Jeremiah 31:27-34 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 31:27

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord ,.... Or, "are coming" F11 באים "venientes", Montanus, Schmidt; "venturi sunt", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ; and will be here shortly: that I will sow the house of Israel, and the house of Judah, with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast ; that is, will multiply both man and beast, so that there shall be a great increase; whereas, through war, famine, pestilence, and captivity, their number was greatly reduced. The allusion is... 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 Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

In those days they shall say no more ,.... The following proverb or byword; they should have no occasion to use it, nor should they choose to use it; since they would understand themselves, and the dispensations of Providence towards them, better than to use it: the fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge ; that is, the fathers have sinned, and the children are punished for their sins. So the Targum, "the fathers have sinned, and the children are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:30

But everyone shall die for his own iniquity ,.... His own personal iniquity; and not a corporeal death only, but an eternal one, which is the just wages of sin. It seems to intimate, that, after the Babylonish captivity, no public calamity should come upon them for the sins of their fathers and their own jointly, but for their own iniquities singly; so their last destruction by the Romans was for their personal disbelief and rejection of the Messiah; see John 8:24 ; and the calamities upon... read more

John Gill

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

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord ,.... This refers to Gospel times, as is clear from the quotation and application by the apostle, Hebrews 8:8 ; and it is owned by a modern Jew F12 Abendana, not. in Miclol Yophi in loc. to belong to the times of the Messiah. It is introduced with a "behold", as a note of attention, pointing to something of moment, and very agreeable and desirable, as the covenant of grace, its blessings and promises, are; and as a note of admiration, it being... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:32

Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers ,.... Meaning not Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; but the ancestors of the Jews that came out of Egypt, as appears by what follows. This was the covenant made at Sinai, which is here referred to; but the above covenant was not according to that; for, though it was not properly a covenant of works, but a typical one; yet it was in some sense faulty and deficient; or, however, the persons under it were faulty, and did not keep it; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:33

But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, saith the Lord ,.... The several articles or branches of the covenant next follow, which show it to be different from the former: I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts ; not the ceremonial law, which was abolished when this covenant was made; but rather the moral law still in force, which is a transcript of the nature and will of God; was inscribed on Adam's heart... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:34

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother ,.... Which is not to be understood of the outward ministry of the word; in heaven indeed there will be no need of it, nor in the New Jerusalem state; but in every period of time before it. In the first times of the Gospel, persons were appointed and qualified by Christ to be pastors and teachers; and in the latter day men shall run to and fro, and increase knowledge; besides, the saints in the present state... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:27

I will sow - with the seed of man and with the seed of beast - I will multiply both men and cattle. read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:30

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:34

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:27

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