Jeremiah 31:10

Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say: 'He that scattered Israel doth gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is My first-born.

11For the LORD hath ransomed Jacob, and He redeemeth him from the hand of him that is stronger than he.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:5Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Deuteronomy 32:26I thought I would make an end of them, I would make their memory cease from among men;

Psalms 147:2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;

Isaiah 27:12And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD will beat off His fruit from the flood of the River unto the Brook of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.

Isaiah 41:1Keep silence before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength; let them draw near, then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.

Isaiah 42:10Sing unto the LORD a new song, and His praise from the end of the earth; ye that 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 →

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