Jeremiah 31:23-32:44 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 31:18-26

We have here, I. Ephraim's repentance, and return to God. Not only Judah, but Ephraim the ten tribes, shall be restored, and therefore shall thus be prepared and qualified for it, Hos. 14:8. Ephraim shall say, What have I do to any more with idols? Ephraim the people, is here spoken of as a single person to denote their unanimity; they shall be as one man in their repentance and shall glorify God in it with one mind and one mouth, one and all. It is likewise thus expressed that it might be the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:23

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ,.... The Governor of the whole world, the Lord of armies above and below; and yet has a peculiar regard to Israel, his spiritual Israel, whose covenant God and Father he is; and is to be believed in what he after says, the fulfilment of which may be depended on: as yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah, and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity ; not the Babylonish captivity, but their present one;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:23

The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice - After their return they shall De remarkably prosperous. Piety and industry shall go hand in hand; they shall have their husbandmen, their shepherds, and neatherds, Jeremiah 31:24 . And Jerusalem shall become a righteous city, and the temple shall be a place of holiness; so the weary there shall have rest, and the sorrowful shall be abundantly comforted, Jeremiah 31:24 , Jeremiah 31:25 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:23

Verse 23 He confirms in other words what he has said before; nor is the repetition, as we have said elsewhere, superfluous; for it was difficult to convince the Jews that what they had already regarded as impossible could be effected; for by their perverseness they had closed, as it were, the door against the word of God. As then despair had thus laid hold on them, and fast bound their minds, it was necessary to dwell at large on the subject, so that they might at length embrace the promise of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:23

As yet; rather, again (as Jeremiah 31:4 ). Mountain of holiness. Does this mean simply Mount Zion, or the whole highland country of Judah (scrap. Isaiah 11:9 )? The former view is the safer; it is by no means clear that "mountain" in Isaiah or anywhere else in the Old Testament means the Holy Land. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:23-26

But the prophet would not have Judah suppose that Ephraim has supplanted her; she too shall be restored, and shall enjoy a happy pastoral and agricultural life. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:23

As yet - Or, Again, once move. The prophet now turns to Judah. By the mountain of holiness is meant not the temple only, but all Jerusalem, of which the temple was the most sacred spot, and that by which all the rest was made holy. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:23-25

Jeremiah 31:23-25. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel These prophecies of the restoration of the Jews are ordinarily prefaced with these two attributes of God, the one of which asserts his power to do the thing promised; the other, his goodness to his people; as yet, or, yet again, they shall use this speech in the land of Judah, and in the cities thereof, &c. Three things the prophet here foretels, 1st, That the cities which had formerly been the habitations of unjust,... 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 31:23

the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel. See note on Jeremiah 7:3 . bring again. This cannot be spiritualized. read more