Jeremia 3:16

Lutherbibel

Und es soll geschehen, wenn ihr gewachsen seid und euer viel geworden sind im Lande, so soll man, spricht der HERR, zur selben Zeit nicht mehr sagen von der Bundeslade des HERRN, auch ihrer nicht mehr gedenken noch davon predigen noch nach ihr fragen, und sie wird nicht wieder gemacht werden;

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Und es wird geschehen, wenn ihr euch dann mehrt und fruchtbar werdet im Lande, in jenen Tagen - spricht der Herr -, so wird man nicht mehr sagen: „die Bundeslade des Herrn" ; und sie wird niemandem mehr in den Sinn kommen, man wird ihrer nicht mehr gedenken und sie nicht mehr vermissen; es wird auch keine mehr gemacht werden.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Jeremiah 30:19, Jeremiah 31:8, Jeremiah 31:27, Isaiah 60:22, Isaiah 61:4, Ezekiel 36:8-12, Ezekiel 37:26, Hosea 1:10, Hosea 1:11, Amos 9:9, Amos 9:14, Amos 9:15, Zechariah 8:4, Zechariah 8:5, Zechariah 10:7-9

say: Jeremiah 7:4, Zephaniah 3:11, Matthew 3:9

The ark: Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 66:1, Isaiah 66:2, Matthew 1:11, John 4:20-24, Hebrews 9:9-12, Hebrews 10:8, Hebrews 10:9, Hebrews 10:19-21

to mind: Heb. upon the heart

that be done: or, it be magnified

Reciprocal: Numbers 10:33 - the ark Joshua 3:14 - bearing the ark 1 Samuel 4:3 - the ark 1 Chronicles 15:29 - as the ark Jeremiah 16:19 - Gentiles Jeremiah 50:4 - those Ezekiel 15:5 - meet

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land,.... That is, when the number of the disciples and followers of Christ, and true believers in him, shall be multiplied and increased in the land of Judea, and in the Gentile world also, under the ministry of the above said pastors, apostles, and ministers of the Gospel, who should be succeeded everywhere, as they were; see Acts 6:1:

in those days, saith the Lord of hosts, they shall say no more, the ark of the covenant of the Lord; because the antitype of it would be come, our Lord Jesus Christ, the Word that is made flesh and dwelt among men; and in whom the Shechinah, or divine Majesty, dwells in a more glorious manner than it did over the ark, for in him dwells the fulness of the Godhead bodily; and the ark may be put for the whole ceremonial law, which was abolished at the death of Christ, and to be used and spoken of no more; and whereas it was, for a good while after the abrogation of it, a matter of debate and contention, and was not wholly under the church's feet until about the times of Constantine, when there was a great multiplication and increase of Christians throughout the Roman empire, the prophecy may be thought to belong to those times, at least there was then a greater accomplishment of it; see Revelation 12:1:

neither shall it come to mind, neither shall they remember it; as it should not be spoken of, so it should not be thought of any more than if it had never been:

neither shall they visit it; to inquire of the Lord, before it, about what they wanted to be informed of, as they used to do,

Judges 20:23:

neither shall that be done any more; or, "made any more" g the Jews h say, the ark was wanting in the second temple, and was never afterwards remade: all the expressions denote the utter abolition of legal rites and ceremonies, never to be revived more. The Targum paraphrases the last clause,

"neither shall they make war with it any more;''

and so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it as if it was a prophecy of such a time of profound peace, that there would be no need of bringing out the ark as formerly; this use of it would be quite forgotten; but this was not the principal use of the ark, and very rarely was it ever used in this way.

g ולא יעשה עוד "neque reparabitur amplius, [vel] et non constuetur amplius", Schmidt. h T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 21. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In those days - This and the phrase “the latter days,” had become under the Messianic teaching of the prophets a regular formula for the time of Christ’s coming, when all the nation’s hopes would be fulfilled.

The ark was the center of the Mosaic economy, containing within it the two tables’ of the Law as the conditions of the covenant and having over it, upon the mercy-seat, the Shechinah as the visible sign of God’s presence. But “in those days” the symbol must pass away, because God will then dwell in His people by the gift of the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 3:16, and the terms of the covenant will be written on their hearts Jeremiah 31:33.

Neither shall they visit it - Rather, neither shall they miss it; i. e., they will not trouble about it, nor regret its loss.

Neither shall that be done anymore - Rather, “neither shall it (the ark) be made anymore;” it shall not be renewed or repaired, because the tabernacle of God will be one “made without hands” Hebrews 9:11, even the heart of His believing people.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 3:16. The ark of the covenant of the Lord — This symbol of the Divine presence, given to the Jews as a token and pledge of God's dwelling among them, shall be no longer necessary, and shall no longer exist; for in the days of the Messiah, to which this promise seems to relate, God's worship shall not be confined either to one place or to one people. The temple of God shall be among men, and every where God be adored through Christ Jesus.

Neither shall that be done any more. — The ark shall be no more established, nor carried from place to place, nor shall men go to visit it. All its ceremonies and importance shall cease; and, if lost, shall never be rebuilt.