Jeremiah 31:7
in Jeremiah 31For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For thus saith Jehovah, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
KJV
For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
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This verse in Jeremiah 31
Commentary
7 notes on this verseFor thus saith the Lord, sing with gladness for Jacob,.... For the restoration of Jacob, or the conversion of the Jews; which will be matter of joy to the Christians among the Gentiles; who seem to be here called upon to express their joy on that occasion, as they will; for it will be to them as life from the dead, Rom 11:
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.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 7.) For thus says the Lord: Rejoice with joy, O Jacob, and shout for joy at the head of the nations; proclaim, sing, and say: Save, O Lord, your people, the remnant of Israel. It is significant that not all of Israel is saved, but the remnant of Israel, as the Lord commands and says: Rejoice with joy, you who are of Jacob, and shout for joy, bringing all things back to the head of the nations, because once the tail was turned into the head. Perform, sing, and say. What is it that they are commanded to say?
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Praise you, and say, O Lord! save thy people; that is, perfect their salvation, go on to save the remnant of Israel, that are yet in bondage; as Ps. cxxvi. Note, When we are praising God for what he has done we must call upon him for the future favours which his church is in need and expectation of; and in praying to him we really praise him and give him glory; he takes it so.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Among - Or, because of. Israel is the chief or, first of the nations Deu 26:19, and Yahweh summons mankind to rejoice, because the remnant of Israel is about to be restored to its old position.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The people are urged with praises and prayers to supplicate for their universal restoration. Jehovah is represented in the context (Jer 31:1, 8), as promising immediately to restore Israel. They therefore praise God for the restoration, being as certain of it as if it were actually accomplished; and at the same time pray for it, as prayer was a means to the desired end.
The chief of the nations - The same as Jacob or Israel; for most certainly this people was once the most honorable on the face of the earth. O Lord, save thy people - Let the Jews earnestly intercede in behalf of their Israelitish brethren; or let them rejoice and praise the Lord, who hath saved the remnant of Israel. So Dr. Blayney thinks the clause should be understood.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| כֹ֣ה׀ | khoh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| רָנּ֤וּ | ranu | cry out | H7442 → | 54 times |
| לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ | leyaako | of Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| שִׂמְחָ֔ה | simchah | gladness | H8057 → | 94 times |
| וְצַהֲל֖וּ | vetzahalu | and shout for joy | H6670 → | 9 times |
| בְּרֹ֣אשׁ | berosh | on [the] chief of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֑ם | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| הַשְׁמִ֤יעוּ | hashmiu | make a proclamation | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| הַֽלְלוּ֙ | halu | praise | H1984 → | 165 times |
| וְאִמְר֔וּ | veimru | and say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הוֹשַׁ֤ע | hosha' | save | H3467 → | 206 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַמְּךָ֔ | ʾamekha | people your | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁאֵרִ֥ית | sheerit | [the] remnant of | H7611 → | 66 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
כִּי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
כֹ֣ה׀thus
khohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
רָנּ֤וּcry out
ranuH7442 →54 times
לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙of Jacob
leyaakoH3290 →350 times
שִׂמְחָ֔הgladness
simchahH8057 →94 times
וְצַהֲל֖וּand shout for joy
vetzahaluH6670 →9 times
בְּרֹ֣אשׁon [the] chief of
beroshH7218 →599 times
הַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
הַשְׁמִ֤יעוּmake a proclamation
hashmiuH8085 →1159 times
הַֽלְלוּ֙praise
haluH1984 →165 times
וְאִמְר֔וּand say
veimruH559 →5305 times
הוֹשַׁ֤עsave
hosha'H3467 →206 times
יְהוָה֙O Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עַמְּךָ֔people your
ʾamekhaH5971 →1873 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
שְׁאֵרִ֥ית[the] remnant of
sheeritH7611 →66 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 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
Jeremiah 23:3Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and…
it leads to
- Amos 9:14–15
I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
- Jeremiah 32:37
I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them…
- Isaiah 43:5–6
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
- Jeremiah 29:14
I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD.…
- Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to…
- Amos 9:14–15
Through
Psalms 28:9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
it leads to
- Isaiah 40:11
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- Psalms 78:71
from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
- Isaiah 40:11
Through
Isaiah 37:31And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.
it leads to
- Isaiah 27:6
In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
- Isaiah 27:6
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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); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.