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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.

28 Just 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.’

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

Original words

- הִנֵּ֛ה H2009 Interjection The days יָמִ֥ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural are coming בָּאִ֖ים H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular when I will sow וְזָרַעְתִּ֗י H2232 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the house בֵּ֤ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the house בֵּ֣ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular with the seed זֶ֥רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular construct of man אָדָ֖ם H120 Noun - masculine singular [and] וְזֶ֥רַע H2233 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of beast בְּהֵמָֽה׃ H929 Noun - feminine singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

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

Original words

- וְהָיָ֞ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative I watched שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי H8245 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular over them עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural to uproot לִנְת֧וֹשׁ H5428 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct and tear down וְלִנְת֛וֹץ H5422 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct to demolish וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס H2040 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct destroy וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד H6 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct and bring disaster וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ H7489 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct so כֵּ֣ן H3651 Adverb I will watch אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד H8245 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular over them עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural to build לִבְנ֥וֹת H1129 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct and to plant וְלִנְט֖וֹעַ H5193 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

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

Original words

In those הָהֵ֔ם H1992 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural days בַּיָּמִ֣ים H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural it will no לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle longer ע֔וֹד H5750 Adverb be said יֹאמְר֣וּ H559 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural The fathers אָב֖וֹת H1 Noun - masculine plural have eaten אָ֣כְלוּ H398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural sour grapes בֹ֑סֶר H1155 Noun - masculine singular and the teeth וְשִׁנֵּ֥י H8127 Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc of the children בָנִ֖ים H1121 Noun - masculine plural are set on edge תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃ H6949 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural

Verse 30

Cross-references

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

Original words

Instead כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction each אִ֥ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular will die יָמ֑וּת H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular for his own iniquity בַּעֲוֺנ֖וֹ H5771 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular If anyone כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הָֽאָדָ֛ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular eats הָאֹכֵ֥ל H398 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the sour grapes הַבֹּ֖סֶר H1155 Article | Noun - masculine singular his own teeth שִׁנָּֽיו׃ס H8127 Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular will be set on edge תִּקְהֶ֥ינָה H6949 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural

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