Jeremiah 31:24

Jeremiah 31:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
• New International Version (NIV)People will live together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks.

Context of Jeremiah 31:24

22How long will you hesitate [to return], O you faithless and renegade daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the land [of Israel]: A woman will encompass (tenderly love) a man.” 23Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Once more they will speak these words in the land of Judah (the Southern Kingdom) and in her cities when I restore their fortunes and release them from exile, ‘The Lord bless you, O habitation of justice and righteousness, O holy mountain!’ And [the people of] Judah and all its cities will live there together—the farmer and they who wander about with flocks. 25For I [fully] satisfy the weary soul, and I replenish every languishing and sorrowful person.” 26At this I (Jeremiah) awoke and looked, and my [trancelike] sleep was sweet [in the assurance it gave] to me.

Jeremiah 31:24 word by word

וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ בָ֛הּ יְהוּדָ֥ה וְכָל־עָרָ֖יו יַחְדָּ֑ו אִכָּרִ֕ים וְנָסְע֖וּ בַּעֵֽדֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there shall dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• itself, and in all the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• thereof togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• husbandmenאִכָּר'ikkâr · farmerH406
• go forthנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• with flocksעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739

Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:24

• Jeremiah 33:11the [sound of the] voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the [song-filled] voice of those who say, “Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good; For His [steadfast] lovingkindness (mercy) endures forever”; and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
• Ezekiel 36:10I will multiply people on you, all the house of Israel, [indeed] all of it; the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins will be rebuilt.
• Zechariah 2:4and he said to the second angel, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited [like villages] without walls [spreading out into the open country] because of the great number of people and livestock in it.
• Zechariah 8:4Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Old men and old women will again sit in the streets (public places) of Jerusalem, each man with his staff in his hand because of his advanced age.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Go forth - “Go about.” Judah shall have its settled population and fixed abodes; and shepherds shall move about with their flocks, wherever pasture is to be found.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-26Verses 21-26 The way from the bondage of sin to the liberty of God's children, is a high-way. It is plain, it is safe; yet none are likely to walk in it, unless they set their hearts towards it. They are encouraged by the promise of a new, unheard-of, extraordinary thing; a creation, a work of Almighty power; the human nature of Christ, formed and prepared by the power of the Holy Ghost: and this is here mentioned as an encouragement to the Jews to return…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-40The Lord explained his future plan to rebuild a new nation from people who had suffered greatly during their long captivity.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Judah ... cities ... husbandmen ... they with flocks--Two classes, citizens and countrymen, the latter divided into agriculturists and shepherds, all alike in security, though the latter were to be outside the protection of city walls. "Judah" here stands for the country, as distinguished from its cities.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Remember
• Unaccustomed
• Husbandman; Husbandry
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings