Jeremiah 31 · Verse 24

Jeremiah 31:24

And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
Jeremiah 31:24, King James Version

Jeremiah 31:24 in other translations

BSBAnd Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks,
WEBJudah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.
ASVAnd Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
YLTAnd dwelt in Judah have husbandmen, and in all its cities together, And they have journeyed in order.
DARBYAnd therein shall dwell Judah, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
BBEAnd Judah and all its towns will be living there together; the farmers and those who go about with flocks.
WebsterAnd there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all her cities together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.

What does Jeremiah 31:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Judah ... cities ... husbandmen ... they with flocks--Two classes, citizens and countrymen, the latter divided into agriculturists and shepherds, all alike in security, though the latter were to be outside the protection of city walls. "Judah" here stands for the country, as distinguished from its cities.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 31:21-26

The way from the bondage of sin to the liberty of God's children, is a high-way. It is plain, it is safe; yet none are likely to walk in it, unless they set their hearts towards it. They are encouraged by the promise of a new, unheard-of, extraordinary thing; a creation, a work of Almighty power; the human nature of Christ, formed and prepared by the power of the Holy Ghost: and this is here mentioned as an…

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Jeremiah 31:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיָ֥שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuand they will dwellH3427
בָ֛הּvahin <the> it
יְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
עָרָ֖יו'a.Ravcities itsH5892
יַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavtogetherH3162
אִכָּרִ֕ים'i.ka.RimfarmersH406
וְנָסְע֖וּve.na.se.'Uand they will journeyH5265
בַּעֵֽדֶר\׃ba.'E.derwith <the> flockH5739

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 31:24

  • Zechariah 8:4-8

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the Lord of hosts. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; …

  • Ezekiel 36:10

    And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

  • Jeremiah 33:11-13

    The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the Lord.

  • Zechariah 2:4

    And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
33:11-13; Eze 36:10; Zec 2:4; 8:4-8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 31:23

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

  • Jeremiah 31:24

    And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.

  • Jeremiah 31:25

    For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

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Jeremiah 31:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y morarán allí Judá, y también en todas sus ciudades labradores, y los que van con rebaño.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Juda y habitera, et toutes ses villes ensemble, les laboureurs, et ceux qui partent avec les troupeaux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Juda und alle seine Städte werden allzumal darin wohnen, Ackerleute und die mit der Herde umherziehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et habitabunt in eo Judas et omnes civitates ejus simul, agricolæ et minantes greges.