Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will plant the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals. New Living Translation “The day is coming,” says the LORD, “when I will greatly increase the human population and the number of animals here in Israel and Judah. English Standard Version “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. Berean Standard Bible “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. New American Standard Bible “Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of mankind and the seed of animals. NASB 1995 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast. NASB 1977 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast. Legacy Standard Bible “Behold, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast. Amplified Bible “Behold (listen carefully), the days are coming,” says the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast. Christian Standard Bible “Look, the days are coming”—this is the LORD’s declaration—“when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of people and the seed of animals. Holman Christian Standard Bible “The days are coming"—this is the LORD’s declaration—"when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. American Standard Version Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. Contemporary English Version Someday, Israel and Judah will be my field where my people and their livestock will grow. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will plant the nations of Israel and Judah with people and animals. Good News Translation "I, the LORD, say that the time is coming when I will fill the land of Israel and Judah with people and animals. International Standard Version "Look, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah using people and animals as seed. Majority Standard Bible “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast. NET Bible "Indeed, a time is coming," says the LORD, "when I will cause people and animals to sprout up in the lands of Israel and Judah. New Heart English Bible "Look, the days come," says 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 animal. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of animal. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Behold, days are coming,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “And I have sown the house of Israel, "" And the house of Judah, "" With seed of man and seed of beast. Young's Literal Translation Lo, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sown the house of Israel, And the house of Judah, With seed of man, and seed of beast. Smith's Literal Translation Behold, the days coming, says Jehovah, and I sowed the house of Israel and the house of Judah, the seed of man and the seed of beast. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold the days come, saith the Lord: and I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Juda with the seed of men, and with the seed of beasts. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of men and with the offspring of cattle. New American Bible See, days are coming—oracle of the LORD—when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of human beings and the seed of animals. New Revised Standard Version The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humans and the seed of animals. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Behold, days are coming, says LORD JEHOVAH, and I shall plant those of the house of Israel and those of the house of Yehuda, the seed of the children of man and the seed of cattle OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold, 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Juda with the seed of man, and the seed of beast. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Mourning Turned to Joy…26At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me. 27“ The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast. 28Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.… Cross References Ezekiel 36:9-11 For behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown. / I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. / I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD. Hosea 2:23 And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’” Zechariah 8:12 “For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance. Isaiah 27:6 In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit. Amos 9:14-15 I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. Ezekiel 37:26-28 And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever. / My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people. / Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’” Isaiah 65:21-23 They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. / No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands. / They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them. Joel 3:18 And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias. Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. Ezekiel 34:27 The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them. Romans 9:25-26 As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” 1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Hebrews 8:10-12 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. / For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” Romans 11:26-27 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.” 2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” Treasury of Scripture Behold, the days come, said 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. the days. Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: that I. Jeremiah 30:19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. Ezekiel 36:9 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown: Hosea 2:23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. Jump to Previous Affirmation Animal Animals Beast Declares House Israel Judah Offspring Plant Planted Seed Sow SownJump to Next Affirmation Animal Animals Beast Declares House Israel Judah Offspring Plant Planted Seed Sow SownJeremiah 31 1. The restoration of Israel.10. The publication thereof. 15. Rahel mourning is comforted. 18. Ephraim repenting is brought home again. 22. Christ is promised. 27. His care over the church. 31. His new covenant. 35. The stability, 38. and amplitude of the church. “The days are coming,” This phrase is a prophetic introduction commonly used by Jeremiah to signal a future event ordained by God. In Hebrew, "הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים" (hinneh yamim ba'im) conveys a sense of certainty and divine timing. It reassures the audience that God's plans are unfolding according to His sovereign will. Historically, this phrase would have been a source of hope for the Israelites, who were often in distress due to exile and oppression. It reminds us today of the assured fulfillment of God's promises. “declares the LORD,” “when I will sow” “the house of Israel and the house of Judah” “with the seed of man and beast.” Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “The daysיָמִ֥ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day are coming,” בָּאִ֖ים (bā·’îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “when I will sow וְזָרַעְתִּ֗י (wə·zā·ra‘·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify the house בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites with the offspring זֶ֥רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity of man אָדָ֖ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being [and] וְזֶ֥רַע (wə·ze·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity of beast. בְּהֵמָֽה׃ (bə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal Links Jeremiah 31:27 NIVJeremiah 31:27 NLT Jeremiah 31:27 ESV Jeremiah 31:27 NASB Jeremiah 31:27 KJV Jeremiah 31:27 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 31:27 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 31:27 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 31:27 French Bible Jeremiah 31:27 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 31:27 Behold the days come says Yahweh that (Jer.) |