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Jeremiah 31:14
I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Israel in a prophetic oracle situated between a promise to reverse mourning into joy and a lament from Rachel weeping for her children. The declaration specifically targets the priestly class and the broader covenant community.
The words — The verb רִוֵּיתִי (ri.vei.Ti) carries the literal sense "I will satisfy" or "I will fill," paired with the noun דָּשֶׁן (da.shen), meaning "fatness" or abundance. This is matched by יִשְׂבְּעוּ (yis.Ba.'u), "they will be satisfied," applied to the people who receive the LORD's goodness.
The thread — The motif of divine provision for spiritual exhaustion runs to Jeremiah 31:25, where God promises to refresh the weary soul and replenish the weak. The designation of a priestly people receiving God's blessings extends to 1 Peter 2:9, which identifies the covenant community as a royal priesthood.
Why it lands — The verse states that God alone supplies the abundance that sustains both religious leaders and the general population. It requires the reader to acknowledge that spiritual fulfillment is granted by divine action rather than earned through human effort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 31:25 for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
- 1 Peter 2:9 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.
- Jeremiah 33:9 So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
- Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Revelation 5:10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
- Revelation 7:16 ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
- 2 Chronicles 6:41 Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
- Nehemiah 10:39 For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
- Psalms 36:8 They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
- Psalms 63:5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.