Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.
Verse Takeaways
1
God, the Caring Shepherd
Commentators explain that the verse uses the powerful image of God as a shepherd. He promises to bring His scattered people (“sheep”) back to the best pastures. The places named—Carmel, Bashan, Ephraim, and Gilead—were the most fertile lands in ancient Israel, symbolizing that God's restoration would be complete, providing not just survival but abundance and safety.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Jeremiah
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
5
18th Century
Presbyterian
Or, "I will bring Israel (the scared sheep) back to his pasturage () and he shall graze etc." The places named are the d…
19th Century
Anglican
I will bring Israel again to his habitation.— Better, to his pasturage (Jeremiah 23:3), as keeping u…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah here pursues the same subject and sustains the minds of the faithful in their miseries, lest they completely despair. It is, then, as if h…
Consider supporting our work
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will bring Israel again to his habitation Or "fold" F21 , or place of pasturage; for the metaphor o…
The desolation that shall be brought upon Babylon is described in a variety of expressions. The cause of this destruction is the wrath of the Lord.…
