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Jeremiah 31:11
For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through Jeremiah to the nations and to Jacob, declaring the end of the scattering and the beginning of the gathering.
The words — פָדָ֥ה (fa.Dah) translates as he has ransomed, and וּ/גְאָל֕/וֹ (u./ge.'a.L/o) translates as and he has redeemed it, both indicating a secured release from captivity.
The thread — The theme runs through Isaiah 44:23 and Isaiah 48:20 as a summons to celebrate deliverance, and in Titus 2:14 as a parallel of self-giving redemption to purify a people.
Why it lands — It demands the reader accept that Jacob’s restoration is a completed divine act, removing any basis for self-reliance or anxiety about the outcome.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 44:23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
- Isaiah 48:20 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
- Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Psalms 142:6 Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
- Isaiah 49:24 Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
- Jeremiah 15:21 I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”
- Matthew 12:29 Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
- Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Luke 11:21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
- Jeremiah 50:33 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.