GOD WILL DO IT

Passage: Jeremiah 31:23-40

Key verse: 31

NIV

23 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity,[a](A) the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless(B) you, you prosperous city,(C) you sacred mountain.’(D) 24 People will live(E) together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.(F) 25 I will refresh the weary(G) and satisfy the faint.”(H)

26 At this I awoke(I) and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.

27 “The days are coming,”(J) declares the Lord, “when I will plant(K) the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals. 28 Just as I watched(L) over them to uproot(M) and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster,(N) so I will watch over them to build and to plant,”(O) declares the Lord. 29 “In those days people will no longer say,

‘The parents(P) have eaten sour grapes,
    and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’(Q)

30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin;(R) whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.

31 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will make a new covenant(S)
with the people of Israel
    and with the people of Judah.
32 It will not be like the covenant(T)
    I made with their ancestors(U)
when I took them by the hand
    to lead them out of Egypt,(V)
because they broke my covenant,
    though I was a husband(W) to[b] them,[c]”
declares the Lord.
33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
    after that time,” declares the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds(X)
    and write it on their hearts.(Y)
I will be their God,
    and they will be my people.(Z)
34 No longer will they teach(AA) their neighbor,
    or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know(AB) me,
    from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the Lord.
“For I will forgive(AC) their wickedness
    and will remember their sins(AD) no more.”

35 This is what the Lord says,

he who appoints(AE) the sun
    to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
    to shine by night,(AF)
who stirs up the sea(AG)
    so that its waves roar(AH)—
    the Lord Almighty is his name:(AI)
36 “Only if these decrees(AJ) vanish from my sight,”
    declares the Lord,
“will Israel(AK) ever cease
    being a nation before me.”

37 This is what the Lord says:

“Only if the heavens above can be measured(AL)
    and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject(AM) all the descendants of Israel
    because of all they have done,”
declares the Lord.

38 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when this city will be rebuilt(AN) for me from the Tower of Hananel(AO) to the Corner Gate.(AP) 39 The measuring line(AQ) will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. 40 The whole valley(AR) where dead bodies(AS) and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley(AT) on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate,(AU) will be holy(AV) to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”

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Footnotes
  1. Jeremiah 31:23 Or I restore their fortunes
  2. Jeremiah 31:32 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac / and I turned away from
  3. Jeremiah 31:32 Or was their master
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ESV

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, (A)when I restore their fortunes:

(B)“‘The Lord bless you, (C)O habitation of righteousness,
    (D)O holy hill!’

24 (E)And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and (F)the farmers and those who wander with their flocks. 25 For I will (G)satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.”

26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.

27 (H)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when (I)I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with (J)the seed of man and the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass that (K)as I have watched over them (L)to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, (M)so I will watch over them (N)to build and to plant, declares the Lord. 29 In those days they shall no longer say:

(O)“‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
    and the children's teeth are set on edge.’

30 (P)But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

The New Covenant

31 (Q)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make (R)a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when (S)I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, (T)though I was their husband, declares the Lord. 33 (U)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: (V)I will put my law within them, and I will write it (W)on their hearts. (X)And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ (Y)for they shall all know me, (Z)from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For (AA)I will forgive their iniquity, and (AB)I will remember their sin no more.”

35 Thus says the Lord,
who (AC)gives the sun for light by day
    and (AD)the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
    (AE)the Lord of hosts is his name:
36 (AF)“If this fixed order departs
    from before me, declares the Lord,
then shall the offspring of Israel cease
    from being a nation before me forever.”

37 Thus says the Lord:
“If the heavens above can be measured,
    and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,
(AG)then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel
    for all that they have done,
declares the Lord.”

38 (AH)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when the city shall be rebuilt for the Lord (AI)from the Tower of Hananel to (AJ)the Corner Gate. 39 (AK)And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah. 40 (AL)The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the (AM)brook Kidron, to the corner of (AN)the Horse Gate toward the east, (AO)shall be sacred to the Lord. (AP)It shall not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever.”

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1. God refreshes the weary (23-3 ) God's promises were a stark difference to life in the besieged city. The prophetic words revealed God's hope for his people, that they would be brought back from captivity. He wanted to bless and restore them. He would refresh the weary and satisfy the faint. God will watch over them. 2. God himself will uphold the covenant (31-4 ) The words "I will" are repeated. The people were totally helpless to change their own hearts or their situation. But God would do it by a new covenant. God is able to achieve for us what we could never achieve for ourselves. God will bring redemption for his people and glory to himself. God will draw his people near to him. The whole covenant will be established on the basis of God's love and power and faithfulness. There is peace, rest and assurance for us in this new covenant.

Prayer: Lord, I could never come to you on my own. But you made it possible through the Gospel.

One Word: Resting in the new covenant