New English Translation
Jeremiah 31:28
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!”
Jeremiah 31:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord.
Context of Jeremiah 31:28
26Then 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. In 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!” 29“When that time comes, people will no longer say, ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but the children’s teeth have grown numb.’ 30Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:28 word by word
וְהָיָ֞ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לִנְת֧וֹשׁ וְלִנְת֛וֹץ וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ כֵּ֣ן אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לִבְנ֥וֹת וְלִנְט֖וֹעַ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- like as I have watched overשָׁקַדshâqad · to watchH8245
- them, to pluck upנָתַשׁnâthash · to uprootH5428
- and to break downנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
- and to throw downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
- and to destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- and to afflictרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
- them, to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- and to plantנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:28
- Jeremiah 44:27I will indeed see to it that disaster, not prosperity, happens to them. All the people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will die in war or from starvation until not one of them is left.
- Daniel 9:14The lord was mindful of the calamity, and he brought it on us. For the lord our God is just in all he has done, and we have not obeyed him.
- Jeremiah 1:10Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted.”
- Jeremiah 18:7There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.
- Jeremiah 45:4The Lord told Jeremiah, “Tell Baruch, ‘The Lord says, “I am about to tear down what I have built and to uproot what I have planted. I will do this throughout the whole earth.
- Jeremiah 24:6I will look after their welfare and will restore them to this land. There I will build them up and will not tear them down. I will plant them firmly in the land and will not uproot them.
- Jeremiah 32:41I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.’
- Psalms 69:35For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.
- Psalms 102:16when the Lord rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,
- Psalms 147:2The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel.
- Ecclesiastes 3:2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;
- Daniel 9:25So know and understand: From the issuing of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until an anointed one, a prince arrives, there will be a period of seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will again be built, with plaza and moat, but in distressful times.
- Amos 9:11“In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut of David. I will seal its gaps, repair its ruins, and restore it to what it was like in days gone by.
- Acts 15:16‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the fallen tent of David; I will rebuild its ruins and restore it,
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 The prophet shows that the happiness of Israel and Judah, united in one prosperous nation, will rest upon the consciousness that their chastisement has been the result of sins which they have themselves committed, and that God‘s covenant depends not upon external sanctions, but upon a renewed heart. Jeremiah 31:27 So rapid shall be the increase that it shall seem as if children and young cattle sprang up out of the ground. Jeremiah 31:29…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 The people of God shall become numerous and prosperous. In Heb. 8:8,9, this place is quoted as the sum of the covenant of grace made with believers in Jesus Christ. Not, I will give them a new law; for Christ came not to destroy the law, but to fulfil it; but the law shall be written in their hearts by the finger of the Spirit, as formerly written in the tables of stone. The Lord will, by his grace, make his people willing people in the day…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28The future involves the return of the exiled people to the Promised Land. The Lord had promised to plant and build them there (see Jeremiah 1:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. (Jr 44:27). The same God who, as it were (in human language), was on the watch for all means to destroy, shall be as much on the watch for the means of their restoration.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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