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the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Jeremiah 31:24

And Judah and all its towns will be living there together; the farmers and those who go about with flocks.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Agriculture;   Agriculture-Horticulture;   Husbandmen;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Agriculture or Husbandry;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Backsliding;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Husbandman;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Husbandman;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Judah and all its cities will live in it together—also farmers and those who move with the flocks—
Hebrew Names Version
Yehudah and all the cities of it shall dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.
King James Version
And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
English Standard Version
And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.
New American Standard Bible
"Judah and all its cities will live together in it, the farmers and those who travel with flocks.
New Century Version
People in all the towns of Judah will live together in peace. Farmers and those who move around with their flocks will live together in peace.
Amplified Bible
"And [the people of] Judah and all its cities will live there together—the farmer and they who wander about with flocks.
World English Bible
Judah and all the cities of it shall dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iudah shall dwell in it, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen and they that goe foorth with the flocke.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Judah and all its cities will inhabit it together, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.
Berean Standard Bible
And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks,
Contemporary English Version
The people will live in Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah. Some will be farmers, and others will be shepherds.
Complete Jewish Bible
For I have satisfied the weary and filled the needs of all in distress."
Darby Translation
And therein shall dwell Judah, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
Easy-to-Read Version
"People in all the towns of Judah will live together in peace. Farmers and those who move around with their flocks will live peacefully together in Judah.
George Lamsa Translation
And there shall dwell in Judah itself and in all its cities together, farmers and shepherds of flocks.
Good News Translation
People will live in Judah and in all its towns, and there will be farmers, and shepherds with their flocks.
Lexham English Bible
And Judah and all of its towns together will live in it, farmers and those who travel with the flocks.
Literal Translation
And Judah and all its cities shall live in it together, the tenant-farmers and those who travel with flocks.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there shall dwell Iuda and all hir cities, the shepherdes and hu?bonde men:
American Standard Version
And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For I have satiated the weary soul, and every pining soul have I replenished.
King James Version (1611)
And there shall dwell in Iudah it selfe, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that goe forth with flocks.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there shall dwell Iuda and all her cities, the sheepheardes and husbandmen:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and upon Carioth, and upon Bosor, and upon all the cities of Moab, far and near.
English Revised Version
And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together; the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Juda, and alle citees therof schulen dwelle in it togidere, erthetilieris, and thei that dryuen flockis.
Update Bible Version
And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the husbandmen, and [those who] go about with flocks.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all her cities together, husbandmen, and they [that] go forth with flocks.
New English Translation
The land of Judah will be inhabited by people who live in its towns as well as by farmers and shepherds with their flocks.
New King James Version
And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks.
New Living Translation
Townspeople and farmers and shepherds alike will live together in peace and happiness.
New Life Bible
The people of Judah and all its cities will live there together, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.
New Revised Standard
And Judah and all its towns shall live there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then shall there dwell throughout Judah itself and all the cities thereof, together, - Husbandmen, who shall move about with a flock;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Juda and all his cities shall dwell therein together: the husbandman and they that drive the flocks.
Revised Standard Version
And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.
Young's Literal Translation
And dwelt in Judah have husbandmen, and in all its cities together, And they have journeyed in order.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Judah and all its cities will dwell together in it, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.

Contextual Overview

18 Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God. 19 Truly, after I had been turned, I had regret for my ways; and after I had got knowledge, I made signs of sorrow: I was put to shame, truly, I was covered with shame, because I had to undergo the shame of my early years. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord. 21 Put up guiding pillars, make road signs for yourself: give attention to the highway, even the way in which you went: be turned again, O virgin of Israel, be turned to these your towns. 22 How long will you go on turning this way and that, O wandering daughter? for the Lord has made a new thing on the earth, a woman changed into a man. 23 So the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, Again will these words be used in the land of Judah and in its towns, when I have let their fate be changed: May the blessing of the Lord be on you, O resting-place of righteousness, O holy mountain. 24 And Judah and all its towns will be living there together; the farmers and those who go about with flocks. 25 For I have given new strength to the tired soul and to every sorrowing soul in full measure. 26 At this, awaking from my sleep, I saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 33:11-13, Ezekiel 36:10, Zechariah 2:4, Zechariah 8:4-8

Reciprocal: Exodus 16:12 - ye shall know Psalms 107:7 - that they Jeremiah 32:15 - Houses Jeremiah 33:12 - in all Ezekiel 37:25 - they shall dwell in Zechariah 1:17 - My cities Malachi 3:4 - the offering

Cross-References

Genesis 24:50
Then Laban and Bethuel said in answer, This is the Lord's doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you.
Genesis 28:5
So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Genesis 31:10
And at the time when the flock were with young, I saw in a dream that all the he-goats which were joined with the she-goats were banded and marked and coloured.
Genesis 31:14
Then Rachel and Leah said to him in answer, What part or heritage is there for us in our father's house?
Genesis 31:15
Are we not as people from a strange country to him? for he took a price for us and now it is all used up.
Genesis 31:17
Then Jacob put his wives and his sons on camels;
Genesis 31:29
It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.
Genesis 31:42
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.
Genesis 40:5
And these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the king of Egypt, who were in prison, the two of them had dreams with a special sense.
Genesis 41:1
Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together,.... In peace and unity, in great concord and harmony:

husbandmen, and those [that] go forth with flocks; husbandmen and shepherds; meaning such not merely in a temporal sense, but in a spiritual one; ministers of the Gospel, labourers with God, and under him, in the husbandry of his church; pastors after his own heart, to feed his people, his flocks, his sheep and lambs, with knowledge and understanding; who shall agree in their ministry, teaching the same doctrines, and administering the same ordinances, according to the rule of the word.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Go forth - “Go about.” Judah shall have its settled population and fixed abodes; and shepherds shall move about with their flocks, wherever pasture is to be found.


 
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