Text: Jeremiah 31:16
OT Text Referred to: 2 Chronicles 15:7
Subject: encouragement that work will be rewarded
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both texts promise that faithful effort will receive divine recompense. Jeremiah 31:16 assures Rachel (mourning for her children) that "your work will be rewarded" (יֵשׁ שָׂכָר לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ, yesh sakhar lif'ullatek), while 2 Chronicles 15:7 encourages Asa with "be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded" (יֵשׁ שָׂכָר לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶם, yesh sakhar lif'ullatkhem). The near-identical Hebrew phrase — differing only in pronominal suffix — creates a verbal echo linking prophetic consolation (Jeremiah) with royal exhortation (Chronicles). Both assure God's people that faithfulness amid distress is not futile: Rachel's children "will return from the land of the enemy" (Jer 31:16), and Asa's reforms will be honored by God.
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Text: 2 Chronicles 15:7
OT Text Referred to: Jeremiah 31:16
Subject: Your work shall be rewarded
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Azariah's encouragement to Asa—"Be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded" (yesh sakhar li-fe'ullatkhem, 2 Chr 15:7)—shares vocabulary and theology with Jeremiah 31:16: "Restrain your voice from weeping...for your work shall be rewarded" (yesh sakhar li-fe'ullatekh). Both texts use the identical Hebrew phrase yesh sakhar ("there is a reward") to motivate faithful action in the face of difficulty. Azariah speaks to a reforming king; Jeremiah addresses exiled Rachel weeping for her children. The shared promise of divine reward for faithful "work" (pe'ullah) links monarchic-era reform to exilic-era hope.