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You will not miss those days or even remember them, and there will be no need to rebuild the Ark. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when you have multiplied and been fruitful in the land, in those days, declares the LORD, they shall no more say, “The ark of the covenant of the LORD.” It shall not come to mind or be remembered or missed; it shall not be made again. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a> And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a> “Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says the LORD, “that they will say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the LORD.’ It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And it shall be in those days when you become numerous and are fruitful in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of the LORD.’ And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it, nor miss it, nor will it be made again. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220It shall be in those days when you are multiplied and increased in the land,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220they will no longer say, &#8216The ark of the covenant of the LORD.&#8217 And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And it shall be in those days when you are multiplied and increased in the land,” declares the LORD, “they shall say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the LORD.’ And it shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they miss it, nor shall it be made again. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> It shall be in those days when you are multiplied and fruitful in the land,” declares Yahweh, “they will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of Yahweh.’ And it will not come upon the heart, nor will they remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It will be in those days when you have [repented and] multiplied and increased in the land,” says the LORD, “they will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of the LORD.’ It will not come to mind, nor will they [seriously] remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again [for instead of the ark, which symbolized My presence, I will be present]. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When you multiply and increase in the land, in those days—this is the LORD’s declaration—no one will say again, “The ark of the LORD’s covenant.” It will never come to mind, and no one will remember or miss it. Another one will not be made. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When you multiply and increase in the land, in those days"—the LORD&#8217s declaration—"no one will say any longer, &#8216The ark of the LORD&#8217s covenant.&#8217 It will never come to mind, and no one will remember or miss it. It will never again be made. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith Jehovah, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of Jehovah; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You will increase in numbers, and there will be no need to remember the sacred chest or to make a new one. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD; neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In those days you will be fertile, and your population will increase in the land," declares the LORD. "People will no longer talk about the ark of the LORD's promise. It will no longer come to mind. They won't remember it, miss it, or make another one. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then when you have become numerous in that land, people will no longer talk about my Covenant Box. They will no longer think about it or remember it; they will not even need it, nor will they make another one. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> "And in those days when you increase in numbers and multiply in the land," declares the LORD, "people will no longer say, 'The Ark of the Covenant of the LORD,' and it won't come to mind, and they won't remember it or miss it, nor will it be made again. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> “In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made. <a href="/net/jeremiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a> In those days, your population will greatly increase in the land. At that time," says the LORD, "people will no longer talk about having the ark that contains the LORD's covenant with us. They will not call it to mind, remember it, or miss it. No, that will not be done any more! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days," says the LORD, "they shall say no more, 'The ark of the covenant of the LORD.' neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it shall come to pass, when ye shall be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more. <a href="/web/jeremiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a> It will come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says Yahweh, “they will no longer say, ‘the ark of Yahweh’s covenant!’ It will not come to mind. They won’t remember it. They won’t miss it, nor will another be made. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it has come to pass, when you are multiplied, "" And have been fruitful in the land, "" In those days,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “They no longer say, The Ark of the Covenant of YHWH, "" Nor does it go up on the heart, "" Nor do they remember concerning it, "" Nor do they inspect, nor is it made again. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it hath come to pass, when ye are multiplied, And have been fruitful in the land, In those days -- an affirmation of Jehovah, They say not any more, 'The ark of the covenant of Jehovah,' Nor doth it go up on the heart, Nor do they remember concerning it, Nor do they inspect, nor is it made again. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was that ye shall be multiplied and be fruitful in the land in those days, says Jehovah; they shall no more say, The ark of the covenant of Jehovah: and it shall not come up upon the heart, and they shall not remember upon it, and they shall not review and it shall be clone no more.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when you shall be multiplied, and increase in the land in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more: The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come upon the heart, neither shall they remember it, neither shall it be visited, neither shall that be done any more. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when you have been multiplied and increased in the land in those days, says the Lord, they will no longer say: ‘The Ark of the covenant of the Lord!’ And it will not enter into the heart, and they will not call it to mind. It will neither be visited, nor made use of, any longer. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a> When you increase in number and are fruitful in the land— oracle of the LORD— They will in those days no longer say, “The ark of the covenant of the LORD!” They will no longer think of it, or remember it, or miss it, or make another one. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And when you have multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, says the LORD, they shall no longer say, “The ark of the covenant of the LORD.” It shall not come to mind, or be remembered, or missed; nor shall another one be made.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall come to pass when you have multiplied and increased in the land in those days, says the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD; neither shall it come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall that ritual be performed any more. