Isaiæ 30:21

Jerome's Latin Vulgate

Et erit dux ejus ex eo,
et princeps de medio ejus producetur:
et applicabo eum, et accedet ad me.
Quis enim iste est qui applicet cor suum
ut appropinquet mihi? ait Dominus:

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Et aures tu� audient verbum post tergum monentis : H�c est via ; ambulate in ea, et non declinetis neque ad dexteram, neque ad sinistram.

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Et erit dux eius ex eo, et princeps de medio eius procedet; et applicabo eum, et accedet ad me. Quis enim iste est, qui pignori dabit cor suum, ut appropinquet mihi?, ait Dominus.

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nobles: Genesis 49:10, Ezra 2:2, Ezra 7:25, Ezra 7:26, Nehemiah 2:9, Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 7:2

governor: Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Jeremiah 33:15, Deuteronomy 18:18, Deuteronomy 33:5, 2 Samuel 7:13, Psalms 89:29, Psalms 110:1-4, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:24, Ezekiel 37:24, Micah 5:2-4, Zechariah 9:9, Zechariah 9:10, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 21:5-11, Matthew 27:37, Mark 11:9, Mark 11:10, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33, John 18:36, John 18:37, John 19:19-22, Acts 2:34-36, Acts 5:31, Revelation 19:16

and I: Numbers 16:5, Numbers 16:40, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 17:13, Psalms 110:4, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13, Matthew 3:17, Luke 24:26, Romans 8:34, Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 7:21-26, Hebrews 9:15-24, 1 John 2:2, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 5:10

for: Jeremiah 49:19, Jeremiah 50:44, Isaiah 63:1

engaged: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Job 23:3-5, Job 42:3-6, Hebrews 7:26, Hebrews 9:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:23 - drew Exodus 24:2 - General Exodus 28:29 - upon Exodus 35:21 - General Leviticus 8:27 - upon Aaron's Deuteronomy 5:5 - General Deuteronomy 17:15 - from among Psalms 89:19 - I have laid Ecclesiastes 10:17 - when Ezekiel 21:27 - until Zechariah 12:5 - the governors John 7:27 - no man Hebrews 10:22 - draw

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And their nobles shall be of themselves,.... Or, "his noble One" d; Jacob's noble One, the Messiah, in whom all the promises centre; and whose incarnation and priesthood are the foundation of all the things above predicted. The Targum interprets these words of him;

"their King shall be anointed from them, and their Messiah shall be revealed from the midst of them.''

And so it is applied to him in the Talmud e, and in other writings of the Jews f. Kimchi on the place says,

"it is known that the King Messiah shall be of Israel.''

He may be called a "noble One", as he is a Nobleman in Luke 19:12; because he descended from illustrious persons; from David king of Israel, and from a race of kings in his line, as the genealogy of Matthew shows. Or, "his glorious One" g, as it may be rendered; he is glorious in his nature, being the brightness of his Father's glory; glorious in his perfections, which are the same with his divine Father's; glorious in his names and titles, the King and Lord of glory; glorious in his works and worship, which are the same that are ascribed to God the Father; glorious in his office as Mediator, which he has so well performed; glorious when he was raised from the dead, and had a glory given him; and when he ascended on high, and sat down at his Father's right hand, crowned with glory and honour; glorious in the eyes of God, and of all his people; and, when his kingdom shall be in a more glorious condition, he will reign before his ancients gloriously; and when he comes a second time, he will come in exceeding great glory. Or, his "mighty One" h; Christ is the mighty God, the mighty Mediator, the mighty Saviour; he is the most Mighty, he is the Almighty. Now, as man, his descent was from them, the Israelites; from Abraham, from Jacob, from Judah, from Jesse and David, and from the people of the Jews; see Romans 9:4;

and their Governor shall proceed from the midst of them; meaning the King Messiah, as before; who has the government of the church upon his shoulders; is worthy of all power and authority and has received it; has a power of making laws, and of obliging men to keep them; has a power of pardoning, justifying, and saving men; is the lawgiver that is able to save, and to destroy; and can subject all to his feet, as he will in a short time. This seems to refer to a law in Israel, that not a stranger, but one of their brethren, should be set as king over them,

