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Jeremiah 31

1Atthattimeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256, saithJehovah,willIbeH1961theGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430ofallthefamiliesH4940ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheyshallbeH1961mypeopleלְעָֽם׃ סle.'AmH5971.

2Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Thepeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971thatwereleftoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719foundH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057;evenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whenIwentהָל֥וֹךְha.LokhH1980tocausehimtorestלְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹle.har.gi.'OH7280.

3Jehovahappearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200ofolduntome, saying, Yea,IhavelovedH157theewithaneverlastingloveH157:thereforeH3651withlovingkindnesshaveIdrawnH4900thee.

4Againע֤וֹדodH5750willIbuildH1129thee,andthou shaltbebuiltH1129,Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:againע֚וֹדodH5750shalt thoubeadornedwiththy tabrets,andshaltgoוְיָצָ֖אתve.ya.TzatH3318forthH3318inthedancesofthemthatmake merry.

5Againע֚וֹדodH5750shalt thouplantH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754uponthemountainsH2022ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;theplantersshallplantH5193,andshallenjoythefruit thereof.

6Forthereshallbeadayי֔וֹםYomH3117,thatthewatchmenנֹצְרִ֖יםno.tze.RimH5341uponthehillsבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shallcry,Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965ye,andletusgoוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927uptoZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726untoJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah,SingH7442withgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057forJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290,andshoutH7442forthechiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471: publish ye,praiseהַֽלְלוּ֙ha.LuH1984ye,andsayH559,OJehovah,saveהוֹשַׁ֤עho.Sha'H3467thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935themfromthenorthצָפ֗וֹןtza.FonH6828country,andgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ve.ki.batz.TimH6908themfromtheuttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411oftheearthH776,andwiththemtheblindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787andthelameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455,thewomanwithchildandherthattravailethwithchildtogetherH3162:agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951shalltheyreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725hither.

9Theyshallcomeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935withweepingבִּבְכִ֣יbiv.KhiH1065;andwithsupplicationsוּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮u.ve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469willIleadthem:Iwillcausethemtowalkbyriversofwatersמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,inastraightיָשָׁ֔רya.SharH3477wayH1870whereintheyshallnotstumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782;forIamH1961afatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֖יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669ismyfirst-born.

10Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,Oyenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,anddeclareוְהַגִּ֥ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046itintheislesafaroff;andsayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559,Hethatscatteredמְזָרֵ֤הme.za.RehH2219Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478willgatherיְקַבְּצֶ֔נּוּye.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908him,andkeepוּשְׁמָר֖וֹu.she.ma.RoH8104him,asashepherdכְּרֹעֶ֥הke.ro.'EhH7462dothhisflockעֶדְרֽוֹ׃ed.RoH5739.

11ForJehovahhathransomedפָדָ֥הfa.DahH6299Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,andredeemedוּגְאָל֕וֹu.ge.'a.LoH1350himfromthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofhimthatwasstrongerחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389thanhe.

12Andtheyshallcomeוּבָאוּ֮u.va.'UH935andsingH7442intheheightבִמְרוֹם־vim.rom-H4791ofZionצִיּוֹן֒tzi.yOnH6726,andshallflowuntothegoodnessH2898ofJehovah,tothegrainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715,andtothenewתִּירֹ֣שׁti.RoshH8492wineH8492,andtotheoilיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3323,andtotheyoungבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121oftheflockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629andoftheherdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241:andtheirsoulH5315shallbeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961asawateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588;andtheyshallnotsorrowanymoreatall.

13Thenאָ֣ז'azH227shallthevirginבְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.LahH1330rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֤חtis.MachH8055inthedance,andtheyoungוּבַחֻרִ֥יםu.va.chu.RimH970menH970andtheoldוּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205togetherH3162;forIwillturnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015theirmourningאֶבְלָ֤ם'ev.LamH60intojoyלְשָׂשׂוֹן֙le.sa.sOnH8342,andwillcomfortוְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ni.cham.TimH5162them,andmakeוְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖יםve.si.mach.TimH8055themrejoiceH8055fromtheirsorrowמִיגוֹנָֽם׃mi.go.NamH3015.

