Jeremías 23:3

3 pero reuniré al remanente de mi rebaño de todos los países donde lo he expulsado. Volveré a traer a mis ovejas a su redil y serán fructíferas y crecerán en número.

Jeremías 23:3 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 23:3

And I will gather the remnant of my flock, out of all
countries
Such of them as did not perish by the sword, famine, and pestilence, or died not in captivity, and chose not to remain in the kingdom where they were; for all did not return upon the edict of Cyrus: though some think this is to be understood of the gathering of God's elect, the remnant according to the election of grace, the children of God that were scattered abroad, by the sufferings and death of Christ, the Shiloh, to whom the gathering of the people should be, hereafter prophesied of: whither I have driven them;
this, which is before charged upon the pastors, is taken by the Lord to himself; because this was not only permitted by him, namely, the dispersion and captivity of the Jews, but was inflicted by him as a punishment upon them for their sins, and the sins of their governors; but yet such was the mercy and goodness of God, as to return a remnant of them: and will bring them again to their folds;
to the city of Jerusalem, and their dwelling houses there, and in other places; an emblem of the Lord's bringing his chosen remnant, whether Jews or Gentiles, into a good fold and good pastures, to a Gospel church state, and the ordinances of it, ( John 10:16 ) ; and they shall be fruitful and increase;
the remnant of the flock returned to their own land and dwellings, and there grow numerous, and increase in wealth and riches; as Christ's spiritual sheep, gathered into his fold, become fruitful in grace and good works, and increase with the increase of God.

Jeremías 23:3 In-Context

1 El descendiente justo
»¡Qué aflicción les espera a los líderes de mi pueblo —los pastores de mis ovejas— porque han destruido y esparcido precisamente a las ovejas que debían cuidar!», dice el Señor
.

2 Por lo tanto, esto dice el Señor
, Dios de Israel, a los pastores: «En vez de cuidar de mis ovejas y ponerlas a salvo, las han abandonado y las han llevado a la destrucción. Ahora, yo derramaré juicio sobre ustedes por la maldad que han hecho a mi rebaño;

3 pero reuniré al remanente de mi rebaño de todos los países donde lo he expulsado. Volveré a traer a mis ovejas a su redil y serán fructíferas y crecerán en número.

4 Entonces nombraré pastores responsables que cuidarán de ellas, y nunca más tendrán temor. Ni una sola se perderá ni se extraviará. ¡Yo, el Señor
, he hablado!

5 »Pues se acerca la hora
—dice el Señor
—,
cuando levantaré a un descendiente justo
del linaje del rey David.
Él será un rey que gobernará con sabiduría;
hará lo justo y lo correcto por toda la tierra.