Jeremiah 31:28

The inhabitants of Moab have left the cities, and dwelt in rocks; they have become as doves nestling in rocks, at the mouth of a cave.

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And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.

In Context

27For surely Israel was to thee a laughingstock, and was found among thy thefts, because thou didst fight against him.

29And I have heard of the pride of Moab, he has greatly heightened his pride and his haughtiness, and his heart has been lifted up.

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Cross References

Psalms 147:2For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; 1 He has blessed thy children within thee. 1

Ecclesiastes 3:3A time to kill, and a time to heal; 1 A time to pull down, and a time to build up; 1

Jeremiah 18:7If I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation, or upon a kingdom, to cut them off, and to destroy them;

Jeremiah 42:10but we have dwelt in tents, and have hearkened, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:28-35

God's Covenant Renewed. ( b. c. 594.) 27 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord , that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord . 29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are… Read the whole commentary →

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