Jeremiah 31:27

27 Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.

Jeremiah 31:27 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 31:27

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord
Or, "are coming" {k}; 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 to the sowing of a field with seed, which in due time springs up, and produces a large increase. Some understand this of the spiritual blessing of regeneration; but that is not of corruptible seed, such as is here mentioned, but of incorruptible seed, by the word of God: though this may be a type of the fruitfulness of the church in Gospel times; since afterwards an account is given of the new covenant, which should take place in those times.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 (Myab) "venientes", Montanus, Schmidt; "venturi sunt", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Jeremiah 31:27 In-Context

25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have filled every sorrowful soul.

26 Upon this I awoke, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

27 Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.

28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up and to break down and to throw down and to destroy and to afflict, so will I watch over them, to build and to plant, said the LORD.

29 In those days they shall no longer say, The fathers have eaten the sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.