New Living Translation
Jeremiah 31:25
25For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.”
Jeremiah 31:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
- New International Version (NIV)I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish."
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
Context of Jeremiah 31:25
23This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity, the people of Judah and its towns will again say, ‘The Lord bless you, O righteous home, O holy mountain!’ 24Townspeople and farmers and shepherds alike will live together in peace and happiness. For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.” 26At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been very sweet. 27“The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will greatly increase the human population and the number of animals here in Israel and Judah.
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:25 word by word
כִּ֥י הִרְוֵ֖יתִי נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲיֵפָ֑ה וְכָל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ דָּאֲבָ֖ה מִלֵּֽאתִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:25
- Jeremiah 31:14The priests will enjoy abundance, and my people will feast on my good gifts. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
- Psalms 107:9For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
- Isaiah 32:2Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.
- Isaiah 50:4The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.
- Matthew 5:6God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
- Matthew 11:28Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
- Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.
- John 4:14But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”
- 2 Corinthians 7:6But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Sorrowful - Or, languishing Jeremiah 31:12.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. 15-40The Lord explained his future plan to rebuild a new nation from people who had suffered greatly during their long captivity.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. The "weary, sorrowful," and indigent state of Israel will prove no obstacle in the way of My helping them.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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