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Jeremiah 31:2
2The Lord says, ‘I was kind to the Israelites when they travelled in the desert. I helped those that the enemy had not killed, as they looked for a place where they could rest.’
Jeremiah 31:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
- New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: “The people who survive the sword will find favor in the wilderness; I will come to give rest to Israel.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord: "The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when I went to give him rest.”
Context of Jeremiah 31:2
1The Lord says this: ‘When that time comes, I will be the God of every family in Israel. And they will be my people.’ The Lord says, ‘I was kind to the Israelites when they travelled in the desert. I helped those that the enemy had not killed, as they looked for a place where they could rest.’ 3At that time long ago, the Lord showed himself to his people. He said, ‘I have always loved you and I always will love you. My faithful love for you continues for ever. 4My special people of Israel, I will make you strong again. You will be so happy that you dance, as people make music with tambourines.
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:2 word by word
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מָצָ֥א חֵן֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר עַ֖ם שְׂרִ֣ידֵי חָ֑רֶב הָל֥וֹךְ לְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- The peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- leftשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
- of the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- graceחֵןchên · favorH2580
- in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- when I wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: comeH1980
- to cause him to restרָגַעrâga‛ · to restH7280
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:2
- Exodus 1:16‘When you help the Israelite women at the birth of their children, this is what you must do. If she gives birth to a son, kill him. But if the child is a daughter, you may let her live.’
- Exodus 2:23After a long time had passed, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites were still slaves of the Egyptians. That made them very sad and they complained loudly. God heard them when they cried for help.
- Exodus 5:21The work leaders said to Moses and Aaron, ‘We hope that the Lord will punish you! You have made us like a bad smell to Pharaoh and to his officers. You have given them a reason to kill us.’
- Exodus 12:37The Israelites travelled from Rameses to Succoth. There were about 600,000 men who walked. There were also many women and children.
- Exodus 14:8The Lord caused the mind of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to be hard. So Pharaoh followed after the Israelites, when they left Egypt without any fear.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, “We will go after them. We will catch them. We will destroy them with our swords. We will do whatever we want to them. We will take all their valuable things for ourselves.”
- Exodus 17:8At Rephidim, the Amalekites came and they fought against the Israelites.
- Jeremiah 2:2He said, ‘Go and tell this to the people in Jerusalem: “This is what the Lord says: I remember how you used to love me when you were young. You loved me as a young wife loves her husband. You followed me through the wilderness, where no crops were growing.
- Deuteronomy 1:30The Lord your God will go in front of you. He will fight to help you, as he fought for you in Egypt. You saw him do it.
- Deuteronomy 2:7I, the Lord your God, have blessed you in everything that you have done. I have taken care of you as you travelled through this great desert. I have been with you for 40 years. You have received everything that you needed.” ’
- Deuteronomy 8:2Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way across the desert. He took care of you for 40 years. He caused many troubles to come and to test you. He did that to see if you would trust him. He wanted to know whether you would continue to obey his commands.
- Nehemiah 9:12During the day, you led your people with a pillar of cloud. At night, you led them with a pillar of fire to give them light. You showed them the way that they should travel.
- Psalms 78:14He showed them the way with a cloud in the day and with light from a fire all night.
- Psalms 105:37So the Lord led his people out from Egypt. They took with them valuable silver and gold things. Nobody among the Israelite people was too weak to go.
- Isaiah 63:7I will speak about all the good things that the Lord does because he loves his people. We should praise him for everything that he does for us. He has done many good things for us, Israel's family. He helps us because he loves us very much, and he is very kind.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The people which were left of the sword - Those of the ten tribes that had escaped death by the sword of the Assyrians. Found grace in the wilderness - The place of their exile; a wilderness, compared to their own land. - Dahler. See Isaiah 40:3;Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The people which were left of the sword - A promise of the restoration of the ten tribes to their land. The wilderness - Either the desert which lay between Assyria and Palestine; or more probably an allusion to the wilderness of Mount Sinai. Found grace rest - Rather, “shall certainly find grace; I will go to give Israel rest.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Lord sent his message to those who would survive the destruction when Jerusalem fell in 586 BC.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Upon the grace manifested to Israel "in the wilderness" God grounds His argument for renewing His favors to them now in their exile; because His covenant is "everlasting" (Jr 31:3), and changes not. The same argument occurs in Ho 13:5, 9, 10; 14:4, 5, 8. Babylon is fitly compared to the "wilderness," as in both alike Israel was as a stranger far from his appointed "rest" or home, and Babylon is in Is 40:3 called a "desert" (compare Jr 50:12). I went to…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
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