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I will come to give rest to Israel.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31.htm">New Living Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: “Those who survive the coming destruction will find blessings even in the barren land, for I will give rest to the people of Israel.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest, <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/31.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when I went to give him rest.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to find its rest.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1995</a> Thus says the LORD, &#8220The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to find its rest.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thus says the LORD, “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to find its rest.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus says Yahweh, “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to find its relief.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness [of exile]— Israel (the Northern Kingdom), when it went to find its rest.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness. When Israel went to find rest, <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: They found favor in the wilderness— the people who survived the sword. When Israel went to find rest, <a href="/asv/jeremiah/31.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thus saith Jehovah, The people that were left of the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In the desert I was kind to those who escaped death. I gave them peace, and when the time is right, I'll do the same for you. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: The people who survived the wars have found favor in the desert. Israel went to find its rest. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/31.htm">Good News Translation</a> In the desert I showed mercy to those people who had escaped death. When the people of Israel longed for rest, <a href="/isv/jeremiah/31.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the LORD says: "The people who survived the sword, found favor in the desert while Israel was seeking rest. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: ?The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/31.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD says, "The people of Israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find rest for themselves. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, "The people who were left of the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thus saith the LORD, The people who were left by the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. <a href="/web/jeremiah/31.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus said YHWH: “A people remaining from the sword "" Have found grace in the wilderness "" When Israel went to find rest.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah: Found grace in the wilderness Hath a people remaining from the sword Going to cause it to rest -- Israel. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah, The people escaped of the sword found grace in the desert; Israel going to cause him to rest.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord: The people were left and escaped from the sword, found grace in the desert: Israel shall to his rest. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord: “The people who had remained after the sword, found grace in the desert. Israel will go to his rest.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: The people who escaped the sword find favor in the wilderness. As Israel comes forward to receive rest, <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: The people who escaped from the sword found compassion in the wilderness when Israel went into exile. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Thus says LORD JEHOVAH: “The people that was saved from the sword found mercy in the wilderness. Israel went into captivity”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the LORD: The people that were left of the sword Have found grace in the wilderness, Even Israel, when I go to cause him to rest. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord, I found him warm in the wilderness with them that were slain with the sword: go ye and destroy not Israel. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9151" 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/31.htm">Mourning Turned to Joy</a> 1“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.” 2<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</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/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am (N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">“The people</a> <a href="/hebrew/8300.htm" title="8300: śə·rî·ḏê (N-mpc) -- A survivor. From sarad; a survivor.">who survived</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥā·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">found</a> <a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="2580: ḥên (N-ms) -- Favor, grace. From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective or objective.">favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">when Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lō·wḵ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/7280.htm" title="7280: lə·har·gî·‘ōw (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to toss violently and suddenly; figuratively to settle, i.e. Quiet; specifically, to wink.">to find rest.”</a> 3The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.…<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="/hosea/11-1.htm">Hosea 11:1</a> When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. <a href="/exodus/33-14.htm">Exodus 33:14</a> And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a> In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8</a> But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/isaiah/40-1.htm">Isaiah 40:1-2</a> “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. / “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.” <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” <a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a> Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones. <a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14</a> “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly. <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1-2</a> But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! / When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. <a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a> But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a> For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song. <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a> Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. <a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a> But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a> So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said 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.The people.<a href="/exodus/1-16.htm">Exodus 1:16,22</a> And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live… <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a> And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.<a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Exodus 5:21</a> And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.found.<a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Jeremiah 2:2</a> Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.<a href="/deuteronomy/1-30.htm">Deuteronomy 1:30,33</a> The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; … <a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Deuteronomy 2:7</a> For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.when.<a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">Numbers 10:33</a> And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.<a href="/deuteronomy/12-9.htm">Deuteronomy 12:9</a> For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.<a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a> Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-21.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-24.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-18.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-23.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-17.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Survive</a> <a href="/psalms/106-11.htm">Survived</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-24.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-12.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-2.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-7.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-7.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-16.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Survive</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Survived</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-43.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 31</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">The restoration of Israel.</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">The publication thereof.</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Rahel mourning is comforted.</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Ephraim repenting is brought home again.</a> 22. <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Christ is promised.</a> 27. <a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">His care over the church.