📖 Jeremiah — Chapter 31 (KJV)
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Jeremiah 31:1 At the Rsame time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Jeremiah 31:2 Thus saith the LORD, RThe people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD hath appeared Tof old unto me, saying, Yea, RI have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore Twith lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Jeremiah 31:4 Again I will Rbuild thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy Ttabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
Jeremiah 31:5 Thou shalt Ryet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall Teat them as common things.
Jeremiah 31:6 For there shall be Ra day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
Jeremiah 31:7 For thus saith the LORD; RSing 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.
Jeremiah 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from Rthe coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
Jeremiah 31:9 They shall Rcome with weeping, and with Tsupplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Jeremiah 31:10 Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and Rdeclare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
Jeremiah 31:11 For the LORD hath Rredeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
Jeremiah 31:12 RTherefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Jeremiah 31:13 Then Rshall 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.
Jeremiah 31:14 And I will Rsatiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in RRamah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
Jeremiah 31:16 Thus saith the LORD; RRefrain 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.
Jeremiah 31:17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Jeremiah 31:18 I have Rsurely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
Jeremiah 31:19 RSurely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
Jeremiah 31:20 RIs Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels Tare troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:21 RSet thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
Jeremiah 31:22 RHow long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
Jeremiah 31:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, Rand mountain of holiness.
Jeremiah 31:24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
Jeremiah 31:25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
Jeremiah 31:26 RUpon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Jeremiah 31:27 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, Rthat I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
Jeremiah 31:28 And it shall come to pass, Rthat like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
Jeremiah 31:30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, Rthe days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jeremiah 31:32 RNot according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, Talthough I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jeremiah 31:33 RBut this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jeremiah 31:34 And they shall Rteach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Jeremiah 31:35 Thus saith the LORD, Rwhich giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
Jeremiah 31:36 If Rthose ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
Jeremiah 31:37 Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:38 Behold, Rthe days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
Jeremiah 31:39 And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
Jeremiah 31:40 And Rthe whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 31:1–14 — Everlasting love and a gathered people
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord promises renewed belonging to Israel’s families, gathering even the blind, lame, and expectant mothers. Redemption brings singing, provision, and mourning turned to joy.
Key Truth: Let faithful love sustain hope for restoration.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “At the ____ time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of …” (Jeremiah 31:1)
Find it in Jeremiah 31:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ , I will bring them from the north country, and …” (Jeremiah 31:8)
Find it in Jeremiah 31:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And I will satiate the ____ of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be …” (Jeremiah 31:14)
Find it in Jeremiah 31:14 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 31:15–27 — Tears answered with a way home
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Rachel’s grief is acknowledged rather than dismissed, then answered with hope of return. Ephraim’s repentance and God’s compassion lead into renewed towns, rest, and growth for Israel and Judah.
Key Truth: Bring grief and repentance into hopeful prayer.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy ____ shall come again to their own border.” (Jeremiah 31:17)
Find it in Jeremiah 31:17 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine ____ toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn …” (Jeremiah 31:21)
Find it in Jeremiah 31:21 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ , the days come, saith the LORD, that I will …” (Jeremiah 31:27)
Find it in Jeremiah 31:27 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 31:28–40 — A new covenant written on the heart
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord promises building after uprooting and individual accountability. The new covenant includes his law within, knowledge of him, and forgiven sin, alongside assurances of Israel’s continuance and Jerusalem’s rebuilding.
Key Truth: Seek inward faithfulness grounded in forgiveness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Behold, the days ____ , saith the LORD, that I will make a new …” (Jeremiah 31:31)
Find it in Jeremiah 31:31 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And they shall ____ no more every man his neighbour, and every man his …” (Jeremiah 31:34)
Find it in Jeremiah 31:34 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and …” (Jeremiah 31:40)
Find it in Jeremiah 31:40 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Hebrews 8:10 — Hebrews quotes the promise of the law written within.
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Reflect and Apply
How should forgiven sin and inward obedience shape your relationship with God?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How is God’s drawing of his people grounded?
2. How is the gathered people’s journey characterized?
3. How is Rachel’s weeping answered?
4. What distinguishes the promised new covenant?
5. What accompanies the promised knowledge of the LORD?
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