Jeremiah 31:23
in Jeremiah 31This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.
KJV
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
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This verse in Jeremiah 31
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
As yet - Or, Again, once move. The prophet now turns to Judah. By the mountain of holiness is meant not the temple only, but all Jerusalem, of which the temple was the most sacred spot, and that by which all the rest was made holy.
This site's exposition
This is what the LORD of
on Jeremiah 31:23-30
The prophet's one comment on the vision is his own: “My sleep had been most pleasant to me.” The watching of 1:12 returns reversed, “so I will watch over them to build and to plant.” The sour-grape proverb is repealed: “each will die for his own iniquity.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 23, 24) Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Again they will say this word in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I restore their fortunes: 'The Lord bless you, O habitation of righteousness, O holy hill!' And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who move about with the flocks.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), for whom God blessed, to them he said, Be fruitful. This should be a type of the wonderful increase of the gospel-church. God will build them, and plant them,
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,....
Observe, Justice towards men, and holiness towards God, must go together. Godliness and honesty are what God has joined, and let no man think to put them asunder, not to make one to atone for the want of the other. It is well with a people when they come out of trouble thus refined, and it is a sure presage of further happiness.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Isa 1:26), and of sacred worship ("holiness," Zec 8:3) on "Mount" Moriah.
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1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice - After their return they shall De remarkably prosperous. Piety and industry shall go hand in hand; they shall have their husbandmen, their shepherds, and neatherds, Jer 31:24. And Jerusalem shall become a righteous city, and the temple shall be a place of holiness; so the weary there shall have rest, and the sorrowful shall be abundantly comforted, Jer 31:24, Jer 31:25.
The words behind it
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֞ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָאוֹת֙ | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| ע֣וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| יֹאמְר֞וּ | yomeru | people will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַדָּבָ֣ר | hadavar | the word | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַזֶּ֗ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| בְּאֶ֤רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| יְהוּדָה֙ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּבְעָרָ֔יו | uvearav | and in cities its | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| בְּשׁוּבִ֖י | beshuvi | when turn back I | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁבוּתָ֑ם | shevutam | captivity their | H7622 → | 32 times |
| יְבָרֶכְךָ֧ | yevarekha | may he bless you | H1288 → | 330 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| נְוֵה־ | neveh- | O abode of | H5116 → | 35 times |
| צֶ֖דֶק | tzedek | righteousness | H6664 → | 119 times |
| הַ֥ר | har | O mountain of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ | hakodesh | <the> holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֞רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָאוֹת֙of hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
ע֣וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
יֹאמְר֞וּpeople will say
yomeruH559 →5305 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַדָּבָ֣רthe word
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
הַזֶּ֗ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
בְּאֶ֤רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
יְהוּדָה֙Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וּבְעָרָ֔יוand in cities its
uvearavH5892 →1090 times
בְּשׁוּבִ֖יwhen turn back I
beshuviH7725 →1056 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁבוּתָ֑םcaptivity their
shevutamH7622 →32 times
יְבָרֶכְךָ֧may he bless you
yevarekhaH1288 →330 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
נְוֵה־O abode of
neveh-H5116 →35 times
צֶ֖דֶקrighteousness
tzedekH6664 →119 times
הַ֥רO mountain of
harH2022 →546 times
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃<the> holiness
hakodeshH6944 →469 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 60:21Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
it leads to
- Matthew 15:13
But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
- Psalms 37:22
Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
- Psalms 37:11
But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
- Isaiah 29:23
For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the…
- Psalms 92:13
Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
- Matthew 15:13
Through
Isaiah 1:26I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 33:7
I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
- Zechariah 8:3
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be…
- Isaiah 62:1–2
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
- Jeremiah 33:7
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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 (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.