Jeremiah 30:17For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh; because they have called you an outcast, saying, It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.
The setting
Still in Babylonian exile, ~587 BC. Jerusalem lies in ruins, called 'the outcast' by surrounding nations. God promises to rebuild what everyone else has written off as finished.
The emotion here: tender determination, like a parent promising to fix their child's broken toy
The original word
ʾarukah (אֲרוּכָה) — healing, restoration, literally 'new flesh growing over a wound'
Why it matters
Cyrus of Persia released the Jews in 538 BC and funded the temple rebuilding with royal treasury money
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 30:17
God specifically mentions being called 'outcast' — He cares about social rejection, not just physical healing
Common misconceptionThis isn't a prosperity promise about God fixing all your problems. It's about God's stubborn refusal to abandon what others consider worthless — even when the healing takes 70 years.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 30:17
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 30:17 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 30:17 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 95% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include healing, restoration, divine compassion. Notable phrases: I will restore health; I will heal you of your wounds. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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