Jeremiah 31:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.

That like

Jeremiah 44:27

Daniel 9:14

To pluck

Jeremiah 1:10

Jeremiah 18:7

Jeremiah 45:4

So

General references

Amos 3:5

Bible References

That like

Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine until they are all destroyed.

Therefore the Lord has kept the tragedy ready and has brought it on us, for the Lord our God is [uncompromisingly] righteous and openly just in all His works which He does—He keeps His word; and we have not obeyed His voice.

To pluck

“See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To uproot and break down,
To destroy and to overthrow,
To build and to plant.”

At one moment I might [suddenly] speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will uproot and break down and destroy;

Say this to him, ‘The Lord speaks in this way, “Behold, what I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted I will uproot, that is, the whole land.”

So

For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not overwhelm them, and I will plant them and not uproot them.

I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah,
That His servants may remain there and possess it.

For the Lord has built up Zion;
He has appeared in His glory and brilliance;

The Lord is building up Jerusalem;
He is gathering [together] the exiles of Israel.

A time to be born and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

So you are to know and understand that from the issuance of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until [the coming of] the Messiah (the Anointed One), the Prince, there will be seven weeks [of years] and sixty-two weeks [of years]; it will be built again, with [a city] plaza and moat, even in times of trouble.

“In that day I shall raise up and restore the fallen tabernacle (booth) of David,
And wall up its breaches [in the city walls];
I will also raise up and restore its ruins
And rebuild it as it was in the days of old,

‘After these things I will return,
And I will rebuild the tent of David which has fallen;
I will rebuild its ruins,
And I will restore it,

General references

Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it?
Does a trap spring up from the ground when it has caught nothing at all? [Of course not! So it is that Israel has earned her impending judgment.]