Jeremiah 31:6

For it is a day the watchmen have proclaimed throughout the hill country of Ephraim,—Arise ye and let us go up to Zion, unto Yahweh our God.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.

In Context

5Again, shalt thou plant vineyards in the mountains of Samaria, The planters have planted, and have laid open the vineyards,

7For, thus, saith Yahweh—Shout ye for Jacob with gladness, Make shrill thy voice, as the head of the nations,—Publish ye praise ye and say, Save thou O Yahweh thy people, the remnant of Israel.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 13:4And Abijah stood up upon Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim,—and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!

Ezra 1:5Then arose the ancestral chiefs of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites,—even every one whose spirit God had aroused, to go up to build the house of Yahweh, which was in Jerusalem;

Isaiah 2:2But it shall come to pass, in the afterpart of the days, That the mountain of the house of Yahweh Shall be, set up, as the head of the mountains, And be exalted above the hills,—And all the nations, shall stream thereunto;

Isaiah 27:13And it shall come to pass in that day, That there shall be a blowing with a great horn, Then shall come in Such as have wandered in the land of Assyria, And such as have been outcasts in the land of Egypt,—And they shall bow themselves down unto Yahweh In the holy mountain, In Jerusalem.

Isaiah 52:7How beautiful, upon the mountains are the feet—Of him That bringeth good tidings, That publisheth peace, That bringeth good tidings of blessing, That publisheth salvation,—That saith unto Zion, Thy God, hath become king.

Jeremiah 6:17Therefore will I raise up over you, watchmen, Give ye heed to the sound of a horn,—But they said, We will not give heed!

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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