Jeremiah 31:12
in Jeremiah 31They 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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 31
Commentary
8 notes on this verseAnd 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
(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
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 & Brown1802–1910
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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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבָאוּ֮ | uvau | and they will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וְרִנְּנ֣וּ | verinenu | and they will cry out for joy | H7442 → | 54 times |
| בִמְרוֹם־ | vimrom- | on [the] height of | H4791 → | 54 times |
| צִיּוֹן֒ | tziyon | Zion | H6726 → | 154 times |
| וְנָהֲר֞וּ | venaharu | and they will be radiant | H5102 → | |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | because of | H413 → | 5510 times |
| ט֣וּב | tuv | [the] good thing[s] of | H2898 → | 32 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| דָּגָן֙ | dagan | grain | H1715 → | |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תִּירֹ֣שׁ | tirosh | new wine | H8492 → | |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִצְהָ֔ר | yitzhar | fresh oil | H3323 → | |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בְּנֵי־ | benei- | [the] young of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| צֹ֖אן | tzon | [the] flock | H6629 → | 274 times |
| וּבָקָ֑ר | uvakar | and herd | H1241 → | 183 times |
| וְהָיְתָ֤ה | vehayetah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| נַפְשָׁם֙ | nafsham | life their | H5315 → | 754 times |
| כְּגַ֣ן | kegan | like a garden | H1588 → | 42 times |
| רָוֶ֔ה | raveh | watered | H7302 → | |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יוֹסִ֥יפוּ | yosifu | they will repeat | H3254 → | 212 times |
| לְדַאֲבָ֖ה | ledaavah | to languish | H1669 → | |
| עֽוֹד׃ | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
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 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 58:11The 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.
- John 4:14
Through
Isaiah 35:10So 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.
- Revelation 21:4
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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.
