Jeremiah 31:17
Jeremiah 31:17 in Multiple Translations
So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah; and thy children shall come again to their own border.
And there is hope for the future, says the Lord; and your children will come back to the land which is theirs.
So you can have hope for the future, declares the Lord. Your children will return to their own country.
And there is hope in thine ende, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come againe to their owne borders.
And there is hope for thy latter end, An affirmation of Jehovah, And the sons have turned back [to] their border.
There is hope for your latter end,” says the LORD. “Your children will come again to their own territory.
And there is hope in thy end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
And here is hope for thy last end, saith the Lord: and the children shall return to their own borders.
I, Yahweh, am telling you that there are things that you can confidently expect me to do for you in the future. Your children will return to their own land.’
Berean Amplified Bible — Jeremiah 31:17
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Jeremiah 31:17 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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HEB
וְ/יֵשׁ
תִּקְוָ֥ה
לְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ
נְאֻם
יְהוָ֑ה
וְ/שָׁ֥בוּ
בָנִ֖ים
לִ/גְבוּלָֽ/ם
וְ/יֵשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there
Conj | Part
תִּקְוָ֥ה
tiqvâh
H8615
cord
N-fs
לְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ
ʼachărîyth
H319
end
Prep | N-fs | Suff
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
N-ms
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
N-proper
וְ/שָׁ֥בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
Conj | V-Qal-3cp
בָנִ֖ים
bên
H1121
son
N-mp
לִ/גְבוּלָֽ/ם
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
Prep | N-ms | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Jeremiah 31:17
וְ/יֵשׁ
yêsh
H3426
"there"
Conj | Part
This Hebrew word means 'there is' or 'there are', used to show existence or being. It appears in various forms, like 'to be' or 'to have'. In the Bible, it's used in Genesis and Psalms to describe God's presence.
Definition: 1) being, existence, substance, there is or are 1a) substance 1b) existence 1c) there is or are Aramaic equivalent: i.tay (אִיתַי "there is" H0383)
Usage: Occurs in 129 OT verses. KJV: (there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest. See also: Genesis 18:24; Nehemiah 5:2; Psalms 7:4.
תִּקְוָ֥ה
tiqvâh
H8615
"cord"
N-fs
In Hebrew, this word for hope means a cord that attaches or expectancy, like waiting for something to happen. It appears in the Bible as a feeling of expectation or a thing someone longs for. The KJV translates it as hope or expectation.
Definition: cord
Usage: Occurs in 33 OT verses. KJV: expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for. See also: Joshua 2:18; Psalms 62:6; Psalms 9:19.
לְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ
ʼachărîyth
H319
"end"
Prep | N-fs | Suff
End refers to the last or final part of something, including time or events. It can also mean the future or what comes after. In the Bible, it is often used to describe the latter time or posterity.
Definition: 1) after part, end 1a) end, issue, event 1b) latter time (prophetic for future time) 1c) posterity 1d) last, hindermost Aramaic equivalent: a.cha.rit (אַחֲרִית "latter" H0320)
Usage: Occurs in 60 OT verses. KJV: (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward. See also: Genesis 49:1; Ecclesiastes 7:8; Psalms 37:37.
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
"utterance"
N-ms
This word refers to an utterance or declaration from God, often through a prophet. It is used in the Bible to describe a revelation or message from God, like in Exodus or Numbers.
Definition: 1) (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet) 1a) utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state) 1b) utterance, declaration (elsewhere always preceding divine name)
Usage: Occurs in 358 OT verses. KJV: (hath) said, saith. See also: Genesis 22:16; Jeremiah 22:16; Psalms 36:2.
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
וְ/שָׁ֥בוּ
shûwb
H7725
"to return"
Conj | V-Qal-3cp
This Hebrew word means to return or turn back, and can be used literally or figuratively. It is often used to describe someone returning to God or repenting from sin, as seen in the book of Psalms and the prophets.
Definition: : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
Usage: Occurs in 953 OT verses. KJV: ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw. See also: Genesis 3:19; Numbers 8:25; Judges 8:13.
בָנִ֖ים
bên
H1121
"son"
N-mp
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
לִ/גְבוּלָֽ/ם
gᵉbûwl
H1366
"border"
Prep | N-ms | Suff
This word refers to a boundary or border, like the borders of the Promised Land in Numbers 34:1-12. It can also mean a region or territory, as in the borders of Israel in 1 Kings 8:65.
Definition: : boundary 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.) Also means: ge.vul (גְּבוּל ": area" H1366H)
Usage: Occurs in 196 OT verses. KJV: border, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space. See also: Genesis 10:19; Joshua 19:33; Psalms 78:54.
Study Notes — Jeremiah 31:17
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- Context
- Cross References
- Jeremiah 31:17 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 31:17
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 31:17
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 31:17
- Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 31:17
- Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 31:17
- Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 31:17
- Sermons on Jeremiah 31:17
Context — Mourning Turned to Joy
15This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
16This is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy.
17So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.
