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Jeremiah 31:16 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 31 · verse 16 · King James Version
Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.Jeremiah 31:16 · King James Version
Jeremiah 31:16 in context
14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
15Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
16Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
17And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
Cross references
- Ruth 2:12
- Jeremiah 30:3
- Hebrews 6:10
- Hebrews 11:6
- Jeremiah 33:7
- Mark 5:38-39
- Jeremiah 30:18
- 2 Chronicles 15:7
Key words (Strong's)
- rewardedsâkârpayment of contractH7939 →
- Refrainmânaʻto debar from benefit or injuryH4513 →
- weepingBᵉkîya weepingH1065 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- tearsdimʻâhweepingH1832 →
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