Jeremiah 31:24

24 ¹And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and ²the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.

Jeremiah 31:24 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 31:24

And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities
thereof together
In peace and unity, in great concord and harmony: husbandmen, and those [that] go forth with flocks;
husbandmen and shepherds; meaning such not merely in a temporal sense, but in a spiritual one; ministers of the Gospel, labourers with God, and under him, in the husbandry of his church; pastors after his own heart, to feed his people, his flocks, his sheep and lambs, with knowledge and understanding; who shall agree in their ministry, teaching the same doctrines, and administering the same ordinances, according to the rule of the word.

Jeremiah 31:24 In-Context

22 How long will you waver, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: a woman encircles a man."

23 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I restore their fortunes: "'The LORD bless you, O habitation of righteousness, O holy hill!'

24 And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.

25 For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish."

26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 33:13
• 2. Jeremiah 33:13