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Jeremiah 31:1 (show verse)
At that time I will be the God of all the clans of Israel and they will be my people. I, the Lord, affirm it!"
Jeremiah 31:2 (show verse)
The Lord says, "The people of Israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find rest for themselves.
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 31:3 (show verse)
In a far-off land the Lord will manifest himself to them. He will say to them, 'I have loved you with an everlasting love. That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.
Jeremiah 31:4 (show verse)
I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers.
Jeremiah 31:5 (show verse)
Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit.
Jeremiah 31:6 (show verse)
Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim, "Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the Lord our God!"'"
Access to God » Urge others to seek
divine Call » To worship » Call to worship in the sanctuary
Church » Zion
Ephraim » Mount of » Prophecy concerning its conversion
Watchman » On towers
Watchmen » Of a city
Worship » Divinity of Christ » Call to worship in the sanctuary
true and false Worship » Divinity of Christ of heavenly bodies » Call to worship in the sanctuary
divine Call » To worship » Call to worship in the sanctuary
Church » Zion
Ephraim » Mount of » Prophecy concerning its conversion
Watchman » On towers
Watchmen » Of a city
Worship » Divinity of Christ » Call to worship in the sanctuary
true and false Worship » Divinity of Christ of heavenly bodies » Call to worship in the sanctuary
Jeremiah 31:7 (show verse)
Moreover, the Lord says, "Sing for joy for the descendants of Jacob. Utter glad shouts for that foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard. Then say, 'Lord, rescue your people. Deliver those of Israel who remain alive.'
Jeremiah 31:8 (show verse)
Then I will reply, 'I will bring them back from the land of the north. I will gather them in from the distant parts of the earth. Blind and lame people will come with them, so will pregnant women and women about to give birth. A vast throng of people will come back here.
Jeremiah 31:9 (show verse)
They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel's father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.'"
Adoption » God is long-suffering and merciful towards the partakers of
Birthright » An honorable title
The tribe of Ephraim » The leading tribe of the kingdom of israel
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Honorable distinction of
the First-born » Objects of special love
Israel/jews » The remnant of israel
Israel/jews » The lord being a father to israel
Prayer » Accompanied with » Weeping
Repentance » Pardon, for sin
Birthright » An honorable title
The tribe of Ephraim » The leading tribe of the kingdom of israel
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Honorable distinction of
the First-born » Objects of special love
Israel/jews » The remnant of israel
Israel/jews » The lord being a father to israel
Prayer » Accompanied with » Weeping
Repentance » Pardon, for sin
Jeremiah 31:10 (show verse)
Hear what the Lord has to say, O nations. Proclaim it in the faraway lands along the sea. Say, "The one who scattered Israel will regather them. He will watch over his people like a shepherd watches over his flock."
Christ, the shepherd » His sheep » He protects and preserves
Comfort » The lord comforting
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » He protects and preserves
Joy » Of saints, is » For deliverance from bondage
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Shepherd » One who cares for flocks of sheep
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Comfort » The lord comforting
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » He protects and preserves
Joy » Of saints, is » For deliverance from bondage
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Shepherd » One who cares for flocks of sheep
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Jeremiah 31:11 (show verse)
For the Lord will rescue the descendants of Jacob. He will secure their release from those who had overpowered them.
Jeremiah 31:12 (show verse)
They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the Lord provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more.
Jeremiah 31:13 (show verse)
The Lord says, "At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.
Afflicted saints » God comforts
Comfort » The lord comforting
Happiness/joy » The lord bringing joy
Joy » Of saints, is » For deliverance from bondage
Joy » Restored » At the deliverance of the nation
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears
Virgin » Figurative » Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)
Woman » Young » Happy
Women » Are mirthsome
Comfort » The lord comforting
Happiness/joy » The lord bringing joy
Joy » Of saints, is » For deliverance from bondage
Joy » Restored » At the deliverance of the nation
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears
Virgin » Figurative » Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)
Woman » Young » Happy
Women » Are mirthsome
Jeremiah 31:14 (show verse)
I will provide the priests with abundant provisions. My people will be filled to the full with the good things I provide."
Jeremiah 31:15 (show verse)
The Lord says, "A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone."
Children » Grief occasioned by loss of
The Dead » Mourning for » Examples of grief
The Dead » Mourning for, often » Very great
Mourning » Examples of grief
Prophecies respecting Christ » The slaying of the children of bethlehem
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Rachel weeping for her children (the slaughter of the infants in bethlehem predicted and fulfilled)
Ramah » Called rama » Prophecies concerning
The Dead » Mourning for » Examples of grief
The Dead » Mourning for, often » Very great
Mourning » Examples of grief
Prophecies respecting Christ » The slaying of the children of bethlehem
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Rachel weeping for her children (the slaughter of the infants in bethlehem predicted and fulfilled)
Ramah » Called rama » Prophecies concerning
Jeremiah 31:16 (show verse)
The Lord says to her, "Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! For your heartfelt repentance will be rewarded. Your children will return from the land of the enemy. I, the Lord, affirm it!
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 31:17 (show verse)
Indeed, there is hope for your posterity. Your children will return to their own territory. I, the Lord, affirm it!
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 31:18 (show verse)
I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, 'We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.