14AndIwillsatiatethesoulH5315ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548withfatnessדָּ֑שֶׁןDa.shenH1880,andmypeopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971shallbesatisfiedH7646withmygoodnessH2898, saithJehovah.

15Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:Avoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963isheardH8085inRamahבְּרָמָ֤הbe.ra.MahH7414,lamentation,andbitterweepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354weepingH1065forherchildren;sherefusethtobecomfortedלְהִנָּחֵ֥םle.hi.na.ChemH5162forherchildren,becausetheyarenot.

16Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah: Refrain thyvoiceקוֹלֵךְ֙ko.leKhH6963fromweepingמִבֶּ֔כִיmi.Be.khiH1065,andthineeyesוְעֵינַ֖יִךְve.'ei.Na.yikhH5869fromtearsמִדִּמְעָ֑הmi.dim.'AhH1832;forthyworkלִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙lif.'u.la.teKhH6468shallberewardedשָׂכָ֤רsa.KharH7939, saithJehovah;andtheyshallcomeagainfromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776oftheenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

17Andthereishopeתִּקְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615forthylatterH319endH319, saithJehovah;andthychildrenshallcomeagaintotheirownborderH1366.

18IhavesurelyheardH8085Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669bemoaninghimselfthus, Thou hastchastisedme,andIwaschastised,asacalfכְּעֵ֖גֶלke.'E.gelH5695unaccustomedtotheyoke:turnH7725thoume,andIshallbeturnedH7725;forthou artJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

19SurelyafterthatIwasturnedשׁוּבִי֙shu.ViH7725,Irepentedנִחַ֔מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162;andafterthatIwasinstructed,Ismoteuponmythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409:Iwasashamedבֹּ֚שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954,yea,evenconfounded,becauseIdidbearH5375thereproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781ofmyyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.

20IsEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669mydearsonהֲבֵן֩ha.VenH1121?isheadarlingchildיֶ֣לֶדYe.ledH3206?forasoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767asIspeakדַבְּרִי֙da.be.RiH1696againsthim,IdoearnestlyrememberH2142himstillע֑וֹדodH5750:thereforeH3651myheartyearnethforhim;IwillsurelyhavemercyH7355uponhim, saithJehovah.

21SetH7760theeupwaymarks,makeH7760thee guide-posts;setH7760thyheartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820towardthehighwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlam.si.LahH4546, eventhewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870bywhichthou wentest:turnH7725again, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,turnH7725againtothesethycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892.

22Howlongwilt thougoH5437hitherandthither,Othoubackslidingdaughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323?forJehovahhathcreatedH1254anewחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319thingintheearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776:Awomanshallencompassamanגָּֽבֶר׃ סGa.verH1397.

23Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,YetH5750againע֣וֹדodH5750shalltheyusethisspeechinthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andinthecitiesוּבְעָרָ֔יוu.ve.'a.RavH5892thereof,whenIshallbringH7725againH5750theircaptivityשְׁבוּתָ֑םshe.vu.TamH7622:Jehovahblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֧ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee,Ohabitationofrighteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664,Omountainהַ֥רharH2022ofholinessהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

24AndJudahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063andallthecitiesעָרָ֖יו'a.RavH5892thereofshalldwellוְיָ֥שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427thereintogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,thehusbandmen,andtheythatgoaboutwithflocksבַּעֵֽדֶר׃ba.'E.derH5739.

25ForIhavesatiatedthewearyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulH5315,andeverysorrowfulsoulH5315haveIreplenished.

26UponthisIawaked,andbeheld;andmysleepוּשְׁנָתִ֖יu.she.na.TiH8142wassweetuntome.

27Behold,thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thatIwillsowוְזָרַעְתִּ֗יve.za.ra'.TiH2232thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063withtheseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofmanH120,andwiththeseedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233ofbeast.

28Anditshallcometopassthat,likeasIhavewatchedשָׁקַ֣דְתִּיsha.Kad.tiH8245overthemtopluckלִנְת֧וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428upandtobreakH2040downוְלִנְת֛וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422andtooverthrowandtodestroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6andtoafflict,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651willIwatchאֶשְׁקֹ֧ד'esh.KodH8245overthemtobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129andtoplantוְלִנְט֖וֹעַve.lin.To.a'H5193, saithJehovah.

29Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117theyshallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559nomore,Thefathersאָב֖וֹת'a.VotH1haveeatenH398sourבֹ֑סֶרVo.serH1155grapesH1155,andthechildren’steethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127aresetonedge.

30ButeveryoneH376shalldieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191forhisowniniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֖וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771:everymanH376thateateththesourהַבֹּ֖סֶרha.Bo.serH1155grapesH1155,histeethשִׁנָּֽיו׃ סshi.NavH8127shallbesetonedge.

31Behold,thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thatIwillmakeוְכָרַתִּ֗יve.kha.ra.TiH3772anewחֲדָשָֽׁה׃cha.da.ShahH2319covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285withthehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwiththehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063:

32notaccordingtothecovenantכַבְּרִ֗יתkha.be.RitH1285thatImadeH3772withtheirfathersH1inthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117thatItookthembythehandבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027tobringלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318themoutofthelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;whichmycovenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285theybrake,althoughIwasahusbandבָּעַ֥לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166untothem, saithJehovah.

33Butthisisthecovenantהַבְּרִ֡יתha.be.RitH1285thatIwillmakeH5414withthehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478afterthosedaysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117, saithJehovah:Iwillputנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mylawתּֽוֹרָתִי֙to.ra.TiH8451intheirinwardparts,andintheirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820willIwriteאֶכְתֲּבֶ֑נָּה'ekh.ta.Ve.nahH3789it;andIwillbeH1961theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,andtheyshallbeH1961mypeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

34Andtheyshallteachיְלַמְּד֣וּye.la.me.DuH3925nomoreeverymanH376hisneighborרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453,andeverymanH376hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Knowדְּע֖וּde.'UH3045Jehovah;fortheyshallallknowיֵדְע֨וּye.de.'UH3045me,fromtheleastofthemuntothegreatestגְּדוֹלָם֙ge.do.LamH1419ofthem, saithJehovah:forIwillforgiveאֶסְלַח֙'es.LachH5545theiriniquityלַֽעֲוֹנָ֔םla.'a.vo.NamH5771,andtheirsinוּלְחַטָּאתָ֖םu.le.cha.ta.TamH2403willIrememberאֶזְכָּר־'ez.kor-H2142nomore.

35Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,whogiveththesunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121foralightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,andtheordinancesofthemoonיָרֵ֥חַya.Re.achH3394andofthestarsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556foralightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,whostirrethuptheseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,sothatthewavesthereofroarוַיֶּהֱמ֣וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993;Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034:

36Iftheseordinancesdepartיָמֻ֜שׁוּya.Mu.shuH4185frombeforeme, saithJehovah,thentheseedH2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478alsoגַּם֩gamH1571shallceaseיִשְׁבְּת֗וּyish.be.TuH7673frombeinganationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471beforemeforever.

37Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:Ifheavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064abovecanbemeasuredH4058,andthefoundationsH4146oftheearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776searchedH2713outbeneath,thenwillIalsoגַּם־gam-H1571castoffalltheseedH2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478forallthattheyhavedone, saithJehovah.

38Behold,thedaysיָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖יםya.Mimya.Mim/ /ba.'Imba.'ImH3117come, saithJehovah,thatthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shallbebuiltH1129toJehovahfromthetowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026ofHananelחֲנַנְאֵ֖לcha.nan.'ElH2606untothegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecornerהַפִּנָּֽה׃ha.pi.NahH6438.

39AndthemeasuringH4060line shallgoוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318outfurtherstraightonward untothehillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389Garebגָּרֵ֑בga.RevH1619,andshallturnוְנָסַ֖בve.na.SavH5437aboutuntoGoah.

40Andthewholevalleyהָעֵ֣מֶקha.'E.mekH6010ofthedeadbodiesandoftheashesוְהַדֶּ֡שֶׁןve.ha.De.shenH1880,andallthefields untothebrookKidronקִדְר֜וֹןkid.RonH6939, untothecornerפִּנַּ֨תpi.NatH6438ofthehorseH5483gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179towardtheeastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,shallbeholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944untoJehovah;itshallnotbepluckedיִנָּתֵ֧שׁyi.na.TeshH5428up,northrowndownanymoreforeverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31

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