the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Jeremiah 50:5
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They will ask for the way to Zion—turning their faces in its direction and saying, ‘Come!'—in order that they may join themselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
"They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come that they may join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
They shall aske the way to Sion, thither shall they turne their faces, saying: Come, and we wyll cleaue to the Lorde in a couenaunt that neuer shalbe broken.
They shall inquire concerning Zion, with their faces thitherward, [saying,] Come, and let us join ourselves to Jehovah, in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
They shall ask the way to Zion, With their faces toward it, saying, "Come and let us join ourselves to the LORD In a perpetual covenant That will not be forgotten.'
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces pointing there, saying, Come and let us join ourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant never to be forgotten.
They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it, [saying], Come you, and join yourselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
They shall aske the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let vs ioyne our selues to the Lord, in a perpetuall Couenant that shall not be forgotten.
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
They shall axe the waye to Sion, thyther shall they turne their faces, & come, and hange vpon the, in a couenaunt that neuer shal be broken.
"They will ask the way to Zion, with their faces in that direction, saying, 'Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.'
They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, 'Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant which will never be forgotten.'
They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces toward there, [saying], Come, and join yourselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces towards it, [saying], Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant [that] shall not be forgotten.
Those people will ask how to go to Jerusalem and will start in that direction. They will come and join themselves to the Lord . They will make an agreement with him that will last forever, an agreement that will never be forgotten.
They will ask the way to Zion; they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the Lord in a lasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
You will ask the way to Zion and then come and join with me in making an agreement you won't break or forget.
They will ask the way to Tziyon; and, turning their faces toward it, will say, ‘Come, join yourselves to Adonai by an everlasting covenant never to be forgotten.'
They shal aske the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let vs cleaue to the Lorde in a perpetuall couenant that shall not be forgotten.
They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces towards it, saying, Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant which shall not be forgotten.
They shall inquire concerning Tziyon with their faces turned toward it, [saying], Come, and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces hitherward: 'Come ye, and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.'
They will ask the way to Jerusalem and will start back home again. They will bind themselves to the Lord with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten.
They will ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an agreement that lasts forever, one that will never be forgotten.'
And Joanan, and all the leaders of the host, took all the remnant of Juda, who had returned to dwell in the land;
They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, and they shall come and join themselves to the Lord by an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
To Zion, shall they ask the way, Hitherward, their faces, Come and let us join ourselves unto Yahweh, In a covenant age-abiding, which shall not be forgotten.
They shall ask the way to Sion, their faces are hitherward. They shall come, and shall be joined to the Lord by an everlasting covenant, which shall never be forgotten.
They will ask the way to Zion, turning their faces there. They will come and join themselves to Yahweh by an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
They will ask how to go to Zion. They will start to go in that direction. They will say, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord . Let's make an agreement that will last forever. Let's make an agreement that we will never forget.'
They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.'
"They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come so that they may join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
They will ask the way to Zion and then go in that direction. They will make an eternal covenant with me and never break it.
They will ask about Zion, turning their faces to this road. They will come and join themselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
and thei schulen axe the weie. Hidur the faces of hem schulen come, and thei schulen be set to the Lord with boond of pees euerlastynge, which schal not be don awei by ony foryetyng.
[To] Zion they ask the way, Thitherward [are] their faces: Come in, and we are joined unto Jehovah, A covenant age-during -- not forgotten.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
ask: Jeremiah 6:16, Psalms 25:8, Psalms 25:9, Psalms 84:7, Isaiah 35:8, John 7:17
Come: Jeremiah 31:31-36, Isaiah 2:3-5, Micah 4:1, Micah 4:2, Acts 11:23, 2 Corinthians 8:5
in a: Jeremiah 32:40, Genesis 17:7, 2 Samuel 23:5, Isaiah 55:3, Isaiah 56:6, Isaiah 56:7
that shall: Jeremiah 32:40, 1 Kings 19:10, 1 Kings 19:14, Hebrews 8:6-10
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:21 - set his Exodus 31:16 - a perpetual covenant Numbers 10:29 - come Deuteronomy 29:9 - General Deuteronomy 29:15 - also with him Deuteronomy 33:19 - call the people 2 Kings 23:3 - made a covenant 2 Chronicles 15:12 - they entered 2 Chronicles 29:10 - to make a covenant 2 Chronicles 34:31 - made a covenant Ezra 8:21 - afflict ourselves Ezra 8:23 - besought Psalms 84:5 - in whose Psalms 122:1 - Let us go Psalms 126:6 - that goeth Ecclesiastes 7:3 - is better Ecclesiastes 10:15 - because Isaiah 9:13 - neither Isaiah 24:5 - broken Isaiah 30:19 - dwell Isaiah 44:5 - I am Isaiah 55:13 - an everlasting Isaiah 56:3 - joined Isaiah 56:4 - take hold Jeremiah 3:21 - A voice Jeremiah 5:24 - Let us now Jeremiah 22:23 - how Jeremiah 29:14 - and I will turn Jeremiah 31:6 - Arise Jeremiah 31:18 - Ephraim Jeremiah 31:21 - set thine Jeremiah 50:19 - bring Jeremiah 51:5 - Israel Ezekiel 7:16 - mourning Ezekiel 14:6 - Repent Ezekiel 16:60 - I will establish Ezekiel 16:61 - remember Ezekiel 36:37 - I will yet Hosea 1:11 - the children of Judah Hosea 2:7 - I will Hosea 3:5 - seek Zechariah 9:12 - Turn Luke 15:18 - will arise Revelation 22:17 - let him that heareth
Cross-References
With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.
Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.
So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.
