John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 31:17

"And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah; and [thy] children shall come again to their own border." — Jeremiah 31:17 (ASV)

And there is hope in your end, says the Lord
Or, "hope for your posterity" ^F18 ; for their children that had been massacred, that these should rise again, and enjoy a blessed immortality, as the next clause seems to explain and confirm it: that your children shall come again to their own border :
either to the border of the land of Israel, as Joseph, Mary, and Jesus did, (Matthew 2:21Matthew 2:22) ; or rather to the borders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, where this cruel murder was committed; and so the intimation is, that they shall rise again, and stand upon that very spot of ground where their blood was split; and not only so, but enter into and dwell upon the new earth in the Jerusalem state; and also enter into the heavenly Canaan, and dwell with Christ for evermore, on whose account their lives were taken away.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F18: (Ktyrxal) "posteris tuis", Gataker; "posteritati tuae", Schmidt.