Jeremiah 31:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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.

Thy work - thy parental weeping for thy children (Rosenmuller).

Shall be rewarded - thine affliction in the loss of thy children, murdered for Christ's sake, shall not be fruitless to thee, as was the case in thy giving birth to the "child of thy sorrow," Benjamin. Primarily, also, thy grief shall not be perpetual; the exiles shall return, and the land be inhabited again (Calvin).

They shall come again - (Hosea 1:11).

Jeremiah 31:16

16 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.