Jeremiah 31:2

New International Reader's Version

The Lord says, “Some of my people will live through everything their enemies do to them. They will find help in the desert. I will come to give peace and rest to Israel.”

Cross References

Psalm 78:52

But he brought his people out like a flock. He led them like sheep through the desert.

Psalm 95:11

So when I was angry, I made a promise. I said, ‘They will never enjoy the rest I planned for them.’ ”

Exodus 1:16

“You are the ones who help the other Hebrew women. Watch them when they get into a sitting position to have their babies. Kill the boys. Let the girls live.”

Exodus 1:22

Then Pharaoh gave an order to all his people. He said, “You must throw every Hebrew baby boy into the Nile River. But let every Hebrew baby girl live.”

Exodus 12:37

The Israelites traveled from Rameses to Sukkoth. There were about 600,000 men old enough to go into battle. The women and children went with them.

Exodus 2:23

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The people of Israel groaned because they were slaves. They also cried out to God. Their cry for help went up to him.

Exodus 33:14

The Lord replied, “I will go with you. And I will give you rest.”

Exodus 5:21

They said to Moses and Aaron, “We want the Lord to look at what you have done! We want him to judge you for it! We are like a very bad smell to Pharaoh and his officials. You have given them an excuse to kill us with their swords.”

Jeremiah 2:2

“Go. Announce my message to the people in Jerusalem. I want everyone to hear it. Tell them, “Here is what the Lord says. “ ‘I remember how faithful you were to me when you were young. You loved me as if you were my bride. You followed me through the desert. Nothing had been planted there.

Ezekiel 20:35

I will send you among the nations. There I will judge you face to face. It will be as if I were judging you in the desert again.

Hosea 11:4

I led them with kindness and love. I was to them like a person who lifts a little child to their cheek. I bent down and fed them.

Numbers 10:33

So they started out from the mountain of the Lord. They traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord went in front of them during those three days. It went ahead of them to find a place for them to rest.

Numbers 14:20

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

Matthew 11:28

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

Deuteronomy 1:30

The Lord your God will go ahead of you. He will fight for you. With your own eyes you saw how he fought for you in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 1:33

He went ahead of you on your journey. He was in the fire at night and in the cloud during the day. He found places for you to camp. He showed you the way you should go.

Deuteronomy 12:9

That’s because you haven’t yet reached the place the Lord is giving you. Your God will give you peace and rest there.

Deuteronomy 2:7

The Lord your God has blessed you in everything your hands have done. He watched over you when you traveled through that huge desert. For these 40 years the Lord your God has been with you. So you have had everything you need.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He gave you manna to eat in the desert. Your people had never even known anything about manna before. The Lord took your pride away. He tested you. He did it so that things would go well with you in the end.

Joshua 1:13

“Remember what Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you. He said, ‘The Lord your God is giving you this land. It’s a place where you can make your homes and live in peace and rest.’