Jeremiah 31:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This is what the Lord says: “The people who escaped the enemy’s sword will find comfort in the desert. Israel will go there looking for rest.”

Cross References

Psalm 95:11

So in my anger I made this vow: ‘They will never enter my land of rest.’”

Numbers 10:33

So they began traveling from the mountain of the Lord. The priests took the Box of the Lord’s Agreement and walked in front of the people. They carried the Holy Box for three days, looking for a place to camp.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. I will give you rest.

Deuteronomy 1:33

But he was always in front, going ahead to find a place for you to camp. At night, he was in the fire that showed you where to go. And during the day, he was in the cloud.

Jeremiah 2:2

“Jeremiah, go and speak to the people of Jerusalem. Tell them that this is what the Lord says: “‘At the time you were a young nation, you were faithful to me. You followed me like a young bride. You followed me through the desert, through a land that had never been used for farmland.

Psalm 78:52

Then he led Israel like a shepherd. He led his people like sheep into the desert.

Deuteronomy 12:9

This is because we have not yet entered the peaceful land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 8:16

In the desert he fed you manna—something your ancestors had never seen. He tested you to make you humble so that everything would go well for you in the end.

Deuteronomy 2:7

Remember that the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He knows about everything that happened on the trip through this great desert. The Lord your God has been with you these 40 years. You have always had everything you needed.’

Deuteronomy 1:30

The Lord your God is in front, leading you. He will fight for you just as he did in Egypt.

Numbers 14:20

The Lord answered, “Yes, I will forgive the people as you asked.

Exodus 33:14

The Lord answered, “I myself will go with you. I will lead you.”

Exodus 1:22

So Pharaoh gave this command to his own people: “If the Hebrew women give birth to a baby girl, let it live. But if they have a baby boy, you must throw it into the Nile River.”

Exodus 1:16

“You will continue to help the Hebrew women give birth to their children. If a girl baby is born, let the baby live. But if the baby is a boy, you must kill him!”

Exodus 12:37

The Israelites traveled from Rameses to Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, not counting the small boys.

Exodus 5:21

So they said to Moses and Aaron, “May the Lord judge and punish you for what you did! You made Pharaoh and his rulers hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us.”

Exodus 2:23

A long time passed and that king of Egypt died. But the Israelites were still forced to work very hard. They cried for help, and God heard them.

Joshua 1:13

“Remember what the Lord’s servant Moses told you. He said that the Lord your God would give you a place to live. So he has given you this land east of the Jordan River. But now you must help your relatives get their land. Your wives and children can stay here with your animals. But all your fighting men must prepare for battle and lead the men of the other tribes across the river.

Hosea 11:4

I led them with ropes, but they were ropes of love. I was like a person who set them free. I bent down and fed them.

Ezekiel 20:35

I will lead you into a desert as I did before, but this will be a place where other nations live. We will stand face to face, and I will judge you.