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Jeremiah 31:6

For there will be a day when watchmen will call outin the hill country of Ephraim,“Come, let’s go up to Zion,to the Lord our God!”

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Ephraim;   Watchman;   Zion;   Thompson Chain Reference - Call, Divine;   Watchmen;   Worship;   Worship, True and False;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Access to God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ephraim;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Joy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ephraim, Mount;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Mercy, Merciful;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ephraim, Mount;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ephraim;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - War;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Watchman;   Zion;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 6;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen on the hills of Efrayim shall cry, Arise you, and let us go up to Tziyon to the LORD our God.
King James Version
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God.
English Standard Version
For there shall be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of Ephraim: ‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.'"
New American Standard Bible
"For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, 'Arise, and let's go up to Zion, To the LORD our God.'"
New Century Version
There will be a time when watchmen in the mountains of Ephraim shout this message: ‘Come, let's go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord our God!'"
Amplified Bible
"For there will be a day when the watchmen On the hills of Ephraim cry out, 'Arise, and let us go up to Zion, To the LORD our God.'"
World English Bible
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise you, and let us go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For the dayes shall come that the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let vs go vp vnto Zion to the Lord our God.
Legacy Standard Bible
For there will be a day when watchmenOn the hills of Ephraim call out,‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,To Yahweh our God.'"
Berean Standard Bible
For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, 'Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!'"
Contemporary English Version
Someday those who guard the hill country of Ephraim will shout, "Let's go to Zion and worship the Lord our God."
Complete Jewish Bible
For here is what Adonai says: "Sing with joy for Ya‘akov! shout for the chief of the nations! Proclaim your praise, and say: ‘ Adonai ! You have saved your people, the remnant of Isra'el!'
Darby Translation
For there shall be a day, when the watchmen upon mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God.
Easy-to-Read Version
There will be a time when watchmen shout this message: ‘Come, let's go up to Zion to worship the Lord our God!' Even the watchmen in the hill country of Ephraim will shout that message."
George Lamsa Translation
For the clay is coming when the watchmen on mount Ephraim shall cry, saying, Arise, and let us go up to Zion to the LORD our God.
Good News Translation
Yes, the time is coming when sentries will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Let's go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.'"
Lexham English Bible
For there will be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of Ephraim, ‘Stand up, and let us go up to Zion, to Yahweh our God.'"
Literal Translation
For there shall be a day when the watchmen on Ephraim's hills shall call out, Arise and let us go up to Zion, to Jehovah our God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And when it is tyme, the watch men vpon the mount of Ephraim shall crie: Arise, let vs go vp vnto Sion to oure LORDE God,
American Standard Version
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto Jehovah our God.
Bible in Basic English
For there will be a day when those who get in the grapes on the hills of Ephraim will be crying, Up! let us go up to Zion to the Lord our God.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For thus saith the LORD: sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout at the head of the nations; announce ye, praise ye, and say: 'O LORD, save Thy people, The remnant of Israel.'
King James Version (1611)
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen vpon the mount Ephraim shall cry; Arise yee, and let vs goe vp to Zion vnto the Lord our God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For the dayes shall come when the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall crye, Arise, let vs go vp vnto Sion to our Lorde God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Flee ye, and save your lives, and ye shall be as a wild ass in the desert.
English Revised Version
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For whi a dai schal be, wherynne keperis schulen crye in the hil of Samarie, and in the hil of Effraym, Rise ye, and stie we in to Sion, to oure Lord God.
Update Bible Version
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.
Webster's Bible Translation
For there shall be a day, [that] the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion to the LORD our God.
New English Translation
Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim, "Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the Lord our God!"'"
New King James Version
For there shall be a day When the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim, "Arise, and let us go up to Zion, To the LORD our God."'
New Living Translation
The day will come when watchmen will shout from the hill country of Ephraim, ‘Come, let us go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord our God.'"
New Life Bible
For there will be a day when watchmen on the hills of Ephraim will call out, ‘Get up, and let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.'"
New Revised Standard
For there shall be a day when sentinels will call in the hill country of Ephraim: "Come, let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For it is a day the watchmen have proclaimed throughout the hill country of Ephraim, - Arise ye and let us go up to Zion, unto Yahweh our God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For there shall be a day, in which the watchmen on mount Ephraim, shall cry: Arise, and let us go up to Sion to the Lord our God.
Revised Standard Version
For there shall be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of E'phraim: 'Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.'"
Young's Literal Translation
For there is a day, Cried have watchmen on mount Ephraim, `Rise, and we go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, 'Arise, and let us go up to Zion, To the LORD our God.'"

