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Jeremiah 31:5
5Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit.
Jeremiah 31:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.
- New International Version (NIV)Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant them and enjoy their fruit.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Again you shall plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant and shall enjoy the fruit.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall yet plant vines on the mountains of Samaria; The planters shall plant and eat them as ordinary food.
Context of Jeremiah 31:5
3In a far-off land the Lord will manifest himself to them. He will say to them, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love. That is why I have continued to be faithful to you. 4I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers. Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit. 6Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim, “Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the Lord our God!”’” 7Moreover, the Lord says, “Sing for joy for the descendants of Jacob. Utter glad shouts for that foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard. Then say, ‘Lord, rescue your people. Deliver those of Israel who remain alive.’
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:5 word by word
ע֚וֹד תִּטְּעִ֣י כְרָמִ֔ים בְּהָרֵ֖י שֹֽׁמְר֑וֹן נָטְע֥וּ נֹטְעִ֖ים וְחִלֵּֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:5
- Deuteronomy 28:30You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.
- Isaiah 62:8The Lord swears an oath by his right hand, by his strong arm: “I will never again give your grain to your enemies as food, and foreigners will not drink your wine, which you worked hard to produce.
- Isaiah 65:21They will build houses and live in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
- Amos 9:14I will bring back my people, Israel; they will rebuild the cities lying in rubble and settle down. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce; they will grow orchards and eat the fruit they produce.
- Micah 4:4Each will sit under his own grapevine or under his own fig tree without any fear. The Lord who commands armies has decreed it.
- Zechariah 3:10In that day,’ says the Lord who rules over all, ‘everyone will invite his friend to fellowship under his vine and under his fig tree.’”
- Ezekiel 36:8“‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow your branches, and bear your fruit for my people Israel; for they will arrive soon.
- Obadiah 1:19The people of the Negev will take possession of Esau’s mountain, and the people of the Shephelah will take possession of the land of the Philistines. They will also take possession of the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria, and the people of Benjamin will take possession of Gilead.
- Leviticus 19:23“‘When you enter the land and plant any fruit tree, you must consider its fruit to be forbidden. Three years it will be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten.
- Deuteronomy 20:6Or who among you has planted a vineyard and not benefited from it? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else benefit from it.
- 1 Samuel 21:5David said to the priest, “Certainly women have been kept away from us, just as on previous occasions when I have set out. The soldiers’ equipment is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria - This was the regal city of the Israelites, as Jerusalem was of the Jews. Shall eat them as common things - By the law of Moses no man was permitted to eat of the fruit of his vineyard till the fifth year after planting. For the first three years it was considered uncircumcised, unclean, not fit to be eaten; in the fourth year it was holy to the Lord, the fruit belonged to Him; in the fifth year he…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Shall eat them as common things - Rather, shall eat the fruit. Literally, as in the margin. For three years the fruit of a newly-planted tree was not to be touched, that of the fourth year was consecrated to God, but on the fifth year it was profane, i. e., unconsecrated, and so might be applied to the owner‘s use Leviticus 19:23-25.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Samaria was in the north-central part of Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Samaria--the metropolis of the ten tribes; here equivalent to Israel. The mountainous nature of their country suited the growth of the vine. eat ... as common--literally, "shall profane," that is, shall put to common use. For the first three years after planting, the vine was "not to be eaten of"; on the fourth year the fruit was to be "holy to praise the Lord withal"; on the fifth year the fruit was to be eaten as common, no longer restricted to holy…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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