New English Translation
Jeremiah 31:26
26Then they will say, ‘Under these conditions I can enjoy sweet sleep when I wake up and look around.’”
Jeremiah 31:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
- New International Version (NIV)At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was sweet to me.
Context of Jeremiah 31:26
24The land of Judah will be inhabited by people who live in its towns as well as by farmers and shepherds with their flocks. 25I will fully satisfy the needs of those who are weary and fully refresh the souls of those who are faint. Then they will say, ‘Under these conditions I can enjoy sweet sleep when I wake up and look around.’” 27“Indeed, a time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will cause people and animals to sprout up in the lands of Israel and Judah. 28In the past I saw to it that they were uprooted and torn down, that they were destroyed and demolished. But now I will see to it that they are built up and firmly planted. I, the Lord, affirm it!”
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עַל־זֹ֖את הֱקִיצֹ֣תִי וָאֶרְאֶ֑ה וּשְׁנָתִ֖י עָ֥רְבָה לִּֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:26
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Upon this I awaked - It appears that the prophecy, commencing with Jeremiah 30:2; and ending with Jeremiah 31:25; of this chapter, was delivered to the prophet in a dream. Dahler supposes it to be a wish; that the prophet, though he could not hope to live to that time, might be permitted to awake up from his tomb; and, having seen this prosperity, would be content to return to his grave.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The prophet, seeming to himself to awake and look up in the midst of his sleep (whether ecstatic or not we cannot tell), rejoiced in a revelation so entirely consolatory, and unlike his usual message of woe.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. 26It seems that either Jeremiah or his scribe fell asleep and woke up suddenly. His sleep was very sweet, like the rest and joy promised by the Lord (Jeremiah 31:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. The words of Jeremiah: Upon this (or, By reason of this) announcement of a happy restoration, "I awaked" from the prophetic dream vouchsafed to me (Jr 23:25) with the "sweet" impression thereof remaining on my mind. "Sleep" here means dream, as in Psa 90:5.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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