Jeremiah 31:24

Listen to 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.

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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 2

  • 1. 31:24 ch. 33:13
  • 2. 31:24 ch. 33:13
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