The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
The word coming to Jeremiah opens the extended revelation of Israel's restoration contained in chapters 30 and 31. By it he was directed to preserve that revelation permanently by writing it in a book. It was given after the exchange of letters regarding those already captive in Babylon. Joined with chapter 25, these prophecies laid out the appointed seventy years of Jerusalem's desolation to be followed by return. Daniel afterward studied these prophecies and came to understand the promised length of time.
The word coming to Jeremiah opens the extended revelation of Israel's restoration contained in chapters 30 and 31. By it he was directed to preserve that revelation permanently by writing it in a book. It was given after the exchange of letters regarding those already captive in Babylon. Joined with chapter 25, these prophecies laid out the appointed seventy years of Jerusalem's desolation to be followed by return. Daniel afterward studied these prophecies and came to understand the promised length of time.