Jeremiah 30:20

The descendants of Jacob will enjoy their former privileges. Their community will be reestablished in my favor ¹  and I will punish all who try to oppress them.

Their children will be as in days of old, and their community will be established before me; I will punish all who oppress them.

‘Their children also will be as formerly, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors.

Their children will prosper as they did long ago. I will establish them as a nation before me, and I will punish anyone who hurts them.

They'll look forward to having children again, to being a community in which I take pride. I'll punish anyone who hurts them,

And their children will be as they were in the old days, and the meeting of the people will have its place before me, and I will send punishment on all who are cruel to them.

Their children shall be as of old, their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all who oppress them.

Their children also shall be as before, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all who oppress them.

The descendants of Jacob will enjoy their former privileges. Their community will be reestablished in my favor ¹  and I will punish all who try to oppress them.

¹ tn Heb “his children will be as in former times and his congregation/community will be established before me.” “His children” refers to “Jacob” who has been referred to in v. 18 in the phrase “I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob.” “His children” are thus the restored exiles. Some commentaries see the reference here to the restoration of numbers in accordance with the previous verse. However, the last line of this verse and the reference to the ruler in the following verse suggests rather restoration of the religious and political institutions to their former state. For the use of the word translated “community” (עֵדָה, ’edah) to refer to a political congregation as well as its normal use to refer to a religious one see 1 Kgs 12:20. For the idea of “in my favor” (i.e., under the eye and regard of) for the Hebrew phrase used here (לְפָנַי, lÿfanay) see BDB 817 s.v. פָּנֶה II.4.a(b).