Jeremiah 31:28 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27-34

The prophet, having found his sleep sweet, made so by the revelations of divine grace, sets himself to sleep again, in hopes of further discoveries, and is not disappointed; for it is here further promised, I. That the people of God shall become both numerous and prosperous. Israel and Judah shall be replenished both with men and cattle, as if they were sown with the seed of both, Jer. 31:27. They shall increase and multiply like a field sown with corn; and this is the product of God's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:28

And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them ,.... In providence; looked upon them with an eye of vindictive justice; observed all their actions and motions; diligently attended to everything that passed, and took the first and most fitting opportunity: to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict ; which words, as they have an elegance and an agreeableness in their sound, in the original; so they are expressive of the utter... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:28

Verse 28 By these words the Prophet confirms what he had said; for the Israelites and the Jews might have ever made this objection, “Why should God promise to be the liberator of his people, whom he had suffered to be oppressed with so great evils, for it would have been easier to prevent them?” The Jews then might have raised this clamor, “Thou givest us here the hope of a return, but why does God suffer us to be driven into exile? why then does he not apply the remedy in time; for now too... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27-30

The physical side of the Messianic blessing. Its effect upon the heart of the pardoned sinners will be such that they will fully recognize the justice of the Divine judgments. There will no longer be any room for a certain favourite proverb; the death of a sinner will be universally acknowledged to be the reward of his personal sin (Keil). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:28

As I have watched … so will I watch, etc. The allusion is to the twofold commission given to the prophet ( Jeremiah 1:10 ), which was partly to pluck up and to destroy, partly to build and to plant. Jehovah has hitherto been "watchful" (another point of contact with Jeremiah 1:1-19 .; see on Jeremiah 1:12 ) over the fulfilment of the destructive prophecies; he will now be equally zealous for that of the promises of regeneration. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:27-34

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.Jeremiah 31:27So rapid shall be the increase that it shall seem as if children and young cattle sprang up out of the ground.Jeremiah 31:29, Jeremiah 31:30A sour grape - Better, sour grapes. The idea... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:27-28

Jeremiah 31:27-28. I will sow the house of Israel Under the captivity the land lay desolate, without man and beast, Jeremiah 33:12; but here it is promised that it should be again inhabited and replenished with both. And like as I have watched over them to pluck up, &c. I will show the same care and diligence in restoring them as I have formerly done in destroying them, according to the promise made to them upon their repentance and reformation. See Jeremiah 18:7-10. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:23-40

A new city and a new age (31:23-40)Jeremiah has a vision of Jerusalem as a city of righteousness and Judah as a land of contentment. It is a vision that gives him the satisfaction of a pleasant dream (23-26). God had been responsible for the devastation of their land in the past, but he will also be responsible for its productivity in the future (27-28). The people by then will have learnt the lessons of their captivity. They will no longer blame their forefathers for their misfortunes, but... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 31:28

watched. Compare Jeremiah 1:12 (same word). and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:28

28. ( :-). The same God who, as it were (in human language), was on the watch for all means to destroy, shall be as much on the watch for the means of their restoration. read more