Jeremiah 31:24

24 People will live together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.

Jeremiah 31:24 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
English Standard Version (ESV)
24 And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.
New Living Translation (NLT)
24 Townspeople and farmers and shepherds alike will live together in peace and happiness.
The Message Bible (MSG)
24 All Judah's people, whether in town or country, will get along just fine with each other.
American Standard Version (ASV)
24 And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
24 Judah and all its cities will live there together. Farmers and shepherds will also live there.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
24 Judah and all its cities will live in it together-also farmers and those who move with the flocks-
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
24 "People will live together in Judah and all of its towns. Farmers and shepherds will live there.

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 wander, unfaithful Daughter Israel? The LORD will create a new thing on earth— the woman will return to the man.”
23 This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity, the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The LORD bless you, you prosperous city, you sacred mountain.’
24 People will live together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.
25 I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”
26 At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Jeremiah 30:18; Zechariah 8:4-8
  • 2. S ver 12
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