Jeremiah 31 · Verse 8

Jeremiah 31:8

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.
Jeremiah 31:8, King James Version

Jeremiah 31:8 in other translations

BSBBehold, 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!
WEBBehold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, along with the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her who travails with child together. They will return as a great company.
ASVBehold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts 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 they return hither.
YLTLo, I am bringing them in from the north country, And have gathered them from the sides of the earth, Among them are blind and lame, Conceiving and travailing one--together, A great assembly--they turn back hither.
DARBYBehold, I bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth; and among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great assemblage shall they return hither.
BBESee, I will take them from the north country, and get them from the inmost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the feeble-footed, the woman with child and her who is in birth-pains together: a very great army, they will come back here.
WebsterBehold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the borders 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.

What does Jeremiah 31:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. north--Assyria, Media, &c. (see on Jr 3:12; Jr 3:18; 23:8). gather from ... coasts of ... earth--(Eze 20:34, 41; 34:13). blind ... lame, &c.--Not even the most infirm and unfit persons for a journey shall be left behind, so universal shall be the restoration. a great company--or, they shall return "in a great company" [Maurer].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 I will bring them from the north country - From Babylon. From the coasts of the earth - The ten tribes were carried away partly into Assyria by Tiglath-pileser, and partly into Mesopotamia and Media by Shalmaneser, 2Kgs 15:29; 2Kgs 17:6. Assyria and Media, being very distant from Palestine, might have been called, in prophetic language, the coasts of the earth. The blind and the lame - I will so effectually remove all difficulties out of the way, so provide for them on the journey, so supernaturally support their bodies and minds, that the veriest invalids shall safely proceed to, and happily arrive at, the end of their journey.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 31:1-9

The restoration of Israel. (Jr 31:1-9) Promises of guidance and happiness; Rachel lamenting. (Jr 31:10-17) Ephraim laments his errors. (Jr 31:18-20) The promised Saviour. (Jr 31:21-26) God's care over the church. (Jr 31:27-34) Peace and prosperity in gospel time. (Jr 31:35-40) Verses 1-9 God assures his people that he will again take them into covenant relation to himself. When brought very low, and difficulties…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 31:1-9 →

Jeremiah 31:8 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.

הִנְנִי֩hi.Nihere IH2005
מֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'[am] about to bringH935
אוֹתָ֜ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom a land ofH776
צָפ֗וֹןtza.Fon[the] northH6828
וְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ve.ki.batz.Timand I will gather themH6908
מִיַּרְכְּתֵי\־mi.yar.ke.tei-from [the] remotest parts ofH3411
אָרֶץ֒'a.Retz[the] earthH776
בָּ֚םbam[will be] among <the> them
עִוֵּ֣ר'i.Ver[the] blindH5787
וּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achand [the] lameH6455
הָרָ֥הha.Rah[the] pregnantH2030
וְיֹלֶ֖דֶתve.yo.Le.detand [one] giving birthH3205
יַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavalikeH3162
קָהָ֥לka.Hala companyH6951
גָּד֖וֹלga.DolgreatH1419
יָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuthey will returnH7725
הֵֽנָּה\׃He.nahhitherH2008

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 31:8

  • Ezekiel 34:16

    I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

  • Isaiah 42:16

    And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  • Jeremiah 23:8

    But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.

  • Micah 4:6

    In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

  • Ezekiel 34:13

    And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

  • Jeremiah 3:18

    In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.

  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  • Hebrews 12:12

    Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:14

    Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

  • Deuteronomy 30:4

    If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

  • Isaiah 43:6

    I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

  • Isaiah 52:10

    The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I.
3:12; 23:8; 29:14; Ps 107:3; Zec 2:6
the coasts.
Ps 65:5; 98:3; Isa 43:6; 45:22; 52:10; Eze 20:34,41; 34:13
them the.
Isa 40:11; 42:16; Eze 34:16; Mic 4:6; Zep 3:19; Mt 12:20; Joh 21:15
1Co 8:10; 1Th 5:14; Heb 4:15; 12:12

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

Context

  • Jeremiah 31:7

    For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 31:8

    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.

  • Jeremiah 31:9

    They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Read all of Jeremiah 31

Jeremiah 31:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
He aquí yo los vuelvo de tierra del aquilón, y los juntaré de los fines de la tierra, y entre ellos ciegos y cojos, la mujer preñada y la parida juntamente; en grande compañía tornarán acá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Voici, je les fais venir du pays du nord, et je les rassemble des extrémités de la terre, et parmi eux l’aveugle et le boiteux, la femme enceinte et celle qui enfante, tous ensemble, – une grande congrégation: ils retourneront ici.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Siehe, ich bringe sie aus dem Lande des Nordens und sammle sie von dem äußersten Ende der Erde, unter ihnen Blinde und Lahme, Schwangere und Gebärende allzumal; in großer Versammlung kehren sie hierher zurück.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
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.