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it shall be when you will be fruitful and you will multiply in the earth in those days, says LORD JEHOVAH, they will not say again: “The ark of the covenant of LORD JEHOVAH”, and you will not bring it up on the heart and it shall not be remembered, and they shall not visit it, and it shall not be made again<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more: The ark of the covenant of the LORD; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they make mention of it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall come to pass that when ye are multiplied and increased upon the land, saith the Lord, in those days they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Holy One of Israel: it shall not come to mind; it shall not be named; neither shall it be visited; nor shall this be done any more. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=839" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Invitation to Repentance</a> …15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.” 16<a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hā·hêm·māh (Art:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">“In those</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yā·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: ṯir·bū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">you multiply</a> <a href="/hebrew/6509.htm" title="6509: ū·p̄ə·rî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To bear fruit, be fruitful. A primitive root; to bear fruit.">and increase</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“they will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yō·mə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">discuss</a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: ’ă·rō·wn (N-csc) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ- (N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">of the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">It will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">mind,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: yiz·kə·rū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">will remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: yip̄·qō·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">or miss it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">will another one</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: yê·‘ā·śeh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">be made.</a> 17At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10-12</a> For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. / For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a> I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3-4</a> And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. / ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a> For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a> It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19-20</a> And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, / so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22</a> But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. <a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">Isaiah 43:18-19</a> “Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. / Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. <a href="/john/4-21.htm">John 4:21-24</a> “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. / But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. ... <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hebrews 10:16-17</a> “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” / Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1-2</a> This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word. <a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a> Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9-11</a> You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. / But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. / And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall come to pass, when you be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, said the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.when<a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Jeremiah 30:19</a> And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.<a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Jeremiah 31:8,27</a> Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither… <a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm">Isaiah 60:22</a> A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.say<a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4</a> Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.<a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Zephaniah 3:11</a> In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.<a href="/matthew/3-9.htm">Matthew 3:9</a> And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.the ark<a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a> For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.<a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1,2</a> Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? … <a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11</a> And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:to mind.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">Mention</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-2.htm">Miss</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-3.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Mention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/mark/4-13.htm">Miss</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 3</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">God's great mercy to Judah the polluted land</a> 6. <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Judah is worse than Israel</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">The promises of the gospel to the penitent</a> 20. <a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Israel reproved, and called by God, makes a solemn confession of their sins</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>In those days This phrase refers to a future time of restoration and blessing for Israel. In the prophetic context, "those days" often point to the Messianic age or a time when God will fulfill His promises to His people. The Hebrew word for "days" (יָמִים, yamim) can signify a period marked by divine intervention and transformation, suggesting a significant shift in the spiritual and physical state of the nation.when you multiply and increase in the land This phrase indicates a time of prosperity and growth for Israel. The Hebrew words for "multiply" (רָבָה, rabah) and "increase" (פָּרָה, parah) are often used in the context of God's blessings, reminiscent of the promises made to the patriarchs like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This growth is not merely numerical but also spiritual, reflecting a return to faithfulness and covenant relationship with God.declares the LORD This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of the message. The Hebrew word for "declares" (נְאֻם, ne'um) is often used in prophetic literature to introduce a divine pronouncement. It underscores that the message is not from the prophet's own imagination but is a direct revelation from Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God.they will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of the LORD.