Trinity/After Pentecost · The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity
Jeremiah 30:12-15
Restoration of Israel
November 15, 2026
Overview & Insights
“Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous… because your sins are flagrant.” (Jeremiah 30:12, 15)
The Book of Consolation begins with a general statement of hope for the people of Judah who have so far heard a message predominantly of judgment. It is identified as a divine oracle to Jeremiah ( This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD and This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says, vv. 1–2a). Jeremiah is further instructed not only to speak this message, but to write in a book all the words that God has spoken to him. Such a command underscores the importance of the message as well as a need to preserve it long term. Perhaps as well it gives the message a certain measure of assurance. It is a word that the faithful could come back to and remind themselves of God’s continued involvement with them.
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Commentary
Enduring Word Bible Commentary Jeremiah Chapter 30 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik works through the wound God calls incurable and the reason for Judah's suffering.
Jeremiah 30:12 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic and modern commentary voices on the incurable hurt and the greatness of Judah's sin.
Jeremiah 30 Commentary (Precept Austin) Precept Austin
Verse-by-verse evangelical study of the chapter within Jeremiah's Book of Consolation.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Jeremiah Enter the Bible
Background on Jeremiah's setting in the fall of Judah and the shape of the book.
BibleProject: Overview of Jeremiah BibleProject
An animated overview of Jeremiah that places the judgment and consolation oracles in context.
Jeremiah 30:12 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word-by-word text with parsing for the language of wound, sickness, and guilt.
Sefaria: Jeremiah 30 Sefaria
The Hebrew text with Jewish commentary and translations for the chapter.
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What does Jeremiah announce?
The Lord names his people’s wound incurable and their guilt great, yet the surrounding promise is that he will restore their health and heal their wounds (Jeremiah 30:12–17).
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