Jeremiah 31:8

Jeremiah 31:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
• New International Version (NIV)See, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor; a great throng will return.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, I will bring them from the north country and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, I will bring them from the north country, And gather them from the ends of the earth, Among them the blind and the lame, The woman with child And the one who labors with child, together; A great throng shall return there.

Context of Jeremiah 31:8

6For there will be a day when watchmen will call out in the hill country of Ephraim, “Come, let’s go up to Zion, to the Lord our God!” 7For this is what the Lord says: Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Proclaim, praise, and say, “Lord, save your people, the remnant of 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! 9They 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. 10Nations, hear the word of the Lord, and tell it among the far off coasts and islands! Say, “The one who scattered Israel will gather him. He will watch over him as a shepherd guards his flock,

Jeremiah 31:8 word by word

הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אוֹתָ֜ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צָפ֗וֹן וְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־אָרֶץ֒ בָּ֚ם עִוֵּ֣ר וּפִסֵּ֔חַ הָרָ֥ה וְיֹלֶ֖דֶת יַחְדָּ֑ו קָהָ֥ל גָּד֖וֹל יָשׁ֥וּבוּ הֵֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• them from the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• them from the coastsיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• with them the blindעִוֵּר‛ivvêr · blindH5787
• and the lameפִּסֵּחַpissêach · lameH6455
• the woman with childהָרָהhâreh hârîy · pregnantH2030
• and her that travaileth with childיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• companyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• shall returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725

Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:8

• Jeremiah 3:12Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say, ‘Return, unfaithful Israel. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will not look on you with anger, for I am unfailing in my love. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will not be angry forever.
• Jeremiah 23:8but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the land of the north and from all the other countries where I had banished them.’ They will dwell once more in their own land.”
• Jeremiah 29:14I will be found by you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I banished you” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “I will restore you to the place from which I deported you.”
• Psalms 107:3and has gathered them from the lands — from the east and the west, from the north and the south.
• Zechariah 2:6“Listen! Listen! Flee from the land of the north” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven” — this is the Lord’s declaration.
• Psalms 65:5You answer us in righteousness, with awe-inspiring works, God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the distant seas.
• Psalms 98:3He has remembered his love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen our God’s victory.
• Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the ends of the earth —
• Isaiah 45:22Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has displayed his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
• Ezekiel 20:34I will bring you from the peoples and gather you from the countries where you were scattered, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath.
• Ezekiel 34:13I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them to their own soil. I will shepherd them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the land.
• Isaiah 40:11He protects his flock like a shepherd; he gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them in the fold of his garment. He gently leads those that are nursing.
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them, and I will not abandon them.
• Ezekiel 34:16I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak, but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will shepherd them with justice.
• Micah 4:6On that day — this is the Lord’s declaration — I will assemble the lame and gather the scattered, those I have injured.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will bring them from the north country - From Babylon. From the coasts of the earth - The ten tribes were carried away partly into Assyria by Tiglath-pileser, and partly into Mesopotamia and Media by Shalmaneser, 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 17:6. Assyria and Media, being very distant from Palestine, might have been called, in prophetic language, the coasts of the earth. The blind and the lame - I will so effectually remove all difficulties out of the way, so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The coasts of the earth - See Jeremiah 6:22 note. Thither - Really, here. Not to the north country, but to Palestine, where Jeremiah wrote. A company is the word constantly used of Israel at the Exodus Exodus 16:3 as an organized community.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The Lord promised to gather the surviving exiles from wherever they were scattered, including the weak and helpless. The large group of exiles who returned in 538 to 536 BC numbered 49,697 (Ezra 2:64).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. north--Assyria, Media, &c. (see on Jr 3:12; Jr 3:18; 23:8). gather from ... coasts of ... earth--(Eze 20:34, 41; 34:13). blind ... lame, &c.--Not even the most infirm and unfit persons for a journey shall be left behind, so universal shall be the restoration. a great company--or, they shall return "in a great company" [Maurer].Read the comment

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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