Jeremiah 31:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10-17

This paragraph is much to the same purport with the last, publishing to the world, as well as to the church, the purposes of God's love concerning his people. This is a word of the Lord which the nations must hear, for it is a prophecy of a work of the Lord which the nations cannot but take notice of. Let them hear the prophecy, that they may the better understand and improve the performance; and let those that hear it themselves declare it to others, declare it in the isles afar off. It will... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:13

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together ,.... Not any particular virgin, but all virgins, as Kimchi interprets it. The Targum is, "then shall the congregation of Israel rejoice as in dances;' it may very well be understood of the church of Christ, espoused to him as a chaste virgin, and of her spiritual joy in him, in allusion to the joy expressed by such persons in dancing, both upon civil and religious accounts; and it denotes that the joy should be... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:13

Verse 13 This is a confirmation of the former verse; for he says that joy would be in common to young women and young men, and also to the old. He had spoken of the perpetuity of joy; but he now extends this joy to both sexes, women and men, and to all ages. Of the dance we have spoken elsewhere, — that wantonness in which the world indulges in its hilarity, was not permitted; as to profane men, there is no moderation in their joy. The Prophets followed the common mode of speaking; and, indeed,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:7-14

The restoration of Israel; its blessedness and joyousness. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10-14

The redemption of Israel a great and notable event. It is to be proclaimed as of universal import and consequence. The scattering of Israel may be alluded to in speaking of "the nations" and "the isles," or these may be addressed simply as onlookers of the mighty drama. What happens to God's people must concern the whole world. I. AS AN EXHIBITION OF DIVINE GRACE AND POWER . ( Jeremiah 31:10 , Jeremiah 31:11 .) 1 . It betokened the restoration of God's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:12-14

Praise waiting for God in Zion. I. THE PLACE OF PRAISE . To speak of Zion was to speak of the dwelling place of Jehovah. To sing in the height of Zion, therefore, was to sing, as it were, at the door of God's own house. While God ever visited idolatry with the severest punishments, he yet localized his presence by the sanctities connected with the ark. It was the holy of holies that made Zion a sacred place, and if the people were helped in praise and worship by assembling there,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:13

Young and old, men and women, shall give themselves up to joy and merriment, the centre of the mirth being the maidens with the timbrels ( Jeremiah 31:4 ). Both young men and old together; rather, and young men and old ( shall rejoice ) together. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:13

Both gives the idea of the men dancing, which is incorrect. Except at a religious solemnity 2 Samuel 6:14, dancing was confined to women. Render and young men and old rejoice together. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:12-14

Jeremiah 31:12-14. They shall sing in the height of Zion By the height of Zion is meant the temple, built upon a hill adjoining to mount Zion, and it is here to be taken metaphorically, as it frequently is in the writings of the prophets, for the church, which is compared, by Christ, to a city set on a hill, as being remarkable for the excellence of its laws and institutions, and the piety and virtue of its genuine members. And shall flow to the goodness of the Lord, &c. Spiritual... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:1-22

The people return home (31:1-22)God has not forgotten any of his people who have been driven into a harsh existence in distant countries. Those of both the northern kingdom Israel and the southern kingdom Judah will share in the restoration to the land of their ancestors (31:1-3). They will be reunited in a land of renewed contentment and prosperity. They will join again in the national religious festivals at Jerusalem (4-6).The prophet pictures the joyous journey back to Palestine. Even the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:12-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:1-22

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