Jeremiah 31:1
in Jeremiah 31“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
KJV
At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
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This verse in Jeremiah 31
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAt the same time - This discourse was delivered at the same time with the former; and, with that, constitutes the Book which God ordered the prophet to write. Will I be the God of all the families of Israel - I shall bring back the ten tribes, as well as their brethren the Jews. The restoration of the Israelites is the principal subject of this chapter.
This site's exposition
the God of all the families of Israel
on Jeremiah 31:1-6
The promise widens to “all the families of Israel,” and rests on an old fact: “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” Favor “in the wilderness” reaches back to the exodus, love given before performance. Watchmen on the hills of Ephraim call, “Arise, let us go up to Zion.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
If the intention of the Lord were not fulfilled and if his wrath had not remained on the head of the wicked, the Lord of all could not be the God of the tribes of Israel. But he addressed this only to the remnant who were saved.
(Chapter 31, Verse 1) In that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the tribes of Israel (or the people of Israel), and they will be my people. Unless the thought of the Lord is fulfilled and his fury rests upon the head of the wicked, the Lord cannot be the God of all the tribes of Israel. But he says this to the remnant who have been saved. Now if what has been said to us is opposed to us: I will be the God of the people of Israel, or all the tribes of Israel, let us consider the example: If you were children of Abraham, you would do the works of your father (John 8:39). And the Apostle writes: See Israel according to the flesh (I Cor. X, 8). From which he teaches that there is another Israel according to the spirit. Therefore, that Israel is the one who perceives God with the mind, or is the most righteous of the Lord, and such a people will be the people of God.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
At the same time, saith the Lord,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
At the same time--"In the latter days" (Jer 30:24). the God of--manifesting My grace to (Ge 17:7; Israel--not the exiles of the south kingdom of Judah only, but also the north kingdom of the ten tribes; and not merely Israel in general, but "all the families of Israel." Never yet fulfilled (Ro 11:26).
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
At the same time - literally, At that time, i. e., “the latter day.” mentioned in Jer 30:24.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּעֵ֤ת | baet | at the time | H6256 → | 296 times |
| הַהִיא֙ | hahi' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶֽהְיֶה֙ | ʾehyeh | I will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים | lelohim | <into> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לְכֹ֖ל | lekhol | for all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת | mishpechot | [the] clans of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְהֵ֖מָּה | vehemah | and they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| יִֽהְיוּ־ | yihyu- | they will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לִ֥י | li | for <the> me | ||
| לְעָֽם׃ ס | leam | <into> a people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
בָּעֵ֤תat the time
baetH6256 →296 times
הַהִיא֙<the> that
hahi'H1931 →1879 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶֽהְיֶה֙I will become
ʾehyehH1961 →3559 times
לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים<into> God
lelohimH430 →2601 times
לְכֹ֖לfor all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת[the] clans of
mishpechotH4940 →303 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְהֵ֖מָּהand they
vehemahH1992 →553 times
יִֽהְיוּ־they will become
yihyu-H1961 →3559 times
לִ֥יfor <the> me
li
לְעָֽם׃ ס<into> a people
leamH5971 →1873 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Isaiah 43:1–2
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
it leads to
- Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Jeremiah 29:11–12
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
- Acts 2:21
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- Psalms 50:15
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, SIX BOOKS ON JEREMIAH 6:11.1-2; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.