Contextual Overview

1“At that time”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.” 2This is what the Lord says: 3the Lord appeared to him from far away.I have loved you with an everlasting love;therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you. 4Again I will build you so that you will be rebuilt,Virgin Israel.You will take up your tambourines againand go out in joyful dancing. 5You will plant vineyards againon the mountains of Samaria;the planters will plant and will enjoy the fruit. 6For there will be a day when watchmen will call outin the hill country of Ephraim,“Come, let’s go up to Zion,to the Lord our God!”7For this is what the Lord says: 8Watch! I am going to bring them from the northern land.I will gather them from remote regions of the earth—the blind and the lame will be with them,along with those who are pregnant and those about to give birth.They will return here as a great assembly! 9They will come weeping,but I will bring them back with consolation.I will lead them to wadis filled with water,by a smooth way where they will not stumble,for I am Israel’s Father,and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a day: Jeremiah 6:17, Isaiah 40:9, Isaiah 52:7, Isaiah 52:8, Isaiah 62:6, Ezekiel 3:17, Ezekiel 33:2, Hosea 9:8

upon: Jeremiah 50:19, 2 Chronicles 13:4, 2 Chronicles 30:5-11, Acts 8:5-8

Arise: Jeremiah 50:4, Jeremiah 50:5, Ezra 1:5, Ezra 8:15-20, Isaiah 2:2-4, Isaiah 11:11-13, Hosea 1:11, Micah 4:1-3, Zechariah 8:20-23

Reciprocal: Psalms 84:7 - in Zion Psalms 122:1 - Let us go Isaiah 2:3 - Come ye Isaiah 30:19 - dwell Isaiah 40:6 - Cry Jeremiah 8:19 - the Lord Jeremiah 31:18 - Ephraim Jeremiah 51:10 - let us Ezekiel 33:7 - I have Hosea 3:5 - seek Micah 4:2 - and say Zechariah 9:12 - Turn Luke 15:18 - will arise

Cross-References

Genesis 30:29
So Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you and how your herds have fared with me.
Genesis 31:5
He said to them, “I can see from your father’s face that his attitude toward me is not the same as before, but the God of my father has been with me.
Genesis 31:8
If he said, ‘The spotted sheep will be your wages,’ then all the sheep were born spotted. If he said, ‘The streaked sheep will be your wages,’ then all the sheep were born streaked.
Genesis 31:9
God has taken away your father’s herds and given them to me.
Genesis 31:10
“When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females.
Genesis 31:22
On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled.
Genesis 31:25
When Laban overtook Jacob, Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban and his relatives also pitched their tents in the hill country of Gilead.
Genesis 31:38
I’ve been with you these twenty years. Your ewes and female goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten the rams from your flock.
Genesis 31:42
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work, and he issued his verdict last night.”
1 Peter 2:18
Household slaves, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For there shall be a day,.... The whole Gospel dispensation is "a day", made so by the bright rising of the sun of righteousness; here it seems to design some certain fixed period of time in that dispensation, when the light of the Gospel will break out most gloriously, and it will be a clear day; as it will be when the Jews will be converted:

[that] the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim; the same with the mountains of Samaria; for Samaria was the head or metropolis of Ephraim, Isaiah 7:9; and these are the watchmen that kept the vines there, Jeremiah 31:5; for the allusion is not to watchmen of states and cities, but to watchers of vineyards, and to such the ministers of the Gospel are compared, Song of Solomon 1:6. Grotius thinks there is an allusion in the word "Notzerim" to the title of Nazarenes, given to Christ and his followers; and Abarbinel the Jew on the place observes, that the prophet, by the Holy Ghost, foresaw that the Romans would believe in Jesus of Nazareth, and therefore would be called Nazarenes from him; see Acts 24:5; so that Christian ministers may be well thought to be here intended: who

shall cry, arise ye; lift up their voice like a trumpet, and cry aloud to persons as asleep, or in dead and lifeless frames, to awake, arouse, and rise up, and shake off their sloth and indolence, saying:

and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God; to the church of God, to attend the word of God, his worship and ordinances; to which sometimes there is a backwardness, arising from sloth, from a lukewarm frame of spirit, from a love of the world, and a vain conceit of their own sufficiency and knowledge; and it is the business of Gospel ministers to stir up persons to frequent the house of God, and attend public worship in it; since it is not only their duty, but their interest and privilege; here they have true pleasure, and real profit; and it is to their honour to continue here, and not forsake the assembling of themselves together: but they should not rest here, trusting to, and depending on, these things; but should go "to the Lord [their] God"; not only seek and pray unto him, but should be desirous of hearing of him, and from him; of seeing him, his power and his glory, and him in his beauty; and of having communion with him; and should exercise faith upon him as their own God. Christ seems to be intended; going to him is exercising faith upon him, for righteousness and strength, peace, pardon, life, and salvation; and saying, as Thomas did, "my Lord, and my God", John 20:28.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This verse anticipates a time when the schism caused by Jeroboam is over. Ephraimite watchmen equally with the tribe of Judah watch for the new moon that they may go up to Jerusalem to keep the appointed Feasts.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 31:6. For there shall be a day — Literally, for this is the day, or the day is come. The watchmen-the prophets.

Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion — Let both Israelites and Jews join together in the worship of the Lord.


 
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