Jeremiah 31:16 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 31:16

This is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

KJV

Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They shall come again from the land of the enemy - This could not be said of the murdered innocents at Bethlehem; they never came again; but the Jews, who had gone into captivity, did come again from the land of their enemy to their own border.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כֹּ֣ה׀	koh	thus	H3541 →
אָמַ֣ר	'a.Mar	he says	H559 →
יְהוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
מִנְעִ֤י	min.'I	restrain	H4513 →
קוֹלֵךְ֙	ko.leKh	voice your	H6963 →
מִבֶּ֔כִי	mi.Be.khi	from weeping	H1065 →
וְעֵינַ֖יִךְ	ve.'ei.Na.yikh	and eyes your	H5869 →
מִדִּמְעָ֑ה	mi.dim.'Ah	from tear[s]	H1832 →
כִּי֩	ki	for	H3588 →
יֵ֨שׁ	yesh	there	H3426 →
שָׂכָ֤ר	sa.Khar	[will be] a reward	H7939 →
לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙	lif.'u.la.teKh	for work your	H6468 →
נְאֻם־	ne.'um-	[the] utterance of	H5002 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְשָׁ֖בוּ	ve.Sha.vu	and they will return	H7725 →
מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	me.'E.retz	from [the] land of	H776 →
אוֹיֵֽב׃	'o.Yev	[the] enemy	H341 →

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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
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
leads to
- Proverbs 8:17
  I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
- Jeremiah 29:13–14
  You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- Matthew 6:33
  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
  As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…
- Psalms 105:3–4
  Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Through
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:16
  And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- Matthew 10:42
  And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
Through
Ruth 2:12
May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
leads to
- Psalms 36:7
  How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!