The Meaning of Jeremiah 31:14 Explained

Jeremiah 31:14

KJV: And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.

YLT: And satisfied the soul of the priests with fatness, And My people with My goodness are satisfied, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Darby: And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.

ASV: And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I will satiate  the soul  of the priests  with fatness,  and my people  shall be satisfied  with my goodness,  saith  the LORD. 

What does Jeremiah 31:14 Mean?

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 31:14 mean?

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with abundance and My people with with My goodness shall be satisfied says Yahweh -
וְרִוֵּיתִ֛י נֶ֥פֶשׁ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים דָּ֑שֶׁן וְעַמִּ֛י אֶת־ טוּבִ֥י יִשְׂבָּ֖עוּ נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה ס

וְרִוֵּיתִ֛י  And  I  will  satiate 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: רָוָה  
Sense: to be satiated or saturated, have or drink one’s fill.
נֶ֥פֶשׁ  the  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים  of  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
דָּ֑שֶׁן  with  abundance 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֶּשֶׁן  
Sense: fat ashes, fatness.
וְעַמִּ֛י  and  My  people 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
טוּבִ֥י  with  My  goodness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: טוּב  
Sense: goods, good things, goodness.
יִשְׂבָּ֖עוּ  shall  be  satisfied 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׂבַע  
Sense: to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited.
נְאֻם־  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation