time of Jacob’s trouble
Jeremiah 30:7
30:7 time of Jacob’s trouble. The second division of Jeremiah (chapters 30–36) begins with prophecies far beyond the events of the immediate exile and return. An even greater exile and period of great tribulation awaited Israel, but God’s unconditional promise to Abraham cannot be broken (Genesis 22:16-18), so the nation must eventually be saved and remain as the elect nation of God (Romans 11:26-29).