倚靠无用的方法试图根除罪恶,因为只有神才能根治我们的罪恶劣疾,只要你愿意求祂就必得医治。 

  耶 30:15> 犹大人总是不会汲取从错误而来的教训,我在曾犯下的错误中,又学到了多少东西? 

  30:15 虽然犹大人因为自己的罪恶而吞吃苦果是羞耻的事,但他们仍然抗议神的惩罚。其实,惩罚往往能令人明白罪的恶果,从而是一个使人成长的机会。因此,人应该常常反省从错误中得到了什么教训。下次你受神管教时记得想想这些话。 

  耶 30:18> 先知应许犹大人重归故土的预言,要到什么时候才得以应验? 

  30:18 这里关于重建耶路撒冷的预言,在以斯拉、尼希米和所罗巴伯时期只实现了一部分。当时以色列人从被掳之地归回,重建圣城,确实部分地应验了先知的预言,但耶路撒冷完全地得以重建,则要等到所有信主的人全归在基督的国度里时。这重建包括建筑物( 30:18 )、人民( 30:19 )和领袖( 30:21 )。 

  耶 30:21> 回归的允诺,与基督的救恩有没有关系?对我又有什么意义? 

  30:21 这节经文既可指被掳后的回归,又可指万民在基督里最后重归于一,得以回归。──《灵修版圣经注释》