NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Thus saith'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. The people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. which were left sariyd (saw-reed') a survivor -- alive, left, remain(-ing), remnant, rest. of the sword chereb (kheh'-reb) drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool. found matsa' (maw-tsaw') to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present grace chen (khane) graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured. in the wilderness midbar (mid-bawr') a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness. even Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. when I went halak (haw-lak') to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) to cause him to rest raga` (raw-gah') to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to wink Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Thus says the LORD, "The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness-- Israel, when it went to find its rest." King James Bible Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is what the LORD says: They found favor in the wilderness-- the people who survived the sword. When Israel went to find rest, International Standard Version This is what the LORD says: "The people who survived the sword, found favor in the desert while Israel was seeking rest. NET Bible The LORD says, "The people of Israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find rest for themselves. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what the LORD says: The people who survived the wars have found favor in the desert. Israel went to find its rest. King James 2000 Bible Thus says the LORD, The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to give him rest. Links Jeremiah 31:2Jeremiah 31:2 NIV Jeremiah 31:2 NLT Jeremiah 31:2 ESV Jeremiah 31:2 NASB Jeremiah 31:2 KJV |