God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 31:24
24Judah and all its cities will live there together. Farmers and shepherds will also live there.
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 wander around, you unfaithful people? The Lord will create something new on earth: A woman will protect a man. 23This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: When I have brought them back from captivity, they will once again use this saying in Judah and in its cities: “The Lord bless you, home of righteousness, holy mountain. Judah and all its cities will live there together. Farmers and shepherds will also live there. 25I will give those who are weary all they need. I will refresh everyone who is filled with sorrow.” 26At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant.
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:24 word by word
וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ בָ֛הּ יְהוּדָ֥ה וְכָל־עָרָ֖יו יַחְדָּ֑ו אִכָּרִ֕ים וְנָסְע֖וּ בַּעֵֽדֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:24
- Jeremiah 33:11the sounds of joy and happiness and the sounds of brides and grooms. You will hear those who bring thank offerings to the Lord’s temple say, ‘Give thanks to the Lord of Armies because the Lord is good, because his mercy endures forever.’ I will restore the fortunes of the land to what they were before,” says the Lord.
- Ezekiel 36:10I will increase the number of people who live on you. All the people of Israel, all of them, will live on you. The cities will be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
- Zechariah 2:4and said to him, “Run, and say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited like an unwalled village because it will have so many people and animals in it.
- Zechariah 8:4This is what the Lord of Armies says: Old men and old women will again sit in the streets of Jerusalem. Each will have a cane in hand because of old 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
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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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