The order of chapters and verses of the Book of Jeremiah in the English Bibles, Masoretic Text, and Vulgate, in some places differs from that in Septuagint according to Rahlfs or Brenton. The following table is taken with minor adjustments from Brenton's Septuagint, page 971. The order of Computer Assisted Tools for Septuagint/Scriptural Study based on Alfred Rahlfs' Septuaginta differs in some details from Joseph Ziegler's critical edition in Göttingen LXX. Swete's Introduction mostly agrees with Rahlfs' edition.
Hebrew, Vulgate, English
Rahlfs' LXX
Brenton's LXX
30:1-9,12-14,16-21,23-24
37:1-9,12-14.16-21,23-24
30:10,15,22
none
49:1-5,23-27,28-33
30:1-5,29-33,23-28
30:1-5,23-27,28-33
Parashot
The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex, and those in the missing parts of the codex are from Kimhi's notes, marked with an asterisk. Jeremiah 30 is a part of the Eleventh prophecy in the Consolations section. As above-mentioned in the "Text" section, verses 30:1-25 in Hebrew Bible below are numbered as 30:1-24; 31:1 in Christian Bible. : open parashah; : closed parashah.
Superscription (30:1–3)
The three verses in this part "sound a note of comfort" and serve as an introduction and subscription for chapter 30 and 31. The chapters 30 and 31 are mostly poetical, except in verse 30:1–4, 8–9; 31:1, 23–24, 38–40, whereas chapters 32 and 33 are generally prose, and the collection of these four chapters is known as "the Book of Consolation" due to its content of "hopes for the future" in contrast to the words of judgement in previous chapters.
Verse 2
"Book": likely "a scroll" to record the messages of hope in this and the following chapters.
Jacob's distress and deliverance (30:4–11)
Verse 4 is a heading to the section that calls Israel not to despair.
Verse 10
"Do not fear": a common phrase in prophecy of salvation.
"My servant": this terminology for Israel parallels that of and.
Verses 10–11 have a close parallel with , where are found in Septuagint.
The healing of Zion's wound (30:12–17)
The first part brings the grim picture of judgment which befalls the people, notably with distinct sequences of words, such as "hurt", "past-healing", "wound" ; "no healing", "sore", "no restored flesh", "hurt", "sore", "incurable". However, it is immediately followed by a consolation in verses 16–17 that those bringing suffering to Israel would be caused to suffer, "the devourers would be devoured, "the exilers would be exiled".
The two verses form a fragment, which also occurs in "with minor variations", closing this chapter with a warning about the punishment for the wicked people who oppressed Israel. This fragment continues to.