18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. 19After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’Cross References
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| 1 | Lamentations 3:21 | Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: |
| 2 | Jeremiah 29:11–16 | For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.” Because you may say, “The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon,” this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile— |
| 3 | Lamentations 3:18 | So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.” |
| 4 | Lamentations 3:26 | It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. |
| 5 | Hosea 3:5 | Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days. |
| 6 | Hosea 2:15 | There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt. |
| 7 | Romans 11:23–26 | And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree! I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. |
| 8 | Ezekiel 37:25 | They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. |
| 9 | Matthew 24:22 | If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. |
| 10 | Isaiah 11:11–16 | On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim. They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals. There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt. |
Jeremiah 31:17 Summary
Jeremiah 31:17 is a promise from God that He has a hopeful future planned for us, even when things seem difficult. This means that we can trust Him to work everything out for our good, as seen in Romans 8:28. Just like the Israelites were promised to return to their own land, we can trust God to bring us to a place of spiritual rest and peace, as seen in Matthew 11:28-30 where Jesus says, 'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.'
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that there is hope for the future in Jeremiah 31:17?
This verse means that despite current difficulties, God promises a brighter future for His people, as seen in Jeremiah 29:11 where He says, 'For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'
Who are the children that will return to their own land?
The children refer to the Israelites who have been taken captive by their enemies, as mentioned in Jeremiah 31:16, and God promises their return as a fulfillment of His covenant with Abraham in Genesis 12:7.
How can we apply Jeremiah 31:17 to our own lives?
We can apply this verse by trusting in God's sovereignty and promise of a hopeful future, just as it is written in Romans 8:28, 'And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.'
What role does faith play in understanding Jeremiah 31:17?
Faith is essential in understanding this verse, as it requires trusting in God's promise of a hopeful future, even when circumstances seem bleak, as seen in Hebrews 11:1, 'Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.'
Reflection Questions
- What are some areas in my life where I need to trust God for a hopeful future?
- How can I practically apply the promise of Jeremiah 31:17 to my current challenges?
- What does it mean to 'return to their own land' spiritually, and how can I experience this in my own life?
- In what ways can I demonstrate faith and trust in God's promise of a hopeful future, just like the Israelites were called to do?
Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 31:17
And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord,.... Or, "hope for thy posterity" (r); for their children that had been massacred, that these should rise again, and enjoy a blessed immortality, as the
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 31:17
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border. There is hope in thine end - all thy calamities shall have a prosperous issue.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 31:17
And again here, where, by end, is meant the end of the seventy years, and the words are but a repetition of the promise of the return of the Jews out of the captivity of Babylon, of which the prophet had often before assured them, and here only repeats it as an argument why they should not be immoderately afflicted; for their affliction was not endless, nor their captivity for ever; they should return again into their own land.
Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 31:17
Jeremiah 31:17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.Ver. 17. And there is hope in the end.] Or, For thy posterity. Tribulation causeth patience, and patience experience, and experience hope; lively hope, such as maketh not ashamed, is not disappointed, Spes in fundo. Hope in the depths. God can recompense his people’ s patience and obedience, in their heirs and executors.
Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 31:17
(17) And there is hope in thine end . . .—Better, There is hope for thy future. The words are the same as in Jeremiah 29:11, where the English version has “an expected end.” The hope here is defined as that of the return of Rachel’s children to their own border—the return, that is, of the Ten Tribes from their captivity.
Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 31:17
15–22. See introd. summary to the section. These striking vv. may be confidently considered as stamped with Jeremiah’s personality.
Sermons on Jeremiah 31:17
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Thank God for the Mercies of Christ (Festival of Thanksgiving) by John Piper | In this sermon, the speaker begins by outlining his plan for the message. He will read a passage from Lamentations Chapter 3 and provide brief commentary on it. He then shares pers |
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Hope Keeps Us Going by A.W. Tozer | A.W. Tozer emphasizes the vital role of hope in our lives, describing it as both precious and treacherous. He argues that hope is essential for survival in a fallen world, as it pr |
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Lamentations 3:21 by Chuck Smith | Chuck Smith reflects on Lamentations 3:21, emphasizing the compassionate nature of God amidst despair. He describes Jeremiah's sorrow as he witnesses the destruction of Jerusalem, |
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Whats Wrong With the Gospel - Part 1 by Keith Green | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding and embracing the journey of faith. They encourage listeners to seek solutions and growth in their spiritual |
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"His Plan for Me" by Leonard Ravenhill | This sermon reflects on the poem 'His Plan for Me' and delves into the concept of surrendering to God's will. It explores the idea of standing before Christ at the judgment seat an |
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(2008 Usa Tour) Caleb, Give Me This Mountain! by Keith Daniel | In this sermon, the preacher begins by referencing the book of Joshua and briefly mentioning the story of Caleb. He then transitions to discussing the importance of being consumed |
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Ye Must Be Born Again - Part 2 by Leonard Ravenhill | In this video, the speaker repeatedly emphasizes that they will be showing the viewers something important. They mention this multiple times throughout the video. However, the spec |