&#8217 The ark, once the central symbol of God's presence and covenant with Israel, will no longer be the focal point. This signifies a profound shift in how God's presence is understood and experienced. The Hebrew term for "ark" (אֲרוֹן, aron) and "covenant" (בְּרִית, berit) remind us of the sacred history of Israel, yet the prophecy points to a new era where God's presence is not confined to a physical object.It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it This suggests a complete transformation in the spiritual consciousness of the people. The Hebrew words for "mind" (לֵב, lev) and "remember" (זָכַר, zakar) indicate a deep-seated change in values and priorities. The absence of longing for the ark implies that God's presence will be so manifest and accessible that the former symbols will pale in comparison.nor will another one be made This phrase underscores the finality of the transition. The Hebrew word for "made" (עָשָׂה, asah) implies that there will be no need to recreate or replace the ark. This points to the sufficiency and permanence of the new covenant relationship with God, which is ultimately fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ, who embodies the presence of God among His people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) In those days.--No time had been named, but the phrase had become familiar for the far-off better time of the true king of the Messianic kingdom.They shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord.--Noteworthy both for its exceeding boldness and as containing the germ, or more than the germ, of the great thought of the New Covenant developed in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm" title="Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:">Jeremiah 31:31</a>. The ark, the very centre of the worship of Israel, the symbol and, it might seem, more than the symbol, of the Divine presence, that, too, should pass away, as the brasen serpent had become Nehushtan (<a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm" title="He removed the high places, and broke the images, and cut down the groves, and broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made: for to those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.">2Kings 18:4</a>), and take its place as belonging only to the past. Foremost among the prophets was Jeremiah to perceive and proclaim that"God fulfils Himself in many ways."The legend of <a href="//apocrypha.org/2_maccabees/2-4.htm" title="It was also contained in the same writing, that the prophet, being warned of God, commanded the tabernacle and the ark to go with him, as he went forth into the mountain, where Moses climbed up, and saw the heritage of God.">2 Maccabees 2:4-5</a>, that Jeremiah had hidden the tabernacle and the ark in a cave that they might be restored in the latter days, presents a singular contrast to the higher thoughts of the prophet.Neither shall it come to mind.--Literally, come upon the heart, which throughout the Old Testament implies the intellect rather than the affections.Neither shall they visit it.--Better, shall they miss it, as men miss what they value. The words probably refer to the feelings with which the ark had been restored to its place by Josiah (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-3.htm" title="And said to the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy to the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden on your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,">2Chronicles 35:3</a>) after its displacement by Manasseh (<a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm" title="And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:">2Chronicles 33:7</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - When ye be multiplied; a common feature in pictures of the latter days (<a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/36-11.htm">Ezekiel 36:11</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-1.htm">Hosea 2:1</a>). They shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord. A definition of the Messianic period on its negative side - the ark shall he no longer the center of religious worship. We must remember that the ark is represented in the Law as the throne of Jehovah, who was "enthroned upon the cherubim" on the lid of the ark. It is in virtue of this sacramental presence that the temple is called the "dwelling-places" of Jehovah (e.g. <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Psalm 84:1</a>, where Authorized Version has wrongly "tabernacles"). Now, in the Messianic period the consciousness of Jehovah's presence was to be so widely spread, at any rate in the center of God's kingdom, the holy city, that the ark would no longer be thought of; it would be, if not destroyed (we know, as a matter of fact, that the ark was destroyed in some unrecorded way), yet at least become utterly unimportant. Jerusalem would then naturally succeed to the title "Jehovah's throne" (applied to the temple in <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a>). Neither shall it come to mind. The same phrase is used of the old heaven and earth as compared with the new (<a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a>). In the concluding clauses, "visit" should rather be "miss," and "that be done" should be "it [viz. the ark] be made." On the whole subject of the prophetic descriptions of the worship of the Messianic period - descriptions which often wear at any rate a superficial appearance of inconsistency, see the luminous remarks of Professor Riehm, 'Messianic Prophecy,' pp. 161-163. At the same time, we must be extremely cautious how far we admit that Old Testament prophecies of the latter days have received a complete fulfillment in the Christian Church, considering how far the latter is from the realizable ideal, and also the importance attached in the New Testament as well as in the Old to the continuance of Israel as a nation. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In those הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ (hā·hêm·māh) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They days, בַּיָּמִ֤ים (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day when כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you multiply תִרְבּוּ֩ (ṯir·bū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great and increase וּפְרִיתֶ֨ם (ū·p̄ə·rî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6509.htm">Strong's 6509: </a> To bear fruit, be fruitful in the land,” בָּאָ֜רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no longer ע֗וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more will they say, יֹ֣אמְרוּ (yō·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘The ark אֲרוֹן֙ (’ă·rō·wn) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> A chest, ark of the LORD’s יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel covenant.’ בְּרִית־ (bə·rîṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant It will never וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no come יַעֲלֶ֖ה (ya·‘ă·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against mind, לֵ֑ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre and no וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no one will remember it יִזְכְּרוּ־ (yiz·kə·rū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male or miss it, יִפְקֹ֔דוּ (yip̄·qō·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit nor וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no will another one עֽוֹד׃ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more be made. יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה (yê·‘ā·śeh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-16.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 3:16 It shall come to pass when you (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/3-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 3:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 3:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/3-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 3:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 3:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>