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Jeremiah 31:23-30

Jeremiah 31:23-30

With Bryan Schneider · Sharon RP Church

Published September 18, 2025

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Opening Prayer

Father, thank you for this day and for time together in your Word. By your Holy Spirit teach us to know, trust, and walk in your ways, through Jesus. Amen.

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Scripture Passage

Future Prosperity of Judah

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: ‘The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and mountain of holiness!’ 24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks. 25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

26 After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was sweet to me.

27 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord. 29 In those days they shall say no more:

‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge.’

30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Jeremiah 31:23-30.

A — About

What Is This Passage About?

God promises to repopulate Judah, satisfy weary and sorrowful souls, restore peaceful rest, and end the continuing burden of parents' guilt upon their children. The exile will not be God's final word to his people.

B — Best Verse

Which Verse Best Summarizes the Passage?

Jeremiah 31:25

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

Bryan says verse 25 is underlined in his Bible because it concentrates the passage's promise that God will restore and satisfy his exhausted people.

C — Called or Christ

C — Christ Connection

As sojourners, trust the everlasting love of God and the secure heavenly city he has prepared. Christ has come and will return, so weary souls may rest in God's promises even amid tumult.

Additional Notes

Discover Jeremiah 31:23-30, where God promises restoration, peace, and justice. Find encouragement to trust His promises, rest in His care, and set your hope on Christ’s eternal kingdom. Perfect devotional for strength and peace in uncertain times.

Devotional Study

Transcript of the devotion. Minor transcription errors may remain.

Hey, hey, good morning. Good morning. Welcome to coffee and devotions this morning. We are at Jeremiah chapter 31. We're going to pick up at verse 23 and go to verse 30. Let's have some coffee. We'll pray and we'll find out what Jeremiah has for us this morning. Let's pray. Father, we thank you so much for this day. What a blessing it is to get to be back together reading your word, spending time with one another. Lord, we pray that your Holy Spirit would be teaching us. Lord, let us walk in your ways. Let us know who you are and trust in you always. In Jesus's name we pray. Amen. Here we go. Jeremiah chapter 31, beginning at verse 23. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel. They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities when I bring back their captivity. The Lord bless you, oh home of justice and mountain of holiness. And there shall dwell in Judah itself and in all its cities together farmers and those going out with flocks. For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. After this, I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was sweet to me. Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah, with the seed of man and the seed of beast. And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck them up, to break them down, to throw them down, to destroy and to afflict. So I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord. In those days they shall say no more, the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge. But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. Well, we need to ask ourselves our three questions. A, what's this about? B, what's the best verse to summarize this? And C, what are we called to do? So, A, what's this about? Well, it's about God promising to bring back the people, right? He he says that this this judgment he had brought on them, it's not going to last forever, right? He says he's going to bring them back. They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities when I bring back their captivity. And what are they going to say? They're going to say, "Yh, bless you, oh home of justice and mountain of holiness." Right? He's going to satiate their weary soul, replenished every sorrowful nephish, every sorrowful soul. Right? He's he's going to care for them and watch over them. They're going to look around and after wrestling and and and just not having peace. They're going to sleep and they're going to wake up and realize I haven't had any more nightmares. No more terrors. No more restlessness, no more anxiety, but shalom, sweet sleep, a gift from the Lord. He says, "Behold, the days are coming," says Jehovah. He's He's going to fill the city again with people and with animals. It's going to be good. Kids teeth aren't going to be set on edge anymore because of their parents' sins. Says, "Everyone shall die for his own iniquity, and every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge." Right? No longer are the children going to keep on suffering because of the sins of the parents, but he's going to be good. God's that's got in his mercy. God's going to bring them back. In his grace, God's going to give them the city again, his mountain of holiness. And God did this, right? The people did return from exile. It's a beautiful and wonderful thing. So, that's what this is about. So, what's the best verse to summarize this? Well, uh, verse 23 would be a good one to underline. I have verse 25 underlined in my Bible though. Maybe you would underline something different. Go ahead and write down in the comments if you're on YouTube or Facebook or something and tell me what would you underline in your Bible. We'll ask see calling. What are we called to do? Or how does this point us to Jesus Christ? Right. Well, this is a blessing here. God cares for us. We're still sojourers and pilgrims in this world. Right? Jerusalem would be destroyed again, right? You get to 64 AD, this the place of 70 AD. The place of 67 is when it started 70 is when it completely destroyed, right? It's got to be wiped off the map essentially. And we're still soldiers and pilgrims. God has faithfully brought them back from from Babylon. But yet the New Testament talks to us as sojuners and pilgrims. So do we know do we trust that there is a heavenly city in which our her inheritance is secure that we can go to God that we can trust him that we can walk in his ways and know that he's good that we can have sweet sleep that we can know that he cares for us with an everlasting love. Don't let your teeth be set on edge. You live in a tumultuous time in a place where there is murder and slander and persecution and hardship. And yet we know that God has prepared for us a rest with him that will last forever. And so trust his promises. Though there may be weeping by Rachel and Rama, we know that out of it came Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, who will someday come again to judge the living and the dead. So trust in him. Look to him, your King of Kings. Let's pray. Father, we thank you so much for this day. We thank you that you have satiated our weary souls. We can find rest in you, God. Thank you Lord for your goodness and your love towards us. Father we pray that you would please give us strength for the day. Help us to look heavenly heaven word Lord and not just staring at our own ga navls or think of our own problems. But God we pray that we would trust you always in Jesus's name. Amen. Well may the Lord bless you and keep you. May you walk in his ways and may your soul be satisfied with his goodness. I'll see you next time. Bye.

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