Jeremiah 31:17

Jeremiah 31:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
• New International Version (NIV)So there is hope for your descendants,” declares the Lord. “Your children will return to their own land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There is hope for your future, declares the Lord, and your children shall come back to their own country.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There is hope in your future, says the Lord, That your children shall come back to their own border.

Context of Jeremiah 31:17

15This 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. 16This 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. There is hope for your future — this is the Lord’s declaration — and your children will return to their own territory. 18I have surely heard Ephraim moaning, “You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined like an untrained calf. Take me back, so that I can return, for you, Lord, are my God. 19After my return, I felt regret; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”

Jeremiah 31:17 word by word

וְיֵשׁ־תִּקְוָ֥ה לְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְשָׁ֥בוּ בָנִ֖ים לִגְבוּלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• in thine endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that thy childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• shall come againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to their own borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366

Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:17

• Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
• Jeremiah 46:27But you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid, and do not be discouraged, Israel, for without fail I will save you from far away, and your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return and have calm and quiet with no one to frighten him.
• Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her — the appointed time has come.
• Isaiah 6:13Though a tenth will remain in the land, it will be burned again. Like the terebinth or the oak that leaves a stump when felled, the holy seed is the stump.
• Isaiah 11:11On that day the Lord will extend his hand a second time to recover the remnant of his people who survive — from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west.
• Lamentations 3:18Then I thought, “My future is lost, as well as my hope from the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 37:11Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look how they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
• Ezekiel 39:28They will know that I am the Lord their God when I regather them to their own land after having exiled them among the nations. I will leave none of them behind.
• Hosea 2:15There I will give her vineyards back to her and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came out of the land of Egypt.
• Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the Lord and to his goodness in the last days.
• Amos 9:8Look, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom, and I will obliterate it from the face of the earth. However, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob — this is the Lord’s declaration —
• Matthew 24:22Unless those days were cut short, no one would be saved. But those days will be cut short because of the elect.
• Romans 11:23And even they, if they do not remain in unbelief, will be grafted in, because God has the power to graft them in again.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The religious character of the restoration of the ten tribes. Chastisement brought repentance, and with it forgiveness; therefore God decrees their restoration. Jeremiah 31:15 Ramah, mentioned because of its nearness to Jerusalem, from which it was distant about five miles. As the mother of three tribes, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, Rachel is regarded as the mother of the whole ten. This passage is quoted by Matthew (marginal reference)…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 He that scattered Israel, knows where to find them. It is comfortable to observe the goodness of the Lord in the gifts of providence. But our souls are never valuable as gardens, unless watered with the dews of God's Spirit and grace. A precious promise follows, which will not have full accomplishment except in the heavenly Zion. Let them be satisfied of God's loving-kindness, and they will be satisfied with it, and desire no more to make…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17Rachel should not cry, because the Lord promised to return her exiled children to their land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. hope in ... end--All thy calamities shall have a prosperous issue.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Remember
• Unaccustomed
• 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