King James Version
What Does Jeremiah 31:27 Mean?
“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.”
Context
25
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
26
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
27
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
28
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
29
In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(27) **I will sow the house of Israel . . .**—The same image of a fertile and happy population appears in Hosea 2:23; Zechariah 10:9; Ezekiel 36:9-11. It will be noted that it embraces both Israel and Judah, which had once been rivals, each watching the increase of the other with jealousy and suspicion.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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