Jeremiah 31:17
New International Version
So there is hope for your descendants,” declares the LORD. “Your children will return to their own land.

New Living Translation
There is hope for your future,” says the LORD. “Your children will come again to their own land.

English Standard Version
There is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children shall come back to their own country.

Berean Standard Bible
So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.

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

New King James Version
There is hope in your future, says the LORD, That your children shall come back to their own border.

New American Standard Bible
“There is hope for your future,” declares the LORD, “And your children will return to their own territory.

NASB 1995
“There is hope for your future,” declares the LORD, “And your children will return to their own territory.

NASB 1977
“And there is hope for your future,” declares the LORD, “And your children shall return to their own territory.

Legacy Standard Bible
And there is hope for your future,” declares Yahweh, “And your children will return to their own territory.

Amplified Bible
“There is [confident] hope for your future,” says the LORD; “Your children will come back to their own country.

Christian Standard Bible
There is hope for your future — this is the LORD’s declaration — and your children will return to their own territory.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There is hope for your future— this is the LORD’s declaration— and your children will return to their own territory.

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

Contemporary English Version
So don't lose hope. I, the LORD, have spoken.

English Revised Version
And there is hope for thy latter end, saith the LORD; and thy children shall come again to their own border.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your future is filled with hope, declares the LORD. Your children will return to their own territory.

Good News Translation
There is hope for your future; your children will come back home. I, the LORD, have spoken.

International Standard Version
There is hope for your future," declares the LORD. "Your children will return to their own territory."

Majority Standard Bible
So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.

NET Bible
Indeed, there is hope for your posterity. Your children will return to their own territory. I, the LORD, affirm it!

New Heart English Bible
There is hope for your latter end," says the LORD; "and your children shall come again to their own border.

Webster's Bible Translation
And there is hope in thy end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.

World English Bible
There is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh. “Your children will come again to their own territory.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And there is hope for your latter end,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “And the sons have turned back [to] their border.

Young's Literal Translation
And there is hope for thy latter end, An affirmation of Jehovah, And the sons have turned back to their border.

Smith's Literal Translation
And there is hope to thy latter state, says Jehovah, and thy sons turned back to their bound.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And here is hope for thy last end, saith the Lord: and the children shall return to their own borders.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And there is hope for your very end, says the Lord. And the sons will return to their own borders.

New American Bible
There is hope for your future—oracle of the LORD— your children shall return to their own territory.

New Revised Standard Version
there is hope for your future, says the LORD: your children shall come back to their own country.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And there is hope in your future, says the LORD, and the children shall come back to their own land.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And there is hope for your end, says LORD JEHOVAH, and the children shall return to your borders
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And there is hope for thy future, saith the LORD; And thy children shall return to their own border.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
There shall be an abiding home for thy children.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Mourning Turned to Joy
16This is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy. 17So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land. 18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.…

Cross References
Isaiah 49:22-23
This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. / Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

Isaiah 60:4
Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.

Zechariah 10:8-10
I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were. / Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return. / I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them.

Hosea 11:10-11
They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west. / They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 37:21-23
you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land. / I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms. / They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

Isaiah 11:11-12
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

Isaiah 43:5-6
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—

Deuteronomy 30:3-5
then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. / Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there. / And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers.

Psalm 126:4-6
Restore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev. / Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

Isaiah 35:10
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Isaiah 51:11
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Romans 11:25-27
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

Luke 15:24
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

Acts 3:19-21
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you. / Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

Romans 8:24-25
For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? / But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.


Treasury of Scripture

And there is hope in your end, said the LORD, that your children shall come again to their own border.

Jeremiah 29:11-16
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end…

Jeremiah 46:27,28
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid…

Psalm 102:13,14
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come…

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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.














So there is hope
The Hebrew word for "hope" is "תִּקְוָה" (tiqvah), which conveys a sense of expectation and longing. In the context of Jeremiah, this hope is not a mere wish but a confident expectation rooted in God's promises. Historically, the Israelites were in exile, and this message served as a divine assurance that their current suffering was not the end. Theologically, this hope is a cornerstone of faith, reminding believers that God's plans are redemptive and purposeful.

for your future
The phrase "your future" in Hebrew is "אַחֲרִית" (acharit), which can mean "end" or "latter days." This term often points to a time of fulfillment and restoration. In the biblical narrative, it signifies the culmination of God's promises. For the Israelites, it was a promise of return and restoration. For Christians, it can also symbolize the ultimate hope in Christ's return and the establishment of His kingdom.

declares the LORD
The phrase "declares the LORD" is a powerful affirmation of divine authority. The Hebrew word "נְאֻם" (ne'um) is often used in prophetic literature to emphasize that the message is not from the prophet but from God Himself. This declaration assures the listener of the certainty and reliability of the promise. It is a reminder that God's word is unchanging and trustworthy.

and your children
The mention of "your children" highlights the generational aspect of God's promises. In Hebrew culture, lineage and heritage were vital, and the promise of restoration extended beyond the current generation to their descendants. This reflects God's covenantal faithfulness, ensuring that His promises are not limited by time but extend to future generations.

will return
The verb "return" in Hebrew is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to turn back or restore. This word is rich with theological significance, often used in the context of repentance and restoration. For the exiled Israelites, it was a literal return to their homeland. Spiritually, it signifies a return to God and His ways, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible.

to their own land
The phrase "their own land" refers to the Promised Land, a central theme in the Old Testament. This land was not just a physical territory but a symbol of God's covenant with His people. The promise of returning to their own land was a reassurance of God's faithfulness to His covenant. For Christians, it can also symbolize the spiritual inheritance and the promise of eternal life with God.

(17) And there is hope in thine end . . .--Better, There is hope for thy future. The words are the same as in Jeremiah 29:11, where the English version has "an expected end." The hope here is defined as that of the return of Rachel's children to their own border--the return, that is, of the Ten Tribes from their captivity.

Verse 17. - Hope in thine end; rather, hope for thy future (comp. on ch. 29:11). There is no occasion to render, with the Septuagint and Rosenmuller, "for thy posterity" (comp. Psalm 119:13, Hebrew); for Rachel identifies herself by sympathy with her descendants.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So there is
וְיֵשׁ־ (wə·yêš-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

hope
תִּקְוָ֥ה (tiq·wāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy

for your future,
לְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ (lə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯêḵ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and your children
בָנִ֖ים (ḇā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

will return
וְשָׁ֥בוּ (wə·šā·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to their own land.
לִגְבוּלָֽם׃ (liḡ·ḇū·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed


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