Jeremiah 31:17
What does Jeremiah 31:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 31:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah; and thy children shall come again to their own border.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah; and thy children shall come again to their own border.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And there is hope for the future, says the Lord; and your children will come back to the land which is theirs.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And there is hope for thy latter end, An affirmation of Jehovah, And the sons have turned back <FI>to<Fi> their border.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And there is hope for thy last end, saith the Lord: and the children shall return to their own borders.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah, and thy children shall come again to their own border.
Context
v.16Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
v.17This passage
v.18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 46:27
But fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
- Ezekiel 39:28
And they shall know that I am Jehovah their God, in that I caused them to go into captivity among the nations, and have gathered them unto their own land; and I will leave none of them any more there;
- Amos 9:8
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
- Hosea 2:15
And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall make answer there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
- Matthew 24:22
And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
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