Jeremiah 31:3

Jeremiah 31:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

Context of Jeremiah 31:3

1“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.” 2This is what the Lord says: The people who survived the wars have found favor in the desert. Israel went to find its rest. The Lord appeared to me in a faraway place and said, “I love you with an everlasting love. So I will continue to show you my kindness. 4Once again I will build you up, and you will be rebuilt, my dear people Israel. Once again you will take your tambourines, and you will go dancing with happy people. 5Once again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. Those who plant them will enjoy the fruit.

Jeremiah 31:3 word by word

מֵרָח֕וֹק יְהוָ֖ה נִרְאָ֣ה לִ֑י וְאַהֲבַ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ עַל־כֵּ֖ן מְשַׁכְתִּ֥יךְ חָֽסֶד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• of oldרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• Yea, I have lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• thee with an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• loveאַהֲבָה'ahăbâh · loveH160
• therefore with lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• have I drawnמָשַׁךְmâshak · to drawH4900

Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:3

• Deuteronomy 7:7The Lord set his heart on you and chose you, even though you didn’t outnumber all the other people. You were the smallest of all nations.
• Deuteronomy 10:15The Lord set his heart on your ancestors and loved them. Because of this, today he chooses you, their descendants, out of all the people of the world.
• Deuteronomy 33:3You certainly love your people. All your holy ones are in your hands. They bow at your feet to receive your instructions.
• Hosea 11:1“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.
• Malachi 1:2“I loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How did you love us?’ “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “I loved Jacob,
• Romans 9:13The Scriptures say, “I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.”
• 1 John 4:19We love because God loved us first.
• Psalms 103:17But from everlasting to everlasting, the Lord’s mercy is on those who fear him. His righteousness belongs to their children and grandchildren,
• Isaiah 45:17Israel has been saved by the Lord forever. You will never again be ashamed or disgraced.
• Isaiah 54:8I hid my face from you for a moment in a burst of anger, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting kindness,” says the Lord your defender.
• Romans 11:28The Good News made the Jewish people enemies because of you. But by God’s choice they are loved because of their ancestors.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13We always have to thank God for you, brothers and sisters. You are loved by the Lord and we thank God that in the beginning he chose you to be saved through a life of spiritual devotion and faith in the truth.
• 2 Timothy 1:9God saved us and called us to be holy, not because of what we had done, but because of his own plan and kindness. Before the world began, God planned that Christ Jesus would show us God’s kindness.
• Hosea 11:4I led them with cords of human kindness, with ropes of love. I removed the yokes from their necks. I bent down and fed them.
• John 6:44People cannot come to me unless the Father who sent me brings them to me. I will bring these people back to life on the last day.
• Romans 8:30He also called those whom he had already appointed. He approved of those whom he had called, and he gave glory to those whom he had approved of.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I have loved thee with an everlasting love - אהבתיך עולם ואהבת veahabath olam ahabtich, "and with the old love I have loved thee." "Also, with a love of long standing have I loved thee." - Blayney. "But I love thee always." - Dahler. I still bear to the Jewish people that love which I showed to their fathers in Egypt, in the wilderness, and in the promised land. Can it be supposed, by any person seriously considering the context, that these words are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Of old - From afar (margin). See Jeremiah 30:10. To the Jew God was enthroned in Zion, and thus when His mercy was shown unto the exiles in Assyria it came from a distant region 2 Chronicles 6:20, 2 Chronicles 6:38. With lovingkindness … - Rather, I have continued lovingkindness unto thee.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Long ago, the Lord showed himself during the Exodus (see Exodus 15:13; 20:6; 34:6–7; Numbers 14:18–19; Deuteronomy 5:10; 7:7, 10, 12–13; 10:15, 18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Israel gratefully acknowledges in reply God's past grace; but at the same time tacitly implies by the expression "of old," that God does not appear to her now. "God appeared to me of old, but now I am forsaken!" God replies, Nay, I love thee with the same love now as of old. My love was not a momentary impulse, but from "everlasting" in My counsels, and to "everlasting" in its continuance; hence originated the covenant whereby I gratuitously adopted…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