The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms # 97
97. Internal Meaning of Jeremiah, Chapter 31
Of the new church that will be established by the Lord. This is meant by Israel and Zion. (1, 11)
1 The Lord will be their God. (1, 11)
2-5 The loved one will receive the goods of the church. (11)
6-8 They are to be brought near. (11)
9 They will come, and will understand truths. (11, 11)
10-11 The redeemed will be guarded against falsities (11, 17)
12-14 and will receive things spiritual and celestial (11, 17)
16-17 but they will finally return. (11)
18-21 They will come out of ignorance of truth into the truths of heaven. (11)
22 They will understand them. (11)
23-28 They will be imbued with wisdom. (11)
29-30 They will have no falsity of evil. (11)
31-34 They will be conjoined with the Lord, and from that conjunction truths will be inscribed on their life. (11, 15)
35-37 This will be established to eternity. (11, 1)
38-40 They will have abundant and extended doctrine of life. (11)
Jeremiah 31:18-21
18
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus], You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are Yahweh my God.
19
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I struck on my thigh: I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
20
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Yahweh.
21
Set up road signs, make guideposts; set your heart toward the highway, even the way by which you went: turn again, virgin of Israel, turn again to these your cities.
