Jeremiah 31:2

New Century Version

This is what the Lord says: “The people who were not killed by the enemy’s sword found help in the desert. I came to give rest to Israel.”

Cross References

Psalm 95:11

I was angry and made a promise, ‘They will never enter my rest.’ ”

Numbers 10:33

So they left the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The Ark of the Lord’s Agreement went in front of the people for those three days, as they looked for a place to camp.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

Deuteronomy 1:33

he had always gone before you to find places for you to camp. In a fire at night and in a cloud during the day, he showed you which way to go.

Jeremiah 2:2

“Go and speak to the people of Jerusalem, saying: This is what the Lord says: ‘I remember how faithful you were to me when you were a young nation. You loved me like a young bride. You followed me through the desert, a land that had never been planted.

Psalm 78:52

But God led his people out like sheep and he guided them like a flock through the desert.

Deuteronomy 12:9

You have not yet come to a resting place, to the land the Lord your God will give you as your own.

Deuteronomy 8:16

and manna to eat in the desert. Manna was something your ancestors had never seen. He did this to take away your pride and to test you, so things would go well for you in the end.

Deuteronomy 2:7

The Lord your God has blessed everything you have done; he has protected you while you traveled through this great desert. The Lord your God has been with you for the past forty years, and you have had everything you needed.

Deuteronomy 1:30

The Lord your God will go ahead of you and fight for you as he did in Egypt; you saw him do it.

Numbers 14:20

The Lord answered, “I have forgiven them as you asked.

Exodus 33:14

The Lord answered, “I myself will go with you, and I will give you victory.”

Exodus 1:22

So the king commanded all his people, “Every time a boy is born to the Hebrews, you must throw him into the Nile River, but let all the girl babies live.”

Exodus 1:16

“When you are helping the Hebrew women give birth to their babies, watch! If the baby is a girl, let her live, but if it is a boy, kill him!”

Exodus 12:37

The Israelites traveled from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men walking, not including the women and children.

Exodus 5:21

So they said to Moses and Aaron, “May the Lord punish you. You caused the king and his officers to hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us.”

Exodus 2:23

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The people of Israel groaned, because they were forced to work very hard. When they cried for help, God heard them.

Joshua 1:13

“Remember what Moses, the servant of the Lord, told you. He said the Lord your God would give you rest and would give you this land.

Hosea 11:4

I led them with cords of human kindness, with ropes of love. I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down and fed them.

Ezekiel 20:35

I will bring you among the nations as I brought your ancestors into the desert with Moses. There I will judge you face to face.