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Jeremiah 31:12

in Jeremiah 31

They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow unto the goodness of Jehovah, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

KJV

Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

This verse in Jeremiah 31

Commentary

8 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

And shall flow together - Perhaps this may refer to their assembling at the three great national feasts, the passover, pentecost, and tabernacles. Their soul shall be as a watered garden - Full of the light, life, and power of God; so that they shall rejoice evermore, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in every thing.

This site's exposition

For this is what the LORD

on Jeremiah 31:7-14

The company is named by its weakest members, “the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor.” “For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn” restores the north to the firstborn's place. Life becomes “like a well-watered garden.”

This site's exposition

like a well-watered garden

Grain, wine and oil mark a land at peace. Matthew Henry points to Ezra 3, where the returned exiles sang praise as the temple's foundation was laid. Adam Clarke links the people's coming to Zion with the three great feasts.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 12) And they will come and praise on Mount Zion, and they will gather to the good things of the Lord, abundant with grain, wine, oil, and the offspring of cattle and sheep. And their soul shall be like a well-watered garden (or like a fruitful tree), and they shall never hunger again.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When they shall have returned to their own land they shall come and sing in the high place of Zion; on the top of that holy mountain they shall sing to the praise and glory of God. We read that they did so when the foundation of the temple was laid there; they sang together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, Ezra iii.
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

height of Zion-- (Eze 17:23). flow--There shall be a conflux of worshippers to the temple on Zion (Isa 2:2; Mic 4:1). to the goodness of . . . Beneficence, that is, to the Lord as the source of all good things (Ho 3:5), to pray to Him and praise Him for these blessings of which He is the Fountainhead. watered garden-- (Isa 58:11).

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Omit together. The ten tribes are to flow like a river down from Zion’s height to their own land, there to reap the rich produce of their tillage. In Jerusalem they would be occupied with religious duties, but after these are rendered to God, they are to disperse each to his own fields. Sorrow - Rather, languish, pine.

The words behind it

26 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וּבָאוּ֮and they will come

    uvauH935 →2568 times

  • וְרִנְּנ֣וּand they will cry out for joy

    verinenuH7442 →54 times

  • בִמְרוֹם־on [the] height of

    vimrom-H4791 →54 times

  • צִיּוֹן֒Zion

    tziyonH6726 →154 times

  • וְנָהֲר֞וּand they will be radiant

    venaharuH5102 →

  • אֶל־because of

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • ט֣וּב[the] good thing[s] of

    tuvH2898 →32 times

  • יְהוָ֗הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • דָּגָן֙grain

    daganH1715 →

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • תִּירֹ֣שׁnew wine

    tiroshH8492 →

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • יִצְהָ֔רfresh oil

    yitzharH3323 →

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • בְּנֵי־[the] young of

    benei-H1121 →4930 times

  • צֹ֖אן[the] flock

    tzonH6629 →274 times

  • וּבָקָ֑רand herd

    uvakarH1241 →183 times

  • וְהָיְתָ֤הand it will be

    vehayetahH1961 →3559 times

  • נַפְשָׁם֙life their

    nafshamH5315 →754 times

  • כְּגַ֣ןlike a garden

    keganH1588 →42 times

  • רָוֶ֔הwatered

    ravehH7302 →

  • וְלֹא־and not

    velo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • יוֹסִ֥יפוּthey will repeat

    yosifuH3254 →212 times

  • לְדַאֲבָ֖הto languish

    ledaavahH1669 →

  • עֽוֹד׃again

    odH5750 →490 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 58:11

    The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

    it leads to

    • John 4:14

      But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

    • Psalms 32:8

      I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

    • Isaiah 49:10

      They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

    • John 16:13

      However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to…

    • Psalms 25:9

      He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

  • Through

    Isaiah 35:10

    So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

    it leads to

    • Revelation 21:4

      ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Isaiah 25:8

      He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Isaiah 30:19

      O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.