Deuteronomy 17:15; which is true of the Messiah;

and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me; expressive of his priestly office; it being the business of a priest to draw nigh to God with the sacrifices of the people, and to intercede for them, Leviticus 10:3. Christ in eternity drew nigh to his Father, and offered himself as a surety for his people, and became one; and the Greek word for surety, εγγυος, has the signification of being "near": he drew nigh and interposed between them and his father, and became a Mediator for them; he proposed to do everything for them law and justice required, and whatsoever was his Father's will should be done: he drew nigh and struck hands, stipulated and agreed with him, about the salvation of his people; he asked them of him, and all blessings of grace and glory for them: he drew nigh in time, having assumed their nature, and offered himself a sacrifice unto God, made satisfaction to his justice for them, and redeemed them unto God by his blood; by which means they are made nigh to God, and draw near to him with humble boldness; and now he is gone to heaven, and has taken his place at the right hand of God, where he appears in the presence of God, and makes intercession for them, presenting himself, his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice. Now this is ascribed unto God, as causing him to draw nigh; because he chose, appointed, and called him to be a priest, Mediator, and surety, to which he was entirely free of himself; and therefore it follows,

for who [is] this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord; his drawing to God in the council and covenant of grace, to be the surety of his people, and his undertaking for them, were quite free and voluntary; he came of himself, and surrendered himself into the hands of justice at the time of his sufferings and death; and his intercession in heaven flows from his hearty love to his people; his heart has been, and is, engaged in every branch of his mediatorial work, which is a very singular and wonderful thing. No mere man could have engaged his heart to draw nigh to God, who is a consuming fire; no angel in heaven could have presumed to have done it on the behalf of sinful men; none but Christ himself could, and which is owing to the dignity of his person, and to his wondrous love; for this is a marvellous event. Now, though this is a prophecy of Christ's incarnation and priesthood, yet it is suitably introduced here; because, at the time of the Jews' conversion, he will be made known unto them, as being come of them, and as their Prophet, Priest, and King.

d אדירו "praestans ejus", Montanus. e T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 98. 2. f Midrash Tillim apud Galatin. de Cathot. Ver. l. 10. c. 1. p. 648. g "Magnificus ejus", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "dux ejus", V. L. "magnificus dux ejus", Munster, Tigurine version; "Rex eorum", Syr. h "Fortis ejus", Pagninus; "potens ejus", Schmidt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The prophet speaks of Judah as the type of the Church, with Immanuel as her king.

Jeremiah 30:18

tents - The word suggests that a considerable portion of the people were still nomads.

The city ... the palace - Or, each city ... each palace. The heap means an artificial mount to keep the city out of the reach of inundations, and to increase the strength of the fortifications.

Shall remain after the manner thereof - Rather, shall be inhabited according to its rights, i. e., suitably.

Jeremiah 30:19

Them - i. e., the city and palace. Render the last words, become few become mean, i. e., despised, lightly esteemed.

Jeremiah 30:21

Translate, And his glorious one shall spring from himself, and his ruler shall go forth from his midst ... who is this that hath pledged his heart, i. e., hath staked his life, to dealt near unto Me? i. e., “Messiah shall be revealed to them out of their own midst.” He can draw near unto God without fear of death, because being in the form of God, and Himself God, He can claim equality with God Philippians 2:6.

Jeremiah 30:22

This is the effect of Messiah’s ministry. Men cannot become God’s people, until there has been revealed one of themselves, a man, who can approach unto God, as being also God, and so can bridge over the gulf which separates the finite from the Infinite.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 30:21. Their nobles shall be of themselves — Strangers shall not rule over them; and-

Their governor shall proceed from the midst of them — Both Nehemiah and Zerubbabel, their nobles and governors after the return from Babylon, were Jews.