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Text -- Jeremiah 31:1-11 (NET)
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31:1 At that time I will be the God of all the clans of Israel and they will be my people . I, the Lord , affirm it!”
Israel Will Be Restored and Join Judah in Worship
31:2 The Lord says , “The people of Israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find rest for themselves.
31:3 In a far-off land the Lord will manifest himself to them. He will say to them, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love . That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.
31:4 I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel , so that you will once again be built up . Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers .
31:5 Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria . Those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit .
31:6 Yes , a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim , “Come ! Let us go to Zion to worship the Lord our God !”’”
31:7 Moreover , the Lord says , “Sing for joy for the descendants of Jacob . Utter glad shouts for that foremost of the nations . Make your praises heard . Then say , ‘Lord , rescue your people . Deliver those of Israel who remain alive .’
31:8 Then I will reply, ‘I will bring them back from the land of the north . I will gather them in from the distant parts of the earth . Blind and lame people will come with them, so will pregnant women and women about to give birth . A vast throng of people will come back here .
31:9 They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water , along smooth paths where they will never stumble . I will do this because I am Israel’s father ; Ephraim is my firstborn son .’”
31:10 Hear what the Lord has to say, O nations . Proclaim it in the faraway lands along the sea . Say , “The one who scattered Israel will regather them. He will watch over his people like a shepherd watches over his flock .”
31:11 For the Lord will rescue the descendants of Jacob . He will secure their release from those who had overpowered them.
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NET Notes: Jer 31:2 This refers to the remnant of northern Israel who had not been killed when Assyria conquered Israel in 722 b.c. or who had not died in exile. Referenc...
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NET Notes: Jer 31:3 Or “The people of Israel who survived the onslaughts of Egypt and Amalek found favor in the wilderness as they journeyed to find rest. At that t...
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NET Notes: Jer 31:5 The terms used here refer to the enjoyment of a period of peace and stability and the reversal of the curse (contrast, e.g., Deut 28:30). The Hebrew w...
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NET Notes: Jer 31:6 Not only will Israel and Judah be reunited under one ruler (cf. 23:5-6), but they will share a unified place and practice of worship once again in con...
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NET Notes: Jer 31:7 Or “The Lord will rescue his people. He will deliver those of Israel who remain alive.” The translation used in the text follows the Hebre...
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NET Notes: Jer 31:8 The words “And I will reply” are not in the text but the words vv. 8-9 appear to be the answer to the petition at the end of v. 7. These w...
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NET Notes: Jer 31:9 Ephraim was the second son of Joseph who was elevated to a place of prominence in the family of Jacob by the patriarch’s special blessing. It wa...
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