Jeremiah 31:26
Upon this, I awoke and considered,—And, my sleep, had been sweet to me!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
In Context
25For I have satiated the weary soul,—And every languishing soul, have I filled.
Cross References
Psalms 17:15I, in righteousness, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.
Zechariah 4:1And once more the messenger who was speaking with me, roused me up, just as a man might be roused up out of his sleep.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:19-27
Ephraim's Repentance and Privilege; Encouragements to the Captives. ( b. c. 594.) 18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. 19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant… Read the whole commentary →