Afflictions made beneficial » In leading us to seek God in prayer
Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may be turned to God
Bullock (ox) » Uses of » For plowing
Conversion » Pray for
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Name of, applied to the ten tribes
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (unaccustomed to the yoke,) of intractable sinners
Self-will » Illustrated
Self-will and stubbornness » Illustrated
Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may be turned to God
Bullock (ox) » Uses of » For plowing
Conversion » Pray for
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Name of, applied to the ten tribes
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (unaccustomed to the yoke,) of intractable sinners
Self-will » Illustrated
Self-will and stubbornness » Illustrated
Jeremiah 31:19 (show verse)
For after we turned away from you we repented. After we came to our senses we beat our breasts in sorrow. We are ashamed and humiliated because of the disgraceful things we did previously.'
Jeremiah 31:20 (show verse)
Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the Lord, affirm it!
Adoption » God is long-suffering and merciful towards the partakers of
Backsliding » Pardon of, promised
Bowels » Figurative » Of the sensibilities
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Name of, applied to the ten tribes
The tribe of Ephraim » The leading tribe of the kingdom of israel
the First-born » Objects of special love
Backsliding » Pardon of, promised
Bowels » Figurative » Of the sensibilities
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Name of, applied to the ten tribes
The tribe of Ephraim » The leading tribe of the kingdom of israel
the First-born » Objects of special love
Jeremiah 31:21 (show verse)
I will say, 'My dear children of Israel, keep in mind the road you took when you were carried off. Mark off in your minds the landmarks. Make a mental note of telltale signs marking the way back. Return, my dear children of Israel. Return to these cities of yours.
Jeremiah 31:22 (show verse)
How long will you vacillate, you who were once like an unfaithful daughter? For I, the Lord, promise to bring about something new on the earth, something as unique as a woman protecting a man!'"
Jeremiah 31:23 (show verse)
The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, "I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem, 'May the Lord bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.'
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 31:24 (show verse)
The land of Judah will be inhabited by people who live in its towns as well as by farmers and shepherds with their flocks.
Jeremiah 31:25 (show verse)
I will fully satisfy the needs of those who are weary and fully refresh the souls of those who are faint.
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 31:26 (show verse)
Then they will say, 'Under these conditions I can enjoy sweet sleep when I wake up and look around.'"
Jeremiah 31:27 (show verse)
"Indeed, a time is coming," says the Lord, "when I will cause people and animals to sprout up in the lands of Israel and Judah.
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 31:28 (show verse)
In the past I saw to it that they were uprooted and torn down, that they were destroyed and demolished. But now I will see to it that they are built up and firmly planted. I, the Lord, affirm it!"
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 31:29 (show verse)
"When that time comes, people will no longer say, 'The parents have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have grown numb.'
Jeremiah 31:30 (show verse)
Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.
Jeremiah 31:31 (show verse)
"Indeed, a time is coming," says the Lord, "when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.
Jeremiah 31:32 (show verse)
It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors when I delivered them from Egypt. For they violated that covenant, even though I was like a faithful husband to them," says the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:33 (show verse)
"But I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land," says the Lord. "I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.
Covenant » The second covenant
The Covenant » Renewed under the gospel
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
Gospel » Called the new covenant
Law » Bondage of » In the heart
The law of God » Saints » Have, written on their hearts
The promises of God » Subjects of » Putting the law into the heart
The bible » The law part of » In the heart
Writing » On the heart
The Covenant » Renewed under the gospel
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
Gospel » Called the new covenant
Law » Bondage of » In the heart
The law of God » Saints » Have, written on their hearts
The promises of God » Subjects of » Putting the law into the heart
The bible » The law part of » In the heart
Writing » On the heart
Jeremiah 31:34 (show verse)
"People will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me. For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me," says the Lord. "For I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done."
Covenant » The second covenant
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
God's Promises » Of mercy » Of pardon
Gospel » Called the new covenant
Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » A cause for exultation
Pardon » Promised
Sinners » Pardon of » Promised
Spiritual » Knowledge » A cause for exultation
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
God's Promises » Of mercy » Of pardon
Gospel » Called the new covenant
Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » A cause for exultation
Pardon » Promised
Sinners » Pardon of » Promised
Spiritual » Knowledge » A cause for exultation
Jeremiah 31:35 (show verse)
The Lord has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. He promises it as the one who is known as the Lord who rules over all.
Jeremiah 31:36 (show verse)
The Lord affirms, "The descendants of Israel will not cease forever to be a nation in my sight. That could only happen if the fixed ordering of the heavenly lights were to cease to operate before me."
Jeremiah 31:37 (show verse)
The Lord says, "I will not reject all the descendants of Israel because of all that they have done. That could only happen if the heavens above could be measured or the foundations of the earth below could all be explored," says the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:38 (show verse)
"Indeed a time is coming," says the Lord, "when the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt as my special city. It will be built from the Tower of Hananel westward to the Corner Gate.
Jeremiah 31:39 (show verse)
The boundary line will extend beyond that, straight west from there to the Hill of Gareb and then turn southward to Goah.
Jeremiah 31:40 (show verse)
The whole valley where dead bodies and sacrificial ashes are thrown and all the terraced fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far north as the Horse Gate will be included within this city that is sacred to the Lord. The city will never again be torn down or destroyed."