Jeremiah 31:8

Translations

Modern

Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!

Traditional

Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.

Literal

Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, and I will gather them from the ends of the earth—among them the blind and the lame, the one pregnant and the one giving birth together; a great assembly will return here.

Latin

Ecce ego adducam eos de terra aquilonis, et congregabo eos ab extremis terræ: inter quos erunt cæcus et claudus, prægnans et pariens simul, cœtus magnus revertentium huc.

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English

Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!

Notes

Jeremiah 31:8

The Lord promised to gather the surviving exiles from wherever they were scattered, including the weak and helpless.
The large group of exiles who returned in 538 to 536 BC numbered 49,697 (Ezra 2:64).

Jeremiah 30:1–33:26

People often call these four chapters "The Book of Consolation," a highlight in Old Testament revelation. Unlike the many judgment messages Jeremiah gave his people, these messages are full of hope and promise a wonderful future restoration.

Theme notes and profiles

Hope Beyond Judgment The New Covenant The Promise of a Second Exodus The Remnant The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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