Jeremiah 31:27
in Jeremiah 31“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast.
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ASV
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
KJV
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
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This verse in Jeremiah 31
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(Verse 27) Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of men and the seed of animals. The phrase 'domum et domum' or 'house and house', that is, the house of Israel and the house of Judah, is not found in the Septuagint, but only Israel and Judah, so it says: and I will sow Israel and Judah. And what he brought: we must understand that it refers to the seed of humans and animals, to rational and simple beings.
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 The sour-grape proverb is repealed: “each will die for his own iniquity.”
This site's exposition
I will sow the house of Israel
The empty land will be sown like a field. Barnes says the growth will be so fast that children and young cattle seem to spring up from the ground. Jerome notes that the Hebrew names both houses, where the Greek has only Israel and Judah.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Mountains are convenient for vineyards, being free from shades and exposed to the sun. Shall plant - God promises them a liberty to plant, and that they should enjoy their plantations, eating them as common things, which they could not do 'till the fifth year. Arise - This was fulfilled under the gospel; for both Galilee and Samaria received the gospel.
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,.... Or, "are coming" (k); and will be here shortly: that I will sow the house of Israel, and the house of Judah, with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast; that is, will multiply both man and beast, so that there shall be a great increase; whereas, through war, famine, pestilence, and captivity, their number was greatly reduced. The allusion is to the sowing of a field with seed, which in due time springs up, and produces a large increase.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The prophet shows that the happiness of Israel and Judah, united in one prosperous nation, will rest upon the consciousness that their chastisement has been the result of sins which they have themselves committed, and that God’s covenant depends not upon external sanctions, but upon a renewed heart. Jer 31:27 So rapid shall be the increase that it shall seem as if children and young cattle sprang up out of the ground. Jer 31:29, Jer 31:30 A sour grape - Better, sour grapes.
I will sow - with the seed of man and with the seed of beast - I will multiply both men and cattle.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֛ה | hineh | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| יָמִ֥ים | yamim | days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בָּאִ֖ים | baim | [are] coming | H935 → | 2568 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְזָרַעְתִּ֗י | vezara'ti | and I will sow | H2232 → | 56 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּ֤ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| זֶ֥רַע | zera' | [the] seed of | H2233 → | 229 times |
| אָדָ֖ם | ʾadam | humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| וְזֶ֥רַע | vezera' | and [the] seed of | H2233 → | 229 times |
| בְּהֵמָֽה׃ | behemah | animal[s] | H929 → | 190 times |
הִנֵּ֛הhere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
יָמִ֥יםdays
yamimH3117 →2304 times
בָּאִ֖ים[are] coming
baimH935 →2568 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְזָרַעְתִּ֗יand I will sow
vezara'tiH2232 →56 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּ֤ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
זֶ֥רַע[the] seed of
zera'H2233 →229 times
אָדָ֖םhumankind
ʾadamH120 →551 times
וְזֶ֥רַעand [the] seed of
vezera'H2233 →229 times
בְּהֵמָֽה׃animal[s]
behemahH929 →190 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
Hosea 2:23And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they…
it leads to
- Romans 9:25–26
As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”
- 1 Peter 2:9–10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
- Hosea 1:9–10
And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
- Romans 3:29
Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Romans 9:25–26
Through
Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 33:22
As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister…
- Jeremiah 33:22
Through
Ezekiel 36:11I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before.…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 33:12
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
- Jeremiah 23:5–8
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 33:12
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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); Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.