Jeremiah 31:28

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
over	שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי sha.Kad.ti	H8245	to be alert · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
up	לִנְת֧וֹשׁ lin.To.osh	H5428	to tear away · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
down	וְלִנְת֛וֹץ ve.lin.Totz	H5422	to tear down · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
down	וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס ve.la.ha.Ros	H2040	to pull down or in pieces · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
destroy	וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד u.le.ha.'a.Vid	H6	properly · conjunction + preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
afflict	וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ u.le.ha.Re.a'	H7489	properly · conjunction + preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
over	אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד 'esh.Kod	H8245	to be alert · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
build	לִבְנ֥וֹת liv.Not	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
plant	וְלִנְט֖וֹעַ ve.lin.To.a'	H5193	properly · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 24:6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I…
Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to b…
Jeremiah 18:7-9 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
Jeremiah 44:27 Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the s…
Jeremiah 45:4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will p…
Ecclesiastes 3:2-3 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Jeremiah 32:41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Daniel 9:14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: fo…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:27-34

The prophet, having found his sleep sweet, made so by the revelations of divine grace, sets himself to sleep again, in hopes of further discoveries, and is not disappointed; for it is here further promised, I. That the people of God shall become both numerous and prosperous. Israel and Judah shall be replenished both with men and cattle, as if they were sown with the seed of both, Jer 31:27. They shall increase and multiply like a field sown with corn; and this is the product of God's blessing (Jer 31:23), for whom God blessed, to them he said, Be fruitful. This should be a type of the wonderful increase of the gospel-church. God will build them, and plant them, Jer 31:28. He will watch over…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 31:28

(Jer 44:27). The same God who, as it were (in human language), was on the watch for all means to destroy, shall be as much on the watch for the means of their restoration.

John Gill on Jeremiah 31:28

And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them,.... In providence; looked upon them with an eye of vindictive justice; observed all their actions and motions; diligently attended to everything that passed, and took the first and most fitting opportunity: to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; which words, as they have an elegance and an agreeableness in their sound, in the original; so they are expressive of the utter overthrow of the city, temple, and nation of the Jews, and of the several troubles and calamities they should be afflicted with: so will I watch over them; be as careful and diligent, as intent, earnest, and early:…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 31:28

Jeremiah 31:28 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. 28. Et erit, sicuti vigilavi super eos ad evellendum et conterendum, et ad confringendum et ad perdendum, et ad affligendum, sic vigilabo super eos ad aedificandum et ad plantandum, dicit Jehova. By these words the Prophet confirms what he had said; for the Israelites and the Jews might have ever made this objection, "Why should God promise to be the liberator of his people, whom he had suffered to be oppressed with so great evils, for it would have been eas…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 28) And as I have watched over them to uproot, demolish, scatter, and afflict, so I will watch over them to build and plant, says the Lord. And as it is said in the beginning of Jeremiah: Behold, I have set you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant; and I watched over them to do what I threatened, so, he says, I will now watch over them to build and to plant. For the cultivation of God, for the building up of God (1 Corinthians 3:9). All such promises are thought by the Jews and our Judaizers to be fulfilled in the thousand-year kingdom. But we, as the Apostle says, I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase (Ibid., 6), and as the prophet Isaiah mentions that the Savior is the builder of walls and houses (Isaiah 58), we defend that these were spiritually fulfilled in the first coming of Christ, but only partially fulfilled: for now we see in a mirror, dimly, and we do not know as we ought to know (1 Corinthians 13). But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away with. Or certainly, we believe that in the second coming, when the Lord appears in His majesty and the fullness of the Gentiles has come in, all Israel will be saved, and not partially by individuals, but God will be all in all (Romans 11 and 1 Corinthians 15).
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Jeremiah 31:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:27-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 31:28

John Gill on Jeremiah 31:28

John Calvin on Jeremiah 31:28

The Church Fathers

Jeremiah 31:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:27-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 31:28

John Gill on Jeremiah 31:28

John Calvin on Jeremiah 31:28

The Church Fathers

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 31:27-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 31:28

Rashi on Jeremiah 31:27