Bible Strands
Jeremiah 31:8
Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses the remnant of Israel, issuing a command to sing and shout before announcing a future restoration from exile.
The words — The declaration begins with הִנֵּנִי (hinneh-ni), literally "behold, I," followed by מֵבִיא (mevi), "I will bring," and קִבַּצְתִּי (kibbatzti), "I will gather," marking a definitive divine action.
The thread — The return from the north echoes Jeremiah 23:8, while the inclusion of the blind and lame aligns with Ezekiel 34:16 and the specific guidance of the blind in Isaiah 42:16.
Why it lands — The text declares that God will actively collect the displaced and the physically vulnerable into a single group, requiring the reader to acknowledge divine sovereignty over restoration before drawing theological conclusions about mercy or covenant faithfulness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 34:16 I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
- Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
- Jeremiah 23:8 Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell once more in their own land.”
- Micah 4:6 “On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.
- Isaiah 40:11 He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- Jeremiah 3:18 In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.
- Ezekiel 34:13 I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.
- Hebrews 12:12 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
- Deuteronomy 30:4 Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there.
- Isaiah 43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—