Jeremiah 31:14

I will give the priests their desired fat things, and my people will have a full measure of my good things, says the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.

In Context

13Then the virgin will have joy in the dance, and the young men and the old will be glad: for I will have their weeping turned into joy, I will give them comfort and make them glad after their sorrow.

15So has the Lord said: In Ramah there is a sound of crying, weeping and bitter sorrow; Rachel weeping for her children; she will not be comforted for their loss.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:23And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, made glad with grace and full of the blessing of the Lord: the sea and its fishes will be his.

Nehemiah 10:39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi are to take the lifted offering of the grain and wine and oil into the rooms where the vessels of the holy place are, together with the priests and the door-keepers and the makers of music: and we will not give up caring for the house of our God.

Psalms 36:8\36:7\How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

Psalms 63:5\63:4\So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.

Psalms 65:4\65:3\Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.

Psalms 107:9He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:11-18

Restoration of Israel; Promises to Israel. ( b. c. 594.) 10 Hear the word of the Lord , O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. 11 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. 12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord , for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the… Read the whole commentary →

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