</a> 31. <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">His new covenant.</a> 35. <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">The stability,</a> 38. <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">and amplitude of the church.</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'; 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It is a common prophetic formula used throughout the Old Testament to signify that the message is directly from God, not the prophet's own words. This underscores the importance and reliability of the message that follows.The people who survived the sword: This refers to the Israelites who escaped the destruction and violence of their enemies, particularly during the Babylonian conquest. Historically, this can be linked to the remnant of Israel that survived various military invasions. The "sword" symbolizes warfare and judgment, often seen as a tool of divine retribution. This phrase highlights God's preservation of a faithful remnant despite widespread calamity.found favor in the wilderness: The wilderness is a significant motif in biblical history, often representing a place of testing, purification, and divine encounter. For the Israelites, the wilderness was where they wandered after the Exodus from Egypt, a time when they experienced God's provision and guidance. Finding "favor" suggests divine grace and protection, indicating that God was with them even in desolate and challenging circumstances. This can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual renewal and preparation.when Israel went to find rest: This phrase alludes to the journey towards the Promised Land, a place of rest and fulfillment of God's promises. Historically, it reflects the hope of returning to a state of peace and security after exile or hardship. Theologically, "rest" is a recurring theme in Scripture, symbolizing not only physical rest but also spiritual peace and salvation. It foreshadows the ultimate rest found in Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/hebrews/4.htm">Hebrews 4</a>, where believers are invited to enter God's rest through faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who speaks through the prophet Jeremiah. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_who_survived_the_sword.htm">The People Who Survived the Sword</a> Refers to the Israelites who endured the Babylonian conquest and exile. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> Symbolic of a place of testing and transformation, reminiscent of the Israelites' journey after the Exodus. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, often representing the collective people of God. 5. <a href="/topical/r/rest.htm">Rest</a> A state of peace and restoration promised by God, both physically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_trials.htm">God's Faithfulness in Trials</a> Just as God was faithful to the Israelites in the wilderness, He remains faithful to us in our trials. We can trust Him to provide and guide us through difficult times. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_as_a_place_of_transformation.htm">The Wilderness as a Place of Transformation</a> The wilderness is not just a place of hardship but also a place where God refines and transforms His people. Embrace the wilderness experiences as opportunities for growth and deeper reliance on God. <a href="/topical/f/finding_rest_in_god.htm">Finding Rest in God</a> True rest is found in God alone. In a world full of chaos and unrest, we are invited to find peace and restoration in His presence. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembering_god's_past_deliverance.htm">The Importance of Remembering God's Past Deliverance</a> Reflecting on how God has delivered us in the past strengthens our faith and trust in His future promises. Remembering His faithfulness encourages us to persevere. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_favor.htm">The Promise of Favor</a> God's favor is not dependent on our circumstances but on His unchanging character. Even in the wilderness, His favor is upon us, guiding us toward His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 31</a> <a href="/q/who_is_jehovah_rapha.htm">Who is Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals?</a> <a href="/q/why_aren't_prophets'_betrayals_recorded.htm">In Jeremiah 2:8, why do historical records and other biblical accounts seemingly fail to mention the prophets and priests abandoning the Lord so decisively?</a> <a href="/q/who_killed_saul__himself_or_amalekite.htm">Who killed Saul? Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.... Thus Saul died... (I Samuel 31:4-6) An Amalekite slew him (2 Samuel 1:1- 16)</a> <a href="/q/who_was_hilkiah_in_the_bible.htm">What does Rachel weeping for her children signify?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) The people which were left of the sword . . .--The main thought of this and the next verse is that the past experience of God's love is a pledge or earnest for the future. Israel of old had "found grace in the wilderness" (comp. <a href="/hosea/11-1.htm" title="When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.">Hosea 11:1</a>). But as the prophet has in his thoughts a new manifestation of that love, his language is modified accordingly. He thinks of the captives that had escaped, or should hereafter escape, the sword of the Chaldaeans (there had been no such deliverance in the case of the Egyptian exodus), and of their finding grace in the wilderness that lies between Palestine and the Euphrates. The verses that follow show, however, that the prophet is thinking also of the more distant exiles, the ten tribes in the cities of the Medes beyond the Tigris (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm" title="In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.">2Kings 17:6</a>).Even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.--The verb that answers to the last five words includes the meaning of "settling" or "establishing," as well as of giving rest; and the whole clause is better translated Let me go, or I will go (the verb is in the infinitive with the force of an imperative, but this is its meaning) to set him at rest, even Israel.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - The people which were left of the sword, etc.; literally, the people of those left of the sword. The expression clearly implies that the Jews at the time spoken of had escaped, or were about to escape, in some great battle or some other kind of slaughter. Hence the finding grace in the wilderness cannot refer to the sequel of the passage through the Red Sea, and we must perforce explain it of the second great deliverance, viz. from the Babylonian exile. This view is strongly confirmed by <a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm">Jeremiah 51:50</a>, where the Israelites who escape the predicted slaughter at Babylon are called "escaped ones from the sword," and exhorted to remember Jehovah and Jerusalem "afar off." The "wilderness" of the present passage, like the "afar off" of ch. 51. (and of the next verse) seems to mean Babylon, which was, by comparison with the highly favoured Judah, a "barren and dry land" (comp. <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a>), a spiritual Arabia. It may be objected that the tense here is the perfect; but there is abundance of analogy for explaining it as the prophetic perfect. The restoration of the chosen people to favour is as certain in the Divine counsels as if it were already an event past. (It seems less appropriate to understand "the wilderness" of the country which separated Assyria from Palestine. It was in Babylon that the covenant of Sinai was renewed to God's repentant people.) Even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest; rather, when I went to cause Israel to rest (literally, to cause him - Israel - to rest; but the pleonastic pronoun need not be represented in the English). Another possible and perhaps preferable rendering is, I will go to cause, etc. "Rest" could only be had in the consciousness of God's favor. With all the outward property of many of the Jews in Babylon, there was no true "rest." Comp. chap. 16, "Ask for the old paths.., and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls" (the same verbal root in the Hebrew for "rest" in both passages). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is what כֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now 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 says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “The people עַ֖ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who survived שְׂרִ֣ידֵי (śə·rî·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8300.htm">Strong's 8300: </a> A survivor the sword חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword found מָצָ֥א (mā·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present favor חֵן֙ (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2580.htm">Strong's 2580: </a> Graciousness, subjective, objective in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech when Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc went הָל֥וֹךְ (hā·lō·wḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to find rest.” לְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹ (lə·har·gî·‘ōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7280.htm">Strong's 7280: </a> To toss violently and suddenly, to settle, quiet, to wink <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 31:2 Thus says Yahweh The people who were (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:3" /></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>