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My sleep had been pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been very sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was sweet to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep had been pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />At this I (Jeremiah) awoke and looked, and my [trancelike] sleep was sweet [in the assurance it gave] to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and when they sleep, they will wake up refreshed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So then, people will say, 'I went to sleep and woke up refreshed.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I awoke and looked around, and I had had a pleasant sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then they will say, 'Under these conditions I can enjoy sweet sleep when I wake up and look around.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />On this I have awoken, and I behold, and my sleep has been sweet to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> On this I have awaked, and I behold, and my sleep hath been sweet to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Upon this I awoke, and I shall see; and my sleep sweet to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Upon this I was as it were awaked out of a sleep, and I saw, and my sleep was sweet to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Over this, I was awakened, as if from a deep sleep. And I saw, and my sleep became sweet to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At this I awoke and opened my eyes; my sleep was satisfying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thereupon I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />This is why I awoke and beheld; and my sleep was sweet to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, I awoke and I saw, and my sleep was sweet to me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Upon this I awaked, and beheld; And my sleep was sweet unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore I awake, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9466" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Mourning Turned to Joy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.” <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><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.">At</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/6974.htm" title="6974: hĕ·qî·ṣō·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- Arise, be awake, watch. A primitive root (compare yaqats); to awake.">I awoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wā·’er·’eh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and looked around.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8142.htm" title="8142: ū·šə·nā·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Sleep. Or shena; from yashen; sleep.">My sleep</a> <a href="/hebrew/6149.htm" title="6149: ‘ā·rə·ḇāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be sweet or pleasing. A primitive root; to be agreeable.">had been most pleasant</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>“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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Psalm 127:2</a></span><br />In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Isaiah 14:3</a></span><br />On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/4-8.htm">Psalm 4:8</a></span><br />I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-11</a></span><br />There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. / Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-24.htm">Proverbs 3:24</a></span><br />When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Isaiah 32:18</a></span><br />Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a></span><br />He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Isaiah 57:2</a></span><br />Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Revelation 14:13</a></span><br />And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-7.htm">Psalm 116:7</a></span><br />Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3</a></span><br />You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Philippians 4:7</a></span><br />And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">On this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet to me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Psalm 127:2</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: <i>for</i> so he giveth his beloved sleep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/4-1.htm">Zechariah 4:1,2</a></b></br> And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm">Awaked</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Awakened</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Awoke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-26.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/exodus/31-7.htm">Thereupon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/28-16.htm">Awaked</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-6.htm">Awakened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/matthew/1-24.htm">Awoke</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-11.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Thereupon</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">The restoration of Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">The publication thereof.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Rahel mourning is comforted.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Ephraim repenting is brought home again.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Christ is promised.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">His care over the church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">His new covenant.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">The stability,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">and amplitude of the church.</a></span><br></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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This awakening follows a series of prophecies about the restoration of Israel, suggesting a renewed understanding of God's promises. The context here is significant, as Jeremiah had been delivering messages of both judgment and hope. The act of looking around implies a new perspective or clarity, possibly indicating a shift from despair to hope. This phrase can be connected to other biblical instances where awakening signifies a turning point, such as in <a href="/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16</a>, where Jacob awakes from his dream of the ladder reaching to heaven, realizing God's presence and promise.<p><b>My sleep had been most pleasant to me.</b><br>The pleasant sleep symbolizes peace and reassurance, contrasting with the turmoil and distress often associated with Jeremiah's prophetic ministry. In the ancient Near Eastern context, dreams were considered significant, often seen as divine communication. This pleasant sleep could represent the comfort and assurance that comes from trusting in God's future restoration and faithfulness. It echoes the peace that surpasses understanding mentioned in <a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Philippians 4:7</a>. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of the rest found in Christ, who offers spiritual rest to those who are weary and burdened (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>). The pleasantness of the sleep underscores the hope and joy found in God's promises, even amidst current struggles.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who received this vision from God. He was called to deliver messages of both judgment and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment and exile due to their disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The context of Jeremiah's prophecies, where the people of Judah were taken captive by Babylon as a consequence of their sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise_of_restoration.htm">God's Promise of Restoration</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Jeremiah 31</a>, where God promises to restore Israel and Judah, bringing them back from exile and establishing a new covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision_of_hope.htm">Vision of Hope</a></b><br>The pleasant sleep Jeremiah experiences symbolizes the peace and hope that comes from God's promises of restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_promises.htm">The Assurance of God's Promises</a></b><br>God's promises bring peace and hope, even in the midst of difficult circumstances. Just as Jeremiah found comfort in his vision, believers can find assurance in God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_rest.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Rest</a></b><br>Jeremiah's pleasant sleep symbolizes the spiritual rest that comes from trusting in God's promises. Believers are encouraged to find rest in God's Word and His plans for their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>The vision of restoration for Israel and Judah serves as a reminder that God is always working towards redemption and renewal. This hope is fulfilled in Christ and is available to all believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_visions.htm">The Role of Prophetic Visions</a></b><br>Prophetic visions, like Jeremiah's, serve to encourage and guide God's people. They remind us of God's sovereignty and His ultimate plan for restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_light_of_god's_promises.htm">Living in the Light of God's Promises</a></b><br>Believers are called to live with the confidence that God's promises will be fulfilled. This affects how we face challenges and how we share hope with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_102_lack_historical_context.htm">Why does Psalm 102 speak of Zion's restoration without any clear historical fulfillment during the time it was written?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_7_align_with_restoration.htm">If Ezekiel 7 portrays imminent destruction, how do we align that with later passages in the Bible that describe restoration and continued divine protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_micah_4_8_align_with_zion's_fate.htm">How does Micah 4:8 align with other prophecies about Zion's future when some passages (e.g., Ezekiel 5) predict destruction rather than restoration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jehovah_rapha.htm">Who is Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals?</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>(26) <span class= "bld">Upon this I awaked . . .</span>--The words that follow have been very differently interpreted. By some writers (Rosenmller) they have been referred to Jehovah under the figure of the husband who has dreamt of his wife's return. Others (Ewald) have seen in them a quotation from some well-known psalm or hymn, like <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm" title="As for me, I will behold your face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with your likeness.">Psalm 17:15</a>, indicating that in the golden days to which Jeremiah looked forward there should be freedom even from the evil and dark dreams of a time of peril, so that every man should be able to give thanks for the "sweet" gift of sleep (<a href="/psalms/127-2.htm" title="It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he gives his beloved sleep.">Psalm 127:2</a>). It is, however, far more natural to take them as the prophet's own words. The vision of a restored Israel, such as he paints it in the preceding verses, had come to him in his sleep. (See <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm" title="The prophet that has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? said the LORD.">Jeremiah 23:28</a>; <a href="/joel/2-28.htm" title="And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:">Joel 2:28</a>, as to this mode of revelation.) And when he woke up there was no sense of bitter disappointment like that of the dreamer described in <a href="/isaiah/29-8.htm" title="It shall even be as when an hungry man dreams, and, behold, he eats; but he wakes, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreams, and, behold, he drinks; but he wakes, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul has appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.">Isaiah 29:8</a>. The promise that came to him when he woke was as distinct and blessed as the dream had been. The "sweet sleep" has its parallel in <a href="/proverbs/3-24.htm" title="When you lie down, you shall not be afraid: yes, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.">Proverbs 3:24</a>.<span class= "bld"> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Upon this I awaked,</span> etc. Who the speaker is here has been much debated. That Jehovah is meant is not an admissible view. A weak believer may say complainingly, "Why sleepest thou?" but God himself cannot be represented under the image of a sleeper. There seems, however, to be no reason why the prophet should not have used this language. The doubt is whether a real, physical sleep is meant, or merely an ecstatic condition resembling sleep. Hengstenberg decides for the latter. But there is no parallel for sleep in the sense of ecstasy, and, on the other hand, there is evidence enough for dreams as the channels of Divine revelation (<a href="/genesis/31-10.htm">Genesis 31:10, 11</a>; <a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5</a>; <a href="/1_kings/9-2.htm">1 Kings 9:2</a>; <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28</a>). As Naegelsbach points out, this is the only unqualifiedly comforting prophecy in the whole book, and may well have left a sweet savour in the prophet's memory. Stern, indeed, was the reality which the moment of his waking brought back to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">At</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">I awoke</span><br /><span class="heb">הֱקִיצֹ֣תִי</span> <span class="translit">(hĕ·qî·ṣō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6974.htm">Strong's 6974: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arise, be awake, watch </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and looked around.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶרְאֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’er·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My sleep</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁנָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·nā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8142.htm">Strong's 8142: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sleep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had been most pleasant to me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֥רְבָה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rə·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6149.htm">Strong's 6149: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sweet or pleasing</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/31-26.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 31:26 On this I awakened and saw (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:27" /></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>