Now Joseph and all his father's family went on living in Egypt: and the years of Joseph's life were a hundred and ten.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, The time of my death has come; but God will keep you in mind and take you out of this land into the land which he gave by his oath to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.
But death is to come to me in this land, I may not go over Jordan: but you will go over and take that good land for your heritage.
Then Saul said to Jonathan, Give me an account of what you have done. And Jonathan gave him the story and said, Certainly I took a little honey on the end of my rod; and now death is to be my fate.
And they put him into the resting-place which he had made for himself in the town of David, in a bed full of sweet perfumes of all sorts of spices, made by the perfumer's art, and they made a great burning for him.
For I am certain that you will send me back to death, and to the meeting-place ordered for all living.
Their blood has been flowing like water round about Jerusalem; there was no one to put them in their last resting-place.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward,.... Either to Jerusalem, near to which Mount Zion was; or to the land of Israel, so called, from a principal part of it: and this also is not to be understood of their return thither, upon the taking of Babylon by Cyrus, and the liberty he gave them; for they had no need to inquire their way thither, nor do we find any where that they did; for though there might be many among them born in the captivity, who knew not the way; yet there were others that did, and could direct and go before them, even such who had seen the former temple, Ezra 3:12; but this suits better with the Jews in the latter day, upon the fall of mystical Babylon, when they shall be converted and return to their own land, and shall ask their way thither; being under a strong impulse of mind, and being bent upon it, and having full resolution to go thither: or else by Zion may be meant the church of God in Gospel times, as it often is; the way into which the converted Jews will ask, being deter mined to give up themselves to it, and become members of it; which way is not a religious education, mere morality, or a bare attendance on worship; but faith in Christ, and a profession of it, and submission to the ordinance of baptism;
[saying], come, and let us join ourselves unto the Lord in a perpetual covenant [that] shall not be forgotten; and then may they be said to "join [themselves] to the Lord", when, under a divine influence, they shall give up themselves to Christ, to be saved by him; when they shall lay hold on him, embrace him, and believe in him; when they shall follow him in his own ways, and cleave unto him with full purpose of heart; and also when they shall join themselves to his people, to the churches of Christ, and abide by his truths and ordinances; to all which they shall stir up and encourage one another; either laying hold on the covenant of grace, which is an everlasting one, and will never be forgotten by the Lord; he is ever mindful of it, and keeps it; which is done when men join themselves to the Lord, Isaiah 56:6; or making an agreement or covenant with one another, and the churches to which they join themselves, to walk together in all the ways, ordinances, and commandments of the Lord; which agreement or covenant ought to be perpetually observed, and never forgotten. Kimchi owns that this part of the verse belongs to the days of the Messiah. The Targum is,
"they shall come and be added unto the people of the Lord, and he shall make with them an everlasting covenant, which shall not cease.''
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thitherward - Hereward; the writer evidently was at Jerusalem.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 50:5. Let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant — All our former covenants have been broken; let us now make one that shall last for ever. He shall be the LORD OUR GOD, and WE will no more worship idols. This covenant they have kept to the present day; whatever their present moral and spiritual state may be, they are no idolaters, in the gross sense of the term.
The description that is here given of the state of this people, their feelings and their conduct, finely exhibit the state of real penitents, who are fervently seeking the salvation of their souls.
1. In those days, when Jesus Christ is manifested in the flesh; and in that time, when through him is preached the remission of sins, and the people who hear are pricked in their conscience.
2. The children of Israel and the children of Judah together. - No distinctions being then felt or attended to; for all feel themselves sinners, who have come short of the glory of God. Even national distinctions and religious differences, which bind men fastest, and hold them longest, are absorbed in the deep and overpowering concern they feel for their eternal interests.
3. Going and weeping shall they go. - Religious sorrow does not preclude activity and diligence. While they are weeping for their sins, they are going on in the path of duty, seeking the Lord while he may be found, and calling upon him while he is near.
4. They shall ask the way to Zion. - Real penitents are the most inquisitive of all mortals; but their inquiries are limited to one object, they ask the way to Zion. What shall we do to be saved? How shall we shun the perdition of ungodly men, c.
5. With their faces thitherward. - They have turned FROM sin, and turned TO God. They have left the paths of the destroyer, and their hearts are towards God, and the remembrance of his name. Thus they are profiting by that light which has convinced them of sin, righteousness, and judgment.
6. Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord. - Religion is a social principle, and begets a social feeling in the soul. No man who feels his own sore, and the plague of his heart, wishes to venture alone in the way to heaven. He feels he wants counsel, support, comfort, and the company of those who will watch over him in love. Like David, the true penitent is a companion of all those who fear the Lord. These heavenly feelings come from one and the same Spirit, and lead to the same end hence they say, -
7. Let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant. It is said, that to be undecided, is to be decided. They who are not determined to go to heaven, will never reach it. If the heart be not laid under obligation, it will do nothing. "I hope I am in earnest; I trust I shall be in earnest about the salvation of my soul, it is very proper I should be so;" and such like, show an irresolute soul. Such persons are ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Let us therefore bind ourselves. We have trifled too long; been indecisive too long; have halted too long between two opinions. We know now that Jehovah is God; let us, therefore, enter into a covenant with him. Let this covenant be a perpetual one: let us not make it for a day, for any particular time, but for ever; and let it never be broken. Let our part be kept inviolable: we ARE and WILL BE thy people; and God's part will never fail, I AM and WILL BE your God.
The covenant requires a sacrifice. - Hence ברית berith signifies both. Christ crucified is the great covenant sacrifice. By him God becomes united to us, and through him we become united to God.
