The Meaning of Jeremiah 31:17 Explained

Jeremiah 31:17

KJV: And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.

YLT: And there is hope for thy latter end, An affirmation of Jehovah, And the sons have turned back to their border.

Darby: And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah, and thy children shall come again to their own border.

ASV: And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah; and thy children shall come again to their own border.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And there is  hope  in thine end,  saith  the LORD,  that thy children  shall come again  to their own border. 

What does Jeremiah 31:17 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 31:17 mean?

And there is hope in your future says Yahweh that shall come back [your] children to their own border -
וְיֵשׁ־ תִּקְוָ֥ה לְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֑ה וְשָׁ֥בוּ בָנִ֖ים לִגְבוּלָֽם ס

וְיֵשׁ־  And  there  is 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: יֵשׁ  
Sense: being, existence, substance, there is or are.
תִּקְוָ֥ה  hope 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תִּקְוָה 
Sense: cord.
לְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ  in  your  future 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: אַחֲרִית  
Sense: after part, end.
נְאֻם־  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְשָׁ֥בוּ  that  shall  come  back 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
בָנִ֖ים  [your]  children 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
לִגְבוּלָֽם  to  their  own  border 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation