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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />People will live together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Townspeople and farmers and shepherds alike will live together in peace and happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they <i>that</i> go forth with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah and all its cities will live together in it, the farmers and those who travel with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Judah and all its cities will dwell together in it, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in it, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Judah and all its cities will inhabit it together, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And [the people of] Judah and all its cities will live there together—the farmer and they who wander about with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah and all its cities will live in it together—also farmers and those who move with the flocks—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah and all its cities will live in it together—also farmers and those who move with the flocks—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The people will live in Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah. Some will be farmers, and others will be shepherds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together; the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Judah and all its cities will live there together. Farmers and shepherds will also live there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />People will live in Judah and in all its towns, and there will be farmers, and shepherds with their flocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Judah and all its towns will live together in the land, along with farmers and those who follow the flock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The land of Judah will be inhabited by people who live in its towns as well as by farmers and shepherds with their flocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Judah and all its cities shall dwell in it together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all her cities together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Judah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And farmers have dwelt in Judah, "" And in all its cities together, "" And they have journeyed in order.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And dwelt in Judah have husbandmen, and in all its cities together, And they have journeyed in order.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in Judah shall dwell in it, and in all its cities together, husbandmen, and they removed with the flock.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Juda and all his cities shall dwell therein together: the husbandmen and they that drive the docks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they will live in it: Judah together with all its cities, the farmer and those who drive the flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Judah and all its cities, the farmers and those who lead the flock shall dwell there together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Judah and all its towns shall live there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there shall dwell in Judah itself and in all its cities together, farmers and shepherds of flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yehuda shall dwell in it and all its cities as one, Farmers and Shepherds of flocks<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Judah and all the cities thereof Shall dwell therein together: The husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there shall be dwellers in the cities of Juda, and in all his land, together with the husbandman, and <i>the shepherd</i> shall go forth with the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/31-24.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=9451" 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">23</span>This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’ <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">And Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">its cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yā·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">will dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/406.htm" title="406: ’ik·kā·rîm (N-mp) -- A plowman, husbandman. From an unused root meaning to dig; a farmer.">the farmers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: wə·nā·sə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">and those who move</a> <a href="/hebrew/5739.htm" title="5739: ba·‘ê·ḏer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A flock, herd. From adar; an arrangement, i.e. Muster.">with the flocks,</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”…<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="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Ezekiel 28:25-26</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob. / And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”<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="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Zechariah 2:4-5</a></span><br />and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it. / For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21-22</a></span><br />They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. / No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Micah 4:4</a></span><br />And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Leviticus 26:5-6</a></span><br />Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land. / And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Zephaniah 3:13</a></span><br />The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-29.htm">Psalm 37:29</a></span><br />The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Isaiah 60:18</a></span><br />No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-8.htm">Isaiah 62:8-9</a></span><br />The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled. / For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Ezekiel 34:25-28</a></span><br />I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. / I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing. / The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a></span><br />Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-13.htm">Isaiah 54:13</a></span><br />Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, farmers, and they that go forth with flocks.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Jeremiah 33:11-13</a></b></br> The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD <i>is</i> good; for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever: <i>and</i> of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-10.htm">Ezekiel 36:10</a></b></br> And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, <i>even</i> all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Zechariah 2:4</a></b></br> And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited <i>as</i> towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-23.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-32.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-11.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Farmer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-5.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-21.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-23.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-4.htm">Move</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-15.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-11.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-23.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-13.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-21.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Wander</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-10.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-23.htm">Farmer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-39.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/luke/2-44.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-16.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Move</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Wander</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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Historically, the Babylonian exile had scattered the inhabitants of Judah, leading to a period of displacement and longing for their homeland. The promise of dwelling together signifies a return to peace and stability, reminiscent of the united kingdom under David and Solomon. This restoration is not just physical but also spiritual, as it implies a return to covenant faithfulness. Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate gathering of God's people, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-22</a>, where God promises to gather the Israelites from among the nations and bring them back to their own land.<p><b>the farmers and those who move with the flocks</b><br>This phrase highlights the agrarian society of ancient Judah, where agriculture and pastoralism were central to the economy and daily life. Farmers and shepherds represent the backbone of the community, emphasizing the return to normalcy and prosperity. The mention of both farmers and shepherds indicates a comprehensive restoration, where all aspects of society are revitalized. This imagery also connects to the pastoral themes found throughout Scripture, such as <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where God is depicted as a shepherd caring for His flock. In a broader sense, it points to the Messianic hope of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, who gathers and cares for His people, as seen in <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-16</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, representing the southern kingdom after the division of Israel. It is significant as the lineage of King David and ultimately Jesus Christ.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cities_of_judah.htm">Cities of Judah</a></b><br>These are the various urban centers within the territory of Judah, each with its own unique role and significance in the life of the nation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/farmers.htm">Farmers</a></b><br>Individuals who work the land, representing the agrarian aspect of society, which was crucial for sustenance and economic stability.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_move_with_the_flocks.htm">Those who move with the flocks</a></b><br>Refers to shepherds or nomadic herders, highlighting the pastoral lifestyle that was common in ancient Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>The Promised Land given by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, symbolizing God's covenant and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise_of_restoration.htm">God's Promise of Restoration</a></b><br><a href="/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24</a> highlights God's faithfulness in restoring His people to their land. This serves as a reminder of His unchanging promises and the hope we have in His plans for restoration in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_community.htm">Unity and Community</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the unity of Judah and its cities, encouraging us to seek unity and community within the body of Christ, working together for the common good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_work.htm">The Value of Work</a></b><br>The mention of farmers and shepherds underscores the dignity of work and the importance of each role in society. We are called to honor God through our vocations, recognizing that all work is valuable in His sight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_god's_provision.htm">Living in God's Provision</a></b><br>The promise of dwelling in the land points to living in God's provision and care. We are encouraged to trust in His provision and to be good stewards of the resources He has given us.<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/how_to_verify_babylon-jerusalem_ties.htm">How do we address the lack of extrabiblical records confirming Babylon's interactions with Jerusalem in Jeremiah 37?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_verify_godand#8217;s_temple_threat_in_jer_26.htm">In Jeremiah 26:1-6, how do we verify historically or archaeologically that God threatened the temple's destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_jeremiah_24_2_be_historically_verified.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 - How can we verify historically or archaeologically that this vision of two baskets of figs corresponds to real events involving the people of Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_21_2_contradict_divine_protection.htm">How can Jeremiah 21:2 claim the Lord would not rescue Jerusalem when other passages promise divine protection for the city?</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>(24) <span class= "bld">Husbandmen, and they that</span> <span class= "bld">go forth with flocks.</span>--The prophet's ideal of the restored life of Israel is that it should combine the best features of the patriarchal and the kingly life. A people pastoral, yet not nomadic--agricultural, yet sharing in the culture and safety of cities--this was the picture that rose up in Jeremiah's thoughts, in sharp contrast to the facts that actually surrounded him in the shape of devastated fields and pastures, with no flocks and herds (<a href="/context/jeremiah/4-26.htm" title="I beheld, and, see, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.">Jeremiah 4:26-29</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - The ideal of outward life exhibited by the prophets is still the agricultural and pastoral. Jeremiah puts this more forcibly than the Authorized Version represents. Instead of, <span class="cmt_word">And there shall dwell in Judah</span>, etc., he says, <span class="accented">And there shall dwell therein</span> (viz. in the land) <span class="accented">Judah and all his cities together as husbandmen, and they shall go about with flocks, i.e.</span> they shall attend to their ancient pursuits without let or hindrance from invaders (comp. <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Isaiah 32:20</a>). "Go about" (literally, <span class="accented">break up</span>) is the regular word for the periodical journeying of the nomad life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/31-24.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">And Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its cities</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּ֑ו</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in [the land],</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֛הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the farmers</span><br /><span class="heb">אִכָּרִ֕ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ik·kā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_406.htm">Strong's 406: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plowman, husbandman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and those who move</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָסְע֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·sə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the flocks,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֵֽדֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ê·ḏer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5739.htm">Strong's 5739: </a> </span><span class="str2">An arrangement, muster</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/31-24.htm">Jeremiah 31:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/31-24.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 31:24 Judah and all its cities shall dwell (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/31-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:25" /></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>