Jeremiah 31:28

Jeremiah 31:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 31:28

26At this I (Jeremiah) awoke and looked, and my [trancelike] sleep was sweet [in the assurance it gave] to me. 27“Behold (listen carefully), the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast. It will be that as I have watched over them to uproot and to break down, to overthrow, destroy, and afflict with disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant [with good],” says the Lord. 29“In those days they will not say again, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are set on edge.’ 30But everyone will die [only] for his own wickedness; every man who eats sour grapes—his [own] teeth shall be set on edge.

Jeremiah 31:28 word by word

וְהָיָ֞ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לִנְת֧וֹשׁ וְלִנְת֛וֹץ וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ כֵּ֣ן אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לִבְנ֥וֹת וְלִנְט֖וֹעַ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• like as I have watched overשָׁקַדshâqad · to watchH8245
• them, to pluck upנָתַשׁnâthash · to uprootH5428
• and to break downנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
• and to throw downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
• and to destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• and to afflictרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• them, to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• and to plantנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:28

• Jeremiah 44:27Behold, 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.
• Daniel 9:14Therefore 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.
• Jeremiah 1:10See, 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.”
• Jeremiah 18:7At one moment I might [suddenly] speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will uproot and break down and destroy;
• Jeremiah 45:4Say 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.”
• Jeremiah 24:6For 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.
• Jeremiah 32:41I 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.
• Psalms 69:35For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, That His servants may remain there and possess it.
• Psalms 102:16For the Lord has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory and brilliance;
• Psalms 147:2The Lord is building up Jerusalem; He is gathering [together] the exiles of Israel.
• Ecclesiastes 3:2A time to be born and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
• Daniel 9:25So 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.
• Amos 9:11“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,
• Acts 15:16‘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,

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 The prophet shows that the happiness of Israel and Judah, united in one prosperous nation, will rest upon the consciousness that their chastisement has been the result of sins which they have themselves committed, and that God‘s covenant depends not upon external sanctions, but upon a renewed heart. Jeremiah 31:27 So rapid shall be the increase that it shall seem as if children and young cattle sprang up out of the ground. Jeremiah 31:29…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 The people of God shall become numerous and prosperous. In Heb. 8:8,9, this place is quoted as the sum of the covenant of grace made with believers in Jesus Christ. Not, I will give them a new law; for Christ came not to destroy the law, but to fulfil it; but the law shall be written in their hearts by the finger of the Spirit, as formerly written in the tables of stone. The Lord will, by his grace, make his people willing people in the day…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28The future involves the return of the exiled people to the Promised Land. The Lord had promised to plant and build them there (see Jeremiah 1:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. (Jr 44:27). The same God who, as it were (in human language), was on the watch for all means to destroy, shall be as much on the watch for the means of their restoration.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Remember
• Unaccustomed
• Builder
• Ezekiel
• Jeremiah (2)
• Zechariah, Book of

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