The Meaning of Jeremiah 31:10 Explained

Jeremiah 31:10

KJV: Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

YLT: Hear a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd doth his flock,

Darby: Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare it to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.

ASV: Hear the word of Jehovah, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off; and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as shepherd doth his flock.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Hear  the word  of the LORD,  O ye nations,  and declare  [it] in the isles  afar off,  and say,  He that scattered  Israel  will gather  him, and keep  him, as a shepherd  [doth] his flock. 

What does Jeremiah 31:10 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The nations also needed to hear that Yahweh would Revelation -gather the flock of people that He had scattered, namely, Israel.

Context Summary

Jeremiah 31:1-40 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 31

1  The restoration of Israel
10  The publication thereof
15  Rahel mourning is comforted
18  Ephraim repenting is brought home again
22  Christ is promised
27  His care over the church
31  His new covenant
35  The stability,
38  and amplitude of the church

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 31:10 mean?

Hear the word of Yahweh nations and declare [it] in the isles afar off and say He who scattered Israel will gather him and keep him as a shepherd [does] his flock
שִׁמְע֤וּ דְבַר־ יְהוָה֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם וְהַגִּ֥ידוּ בָאִיִּ֖ים מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק וְאִמְר֗וּ מְזָרֵ֤ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יְקַבְּצֶ֔נּוּ וּשְׁמָר֖וֹ כְּרֹעֶ֥ה עֶדְרֽוֹ

שִׁמְע֤וּ  Hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
דְבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָה֙  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
גּוֹיִ֔ם  nations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
וְהַגִּ֥ידוּ  and  declare  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: נָגַד  
Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
בָאִיִּ֖ים  in  the  isles 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִי  
Sense: coast, island, shore, region.
מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק  afar  off 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶרְחָק  
Sense: distant place, distance, far country.
וְאִמְר֗וּ  and  say 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מְזָרֵ֤ה  He  who  scattered 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: זָרָה 
Sense: to scatter, fan, cast away, winnow, disperse, compass, spread, be scattered, be dispersed.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
יְקַבְּצֶ֔נּוּ  will  gather  him 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: קָבַץ  
Sense: to gather, assemble.
וּשְׁמָר֖וֹ  and  keep  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
כְּרֹעֶ֥ה  as  a  shepherd  [does] 
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: רָעָה 
Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed.
עֶדְרֽוֹ  his  flock 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֵדֶר  
Sense: flock, herd.