Jeremiah 32:37
in Jeremiah 32I 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 dwell in safety.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely.
KJV
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
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This verse in Jeremiah 32
Commentary
7 notes on this verseBehold, I will gather them out of all countries,.... At the end of the seventy years' captivity; and which will have a greater accomplishment in the latter day, when the Jews shall be converted, and gathered from their present dispersion all over the earth: whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath: or "whither I shall drive them", or "shall have driven them" (m); for as yet they were not thus driven and dispersed.
This site's exposition
Now therefore, about this city of
on Jeremiah 32:36-41
“Now therefore” turns the oracle from indictment to promise. The everlasting covenant gives “one heart and one way,” so obedience is a gift, as in the new covenant of chapter 31. Verse 41 names the LORD's gladness, in words rare in the book: “I will rejoice in doing them good.”
This site's exposition
I will surely gather My people
Gill points out that the scattering had not yet happened when this was spoken; the city still stood under siege. He reads the gathering as the return after seventy years, with a fuller one still to come for the Jews. Clarke links the promise to Jeremiah 29:14 and 31:8.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 37 and following) Behold, I will gather them from all the lands to which I have driven them in my anger, in my wrath, and in great indignation, and I will bring them back to this place and make them dwell securely. They will be my people, and I will be their God. And I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
God's judgments came gradually upon them, but, they not meeting him by repentance in the way of his judgments, he proceeded in his controversy till all was laid waste, which was in the eleventh year of Zedekiah; now what is here recorded happened in the tenth.
They had been under God's anger and fury, and great wrath; but now they shall partake of his grace, and love, and great favour. He had dispersed them, and driven them into all countries.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries - A promise often repeated. See Jer 29:14, and the notes on Jer 31:8 (note), etc.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִנְנִ֤י | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| מְקַבְּצָם֙ | mekabetzam | [will be] gathering them | H6908 → | 127 times |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת | haaratzot | the lands | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִדַּחְתִּ֥ים | hidachtim | I have banished them | H5080 → | 55 times |
| שָׁ֛ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| בְּאַפִּ֥י | beapi | in anger my | H639 → | 276 times |
| וּבַחֲמָתִ֖י | uvachamati | and in rage my | H2534 → | 125 times |
| וּבְקֶ֣צֶף | uveketzef | and in wrath | H7110 → | 29 times |
| גָּד֑וֹל | gadol | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙ | vahashivotim | and I will bring back them | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמָּק֣וֹם | hamakom | the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וְהֹשַׁבְתִּ֖ים | vehoshavtim | and I will cause to dwell them | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| לָבֶֽטַח׃ | lavetach | to security | H983 → | 42 times |
הִנְנִ֤יhere I
hiniH2005 →316 times
מְקַבְּצָם֙[will be] gathering them
mekabetzamH6908 →127 times
מִכָּל־from all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתthe lands
haaratzotH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הִדַּחְתִּ֥יםI have banished them
hidachtimH5080 →55 times
שָׁ֛םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
בְּאַפִּ֥יin anger my
beapiH639 →276 times
וּבַחֲמָתִ֖יand in rage my
uvachamatiH2534 →125 times
וּבְקֶ֣צֶףand in wrath
uveketzefH7110 →29 times
גָּד֑וֹלgreat
gadolH1419 →526 times
וַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙and I will bring back them
vahashivotimH7725 →1056 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמָּק֣וֹםthe place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
הַזֶּ֔ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וְהֹשַׁבְתִּ֖יםand I will cause to dwell them
vehoshavtimH3427 →1079 times
לָבֶֽטַח׃to security
lavetachH983 →42 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.
- 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…
- Zephaniah 3:19–20
Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
- Amos 9:14–15
Through
Jeremiah 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
it leads to
- Philippians 3:9
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 33:16
In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Philippians 3:9
Where this verse is studied
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; 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.