Jeremiah 31:24

24 "Judah and all its cities will ¹dwell together in it, the farmer and they who go about with 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 go here and there, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth - A woman will encompass a man."

23 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes, 'The LORD bless you, O abode of righteousness, O holy hill!'

24 "Judah and all its cities will dwell together in it, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.

25 "For I satisfy the weary ones and refresh everyone who languishes."

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

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 31:12; Ezekiel 36:10; Zechariah 8:4-8