Jeremiah 31

“At the same time, saith the LORD , will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thus saith the LORD , The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went…” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with…” Naming Yea keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets…” Naming Again and Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For thus saith the LORD ; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Hear the word of the LORD , O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will…” Naming Hear and Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD , for…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thus saith the LORD ; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children…” Naming Rahel and Ramah keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thus saith the LORD ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD , that thy children shall come again to their own border.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed…” Naming Surely keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn…” Naming Israel and Set keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.” Naming Upon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD , that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of…” Naming Israel and Judah keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“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…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD , that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD , I will…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD : for they…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thus saith the LORD , which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a…” The line’s distinctive content terms include light, LORD, divideth. Its relationship to verses 34 and 36 shows what work it does in this passage.

“If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD , then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thus saith the LORD ; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will…” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD , that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.