Jeremiah 31:13 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 31:13

Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

KJV

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah (420)

(Verse 13) Then the virgin shall rejoice in the dance (or the virgins) and the young men and the old men together, and I will turn their mourning into joy, and I will comfort them and make them rejoice from their sorrow. Then the virgin will rejoice in the choir, of whom the Apostle writes: For I have betrothed you to one husband to present a chaste virgin to Christ (2 Corinthians 11:2).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together,.... Not any particular virgin, but all virgins, as Kimchi interprets it.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Salva res est, saltat senex--The state prospers, and the aged dance. God will turn their mourning into joy, their fasts into solemn feasts, Zech. viii. It was in the return out of Babylon that those who sowed in tears were made to reap in joy, Ps. cxxvi.

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.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Both gives the idea of the men dancing, which is incorrect. Except at a religious solemnity 2Sa 6:14, dancing was confined to women. Render and young men and old rejoice together.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אָ֣ז	'az	then	H227 →
תִּשְׂמַ֤ח	tis.Mach	she will rejoice	H8055 →
בְּתוּלָה֙	be.tu.Lah	a virgin	H1330 →
בְּמָח֔וֹל	be.ma.Chol	with dancing	H4234 →
וּבַחֻרִ֥ים	u.va.chu.Rim	and young men	H970 →
וּזְקֵנִ֖ים	u.ze.ke.Nim	and old [men]	H2205 →
יַחְדָּ֑ו	yach.Dav	alike	H3162 →
וְהָפַכְתִּ֨י	ve.ha.fakh.Ti	and I will turn	H2015 →
אֶבְלָ֤ם	'ev.Lam	mourning their	H60 →
לְשָׂשׂוֹן֙	le.sa.sOn	into joy	H8342 →
וְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔ים	ve.Ni.cham.Tim	and I will comfort them	H5162 →
וְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖ים	ve.si.mach.Tim	and I will make glad them	H8055 →
מִיגוֹנָֽם׃	mi.go.Nam	from sorrow their	H3015 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 51:11
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.
leads to
- 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 independent paths from here.
- 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.”
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- 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.
Through
Isaiah 61:3
to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be…
leads to
- Psalms 30:11
  You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
- Jeremiah 17:7–8
  But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- John 16:20
  Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- Isaiah 61:10
  I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…