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Themes in Jeremiah 31

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Themes in Jeremiah 31

Jeremiah 31:1 (show verse)

“At that time”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”

Adoption » God is long-suffering and merciful towards the partakers of

Jeremiah 31:2 (show verse)

This is what the Lord says:

They found favor in the wilderness—
the people who survived the sword.
When Israel went to find rest,

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 31:3 (show verse)

the Lord appeared to him from far away.
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.

Attraction » Divine
God » Leader » Love of
Jews, the » The objects of » God's love
Love » For Christ » Of God
God, Love Of » Described as » Everlasting
Loving Kindness Of God » Saints » Drawn by
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Of God
Spiritual » Adoption » Attraction

Jeremiah 31:4 (show verse)

Again I will build you so that you will be rebuilt,
Virgin Israel.
You will take up your tambourines again
and go out in joyful dancing.

Dancing » Worldly
Virgin » Figurative » Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)

Jeremiah 31:5 (show verse)

You will plant vineyards again
on the mountains of Samaria;
the planters will plant and will enjoy the fruit.

Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Planting
Grape » Cultivation of
Grape » Grown » At samaria
Mountains » Abounded with » Vineyards
ancient Samaria » A mountainous country
The vine » Cultivated » On the sides of hills

Jeremiah 31:6 (show verse)

For there will be a day when watchmen will call out
in the hill country of Ephraim,
“Get up, let’s go up to Zion,
to Yahweh 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

Jeremiah 31:7 (show verse)

For this is what the Lord says:

Sing with joy for Jacob;
shout for the chief of the nations!
Proclaim, praise, and say,
“Lord, save Your people,
the remnant of Israel!”

Israel/jews » The remnant of israel
Israel/jews » The lord being a father to israel

Watch! I am going to bring them from the northern land.
I will gather them from remote regions of the earth—
the blind and the lame will be with them,
along with those who are pregnant and those about to give birth.
They will return here as a great assembly!

Birth » Pangs in giving
Israel/jews » The remnant of israel
Israel/jews » The lord being a father to israel

Jeremiah 31:9 (show verse)

They will come weeping,
but I will bring them back with consolation.

I will lead them to wadis filled with water
by a smooth way where they will not stumble,
for I am Israel’s Father,
and Ephraim is My firstborn.

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

Jeremiah 31:10 (show verse)

Nations, hear the word of the Lord,
and tell it among the far off coastlands!
Say: The One who scattered Israel will gather him.
He will watch over him as a shepherd guards 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

Jeremiah 31:11 (show verse)

for the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and redeemed him from the power of one stronger than he.

Comfort » The lord comforting
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Joy » Of saints, is » For deliverance from bondage

Jeremiah 31:12 (show verse)

They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;
they will be radiant with joy
because of the Lord’s goodness,
because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil,
and because of the young of the flocks and herds.
Their life will be like an irrigated garden,
and they will no longer grow weak from hunger.

Calves » The young of the herd
Comfort » The lord comforting
Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Satisfying
Joy » Of saints, is » For deliverance from bondage
Sorrow » Banished

Jeremiah 31:13 (show verse)

Then the young woman will rejoice with dancing,
while young and old men rejoice together.
I will turn their mourning into joy,
give them consolation,
and bring happiness out of grief.

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

Jeremiah 31:14 (show verse)

I will refresh the priests with an abundance,

and My people will be satisfied with My goodness.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Comfort » The lord comforting
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Satisfying
Happiness/joy » The lord bringing joy
Satisfaction » Promises concerning
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears

Jeremiah 31:15 (show verse)

This is what the Lord says:

A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.

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

Jeremiah 31:16 (show verse)

This is what the Lord says:

Keep your voice from weeping
and your eyes from tears,
for the reward for your work will come—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
and your children will return from the enemy’s land.

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 31:17 (show verse)

There is hope for your future—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
and your children will return to their own territory.

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 31:18 (show verse)

I have heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my 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

Jeremiah 31:19 (show verse)

After I returned, I repented;
After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief.
I was ashamed and humiliated
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”

Repentance » Should be accompanied by » Shame and confusion

Jeremiah 31:20 (show verse)

Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to Me,
a delightful child?
Whenever I speak against him,
I certainly still think about him.
Therefore, My inner being yearns for him;
I will truly have compassion on him.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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

Jeremiah 31:21 (show verse)

Set up road markers for yourself;
establish signposts!
Keep the highway in mind,
the way you have traveled.
Return, Virgin Israel!
Return to these cities of yours.

Highways » Marked out by heaps of stones
Pillar » Used to mark roads
Spiritual » Hearing » Highway
Way provided » Spiritual

Jeremiah 31:22 (show verse)

How long will you turn here and there,
faithless daughter?
For the Lord creates something new in the land—
a female will shelter a man.

the Human nature of Christ » Was of the seed of » The woman

Jeremiah 31:23 (show verse)

This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore their fortunes, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities, ‘May the Lord bless you, righteous settlement, holy mountain.’

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 31:24 (show verse)

Judah and all its cities will live in it together—also farmers and those who move with the flocks—

Agriculture » General references to » Called husbandmen
Agriculture or husbandry » Peace favorable to

Jeremiah 31:25 (show verse)

for I satisfy the thirsty person and feed all those who are weak.”

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 31:26 (show verse)

At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.

Sleep » Of the righteous sweet

Jeremiah 31:27 (show verse)

“The days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 31:28 (show verse)

Just as I watched over them to uproot and to tear them down, to demolish and to destroy, and to cause disaster, so will I be attentive to build and to plant them,” says the Lord.

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 31:29 (show verse)

“In those days, it will never again be said:

The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
natural Fruit » Varieties of » Grapes
Punishment » Entailed » Upon children
The vine » Proverbial allusion to fathers eating the unripe fruit of

Jeremiah 31:30 (show verse)

Rather, each will die for his own wrongdoing. Anyone who eats sour grapes—his own teeth will be set on edge.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Personal responsibility » Responsibility of stewardship
Responsibility » Personal
The vine » Proverbial allusion to fathers eating the unripe fruit of
The vine » The fruit of » Peculiarly sour when unripe

Jeremiah 31:31 (show verse)

“Look, the days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

Covenant » The new
Covenant » The second covenant
The Covenant » Renewed under the gospel
Covenants » The new
Gospel » Called the new covenant
New » Birth » Covenant

Jeremiah 31:32 (show verse)

This one will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke even though I had married them”—the Lord’s declaration.

Covenant » The second covenant
The Covenant » Renewed under the gospel
Gospel » Called the new covenant
Husband » Figurative
Jews, the » National character of » Unfaithful to covenant engagements
Marriage » Figurative

Jeremiah 31:33 (show verse)

“Instead, this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days”—the Lord’s declaration. “I will put My teaching within them and write it on their hearts. 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

Jeremiah 31:34 (show verse)

No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least to the greatest of them”—this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their wrongdoing and never again remember their sin.”

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