Jeremiah 31:13

Jeremiah 31:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together; For I will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them, And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The young women will dance for joy, and the men—old and young—will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.

Context of Jeremiah 31:13

11For the Lord will deliver Jacob and redeem them from the hand of those stronger than they. 12They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord— the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more. Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. 14I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty,” declares the Lord. 15This is what the Lord says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

Jeremiah 31:13 word by word

אָ֣ז תִּשְׂמַ֤ח בְּתוּלָה֙ בְּמָח֔וֹל וּבַחֻרִ֥ים וּזְקֵנִ֖ים יַחְדָּ֑ו וְהָפַכְתִּ֨י אֶבְלָ֤ם לְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ וְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔ים וְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖ים מִיגוֹנָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then shall the virginבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• in the danceמָחוֹלmâchôl · danceH4234
• both young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• and oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• for I will turnהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• their mourningאֵ֫בֶל'êbel · mourningH60
• into joyשָׂשׂוֹןώâώôn ώâώôn · rejoicingH8342
• and will comfortנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• from their sorrowיָגוֹןyâgôn · sorrowH3015

Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:13

• Jeremiah 31:4I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful.
• Nehemiah 12:27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.
• Psalms 30:11You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
• Psalms 149:3Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.
• Zechariah 8:4This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each of them with cane in hand because of their age.
• Ezra 6:22For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.
• Esther 9:22as the time when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor.
• Isaiah 35:10and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
• Isaiah 51:3The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
• Isaiah 60:20Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.
• Isaiah 61:3and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
• Isaiah 65:18But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy.
• John 16:22So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Both gives the idea of the men dancing, which is incorrect. Except at a religious solemnity 2 Samuel 6:14, dancing was confined to women. Render and young men and old rejoice together.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 He that scattered Israel, knows where to find them. It is comfortable to observe the goodness of the Lord in the gifts of providence. But our souls are never valuable as gardens, unless watered with the dews of God's Spirit and grace. A precious promise follows, which will not have full accomplishment except in the heavenly Zion. Let them be satisfied of God's loving-kindness, and they will be satisfied with it, and desire no more to make…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The Lord would replace mourning, a daily experience in exile, with his comfort and constant joy (see Isaiah 40:1–3; 61:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. young ... old--(Zec 8:4, 5).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 31:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Dancing
• Joy
• Righteous
• Virgin
• Women

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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