Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 31:2 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 31:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 31 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”
Jeremiah 31:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 31:2
This verse evokes the Exodus, when Israel escaped Pharaoh's sword and found grace in the wilderness at Sinai. The remnant that survives Babylon's sword will experience a new exodus, finding grace in their own wilderness journey. The phrase 'even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest' points to the Promised Land, the place of rest God gave His people after wilderness wandering (Deuteronomy 12:9-10; Joshua 21:44).The theological point is that God's redemptive pattern repeats: salvation from judgment (escaped the sword), grace in the wilderness (sustained during transition), and rest in the pr...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 31:2
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“to seek out a resting place for them.”
“They won't enter into my rest.”
“to seek you out a place to pitch your tents in”
“[and] the praises of Yahweh”
“When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool; if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”
“he would not have spoken afterward of another day.”
“and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.”
“He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.”
“'I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword”