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Jeremiah 31:27-30

Everlasting Love, Restored Joy, and the New Covenant

The chapter moves from covenant restoration of all Israel, to joyful return, to Rachel's comfort and Ephraim's repentance, to Judah's restoration, to the New Covenant promise, and finally to the permanence of Israel and rebuilt Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

27“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast.

28Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.

29“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’

30Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.

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Verse 27

Cross-references

Jeremiah 31:31Classic cross-references Hosea 2:23Classic cross-references Ezekiel 36:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:5Classic cross-references Ezekiel 36:9Classic cross-references

Original words

-הִנֵּ֛הH2009InterjectionThe daysיָמִ֥יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralare comingבָּאִ֖יםH935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwhen I will sowוְזָרַעְתִּ֗יH2232Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe houseבֵּ֤יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the houseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwith the seedזֶ֥רַעH2233Noun - masculine singular constructof manאָדָ֖םH120Noun - masculine singular[and]וְזֶ֥רַעH2233Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof beastבְּהֵמָֽה׃H929Noun - feminine singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:10Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 3:3Classic cross-references Jeremiah 24:6Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:10Classic cross-references Jeremiah 18:9Classic cross-references

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-וְהָיָ֞הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularJust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeI watchedשָׁקַ֣דְתִּיH8245Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularover themעֲלֵיהֶ֗םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralto uprootלִנְת֧וֹשׁH5428Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructand tear downוְלִנְת֛וֹץH5422Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructto demolishוְלַהֲרֹ֖סH2040Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructdestroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידH6Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructand bring disasterוּלְהָרֵ֑עַH7489Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructsoכֵּ֣ןH3651AdverbI will watchאֶשְׁקֹ֧דH8245Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularover themעֲלֵיהֶ֛םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralto buildלִבְנ֥וֹתH1129Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructand to plantוְלִנְט֖וֹעַH5193Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructdeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 24:16Classic cross-references Ezekiel 18:20Classic cross-references Ezekiel 18:2Classic cross-references Lamentations 5:7Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 25:4Classic cross-references

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In thoseהָהֵ֔םH1992Article | Pronoun - third person masculine pluraldaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralit will noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlelongerע֔וֹדH5750Adverbbe saidיֹאמְר֣וּH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralThe fathersאָב֖וֹתH1Noun - masculine pluralhave eatenאָ֣כְלוּH398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralsour grapesבֹ֑סֶרH1155Noun - masculine singularand the teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יH8127Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdcof the childrenבָנִ֖יםH1121Noun - masculine pluralare set on edgeתִּקְהֶֽינָה׃H6949Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural

Verse 30

Cross-references

2 Kings 14:6Classic cross-references Ezekiel 18:20Classic cross-references Isaiah 3:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:29Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 24:16Classic cross-references

Original words

Insteadכִּ֛יH3588Conjunction. . .אִם־H518Conjunctioneachאִ֥ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularwill dieיָמ֑וּתH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfor his own iniquityבַּעֲוֺנ֖וֹH5771Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularIf anyoneכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הָֽאָדָ֛םH120Article | Noun - masculine singulareatsהָאֹכֵ֥לH398Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe sour grapesהַבֹּ֖סֶרH1155Article | Noun - masculine singularhis own teethשִׁנָּֽיו׃סH8127Noun - cdc | third person masculine singularwill be set on edgeתִּקְהֶ֥ינָהH6949Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural

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