Jeremiah 31:10
Hear the word of LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
11For LORD has ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
Cross References
Genesis 10:5From these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, every man according to his tongue, according to their families, in their nations.
Deuteronomy 32:26I said, I would scatter them afar, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men,
Psalms 147:2LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
Isaiah 27:12And it shall come to pass in that day, that LORD will beat off [his fruit], from the flood of the River to the brook of Egypt. And ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye sons of Israel.
Isaiah 41:1Keep silence before me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let us come near together to judgment.
Isaiah 42:10Sing to LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:2-10
Promises to Israel; Joyful Return from Captivity. ( b. c. 594.) 1 At the same time, saith the Lord , will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 2 Thus saith the Lord , The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. 3 The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. 4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built,… Read the whole commentary →