Jeremias 31:17

17 Shake at him, all ye that are round about him; all utter his name; say ye, How is the glorious staff broken to pieces, the rod of magnificence!

Jeremias 31:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 31:17

And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord
Or, "hope for thy posterity" ^F18; for their children that had been massacred, that these should rise again, and enjoy a blessed immortality, as the next clause seems to explain and confirm it: that thy children shall come again to their own border:
either to the border of the land of Israel, as Joseph, Mary, and Jesus did, ( Matthew 2:21 Matthew 2:22 ) ; or rather to the borders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, where this cruel murder was committed; and so the intimation is, that they shall rise again, and stand upon that very spot of ground where their blood was split; and not only so, but enter into and dwell upon the new earth in the Jerusalem state; and also enter into the heavenly Canaan, and dwell with Christ for evermore, on whose account their lives were taken away.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (Ktyrxal) "posteris tuis", Gataker; "posteritati tuae", Schmidt.

Jeremias 31:17 In-Context

15 Moab is ruined, his city, and his choice young men have gone down to slaughter.

16 The day of Moab is near at hand, and his iniquity moves swiftly .

17 Shake at him, all ye that are round about him; all utter his name; say ye, How is the glorious staff broken to pieces, the rod of magnificence!

18 Come down from glory, and sit down in a damp place: Daebon shall be broken, because Moab is destroyed: there has gone up against thee one to ravage thy strong-hold.

19 Stand by the way, and look, thou that dwellest in Arer; and ask him that is fleeing, and him that escapes, and say, What has happened?