God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 31:25
25I will give those who are weary all they need. I will refresh everyone who is filled with sorrow.”
Jeremiah 31:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
- New International Version (NIV)I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish."
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
Context of Jeremiah 31:25
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. 24Judah and all its cities will live there together. Farmers and shepherds will also live there. I 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. 27“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will plant the nations of Israel and Judah with people and animals.
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:25 word by word
כִּ֥י הִרְוֵ֖יתִי נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲיֵפָ֑ה וְכָל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ דָּאֲבָ֖ה מִלֵּֽאתִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:25
- Jeremiah 31:14I will satisfy the priests with rich food. My people will be filled with my blessings,” declares the Lord.
- Psalms 107:9He gave plenty to drink to those who were thirsty. He filled those who were hungry with good food.
- Isaiah 32:2Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from the rain. They will be like streams on parched ground and the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
- Isaiah 50:4The Almighty Lord will teach me what to say, so I will know how to encourage weary people. Morning after morning he will wake me to listen like a student.
- Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for God’s approval. They will be satisfied.
- Matthew 11:28“Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.
- Luke 1:53He fed hungry people with good food. He sent rich people away with nothing.
- John 4:14But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.”
- 2 Corinthians 7:6Yet God, who comforts those who are dejected, comforted us when Titus arrived.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Sorrowful - Or, languishing Jeremiah 31:12.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. 2525. The "weary, sorrowful," and indigent state of Israel will prove no obstacle in the way of My helping them.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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