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 31:6-8
6
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.
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For thus says Yahweh, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations: publish, praise, and say, Yahweh, save your people, the remnant of Israel.
8
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, [and] with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her who travails with child together: a great company shall they return here.
