Jeremiah 31:2-22

2ThusH3541 saith Jehovah, The peopleH5971 that were left of the swordH2719 foundH4672 favorH2580 in the wildernessH4057; even IsraelH3478, when I wentH1980 to cause him to restH7280. 3Jehovah appearedH7200 of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have lovedH157 thee with an everlasting loveH157: thereforeH3651 with lovingkindness have I drawnH4900 thee. 4AgainH5750 will I buildH1129 thee, and thou shalt be builtH1129, O virginH1330 of IsraelH3478: againH5750 shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt goH3318 forthH3318 in the dances of them that make merry. 5AgainH5750 shalt thou plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 upon the mountainsH2022 of SamariaH8111; the planters shall plantH5193, and shall enjoy the fruit thereof. 6For there shall be a dayH3117, that the watchmenH5341 upon the hillsH2022 of EphraimH669 shall cry, AriseH6965 ye, and let us goH5927 up to ZionH6726 unto Jehovah our GodH430.

7For thusH3541 saith Jehovah, SingH7442 with gladnessH8057 for JacobH3290, and shoutH7442 for the chiefH7218 of the nationsH1471: publish ye, praiseH1984 ye, and sayH559, O Jehovah, saveH3467 thy peopleH5971, the remnantH7611 of IsraelH3478. 8Behold, I will bringH935 them from the northH6828 country, and gatherH6908 them from the uttermost partsH3411 of the earthH776, and with them the blindH5787 and the lameH6455, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child togetherH3162: a greatH1419 companyH6951 shall they returnH7725 hither. 9They shall comeH935 with weepingH1065; and with supplicationsH8469 will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of watersH4325, in a straightH3477 wayH1870 wherein they shall not stumbleH3782; for I amH1961 a fatherH1 to IsraelH3478, and EphraimH669 is my first-born.

10HearH8085 the wordH1697 of Jehovah, O ye nationsH1471, and declareH5046 it in the isles afar off; and sayH559, He that scatteredH2219 IsraelH3478 will gatherH6908 him, and keepH8104 him, as a shepherdH7462 doth his flockH5739. 11For Jehovah hath ransomedH6299 JacobH3290, and redeemedH1350 him from the handH3027 of him that was strongerH2389 than he. 12And they shall comeH935 and singH7442 in the heightH4791 of ZionH6726, and shall flow unto the goodnessH2898 of Jehovah, to the grainH1715, and to the newH8492 wineH8492, and to the oilH3323, and to the youngH1121 of the flockH6629 and of the herdH1241: and their soulH5315 shall beH1961 as a wateredH7302 gardenH1588; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. 13ThenH227 shall the virginH1330 rejoiceH8055 in the dance, and the youngH970 menH970 and the oldH2205 togetherH3162; for I will turnH2015 their mourningH60 into joyH8342, and will comfortH5162 them, and makeH8055 them rejoiceH8055 from their sorrowH3015. 14And I will satiate the soulH5315 of the priestsH3548 with fatnessH1880, and my peopleH5971 shall be satisfiedH7646 with my goodnessH2898, saith Jehovah.

15ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: A voiceH6963 is heardH8085 in RamahH7414, lamentation, and bitter weepingH1065, RachelH7354 weepingH1065 for her children; she refuseth to be comfortedH5162 for her children, because they are not. 16ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voiceH6963 from weepingH1065, and thine eyesH5869 from tearsH1832; for thy workH6468 shall be rewardedH7939, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the landH776 of the enemyH341. 17And there is hopeH8615 for thy latterH319 endH319, saith Jehovah; and thy children shall come again to their own borderH1366. 18I have surely heardH8085 EphraimH669 bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calfH5695 unaccustomed to the yoke: turnH7725 thou me, and I shall be turnedH7725; for thou art Jehovah my GodH430. 19Surely after that I was turnedH7725, I repentedH5162; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thighH3409: I was ashamedH954, yea, even confounded, because I did bearH5375 the reproachH2781 of my youthH5271. 20Is EphraimH669 my dear sonH1121? is he a darling childH3206? for as oftenH1767 as I speakH1696 against him, I do earnestly rememberH2142 him stillH5750: thereforeH3651 my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercyH7355 upon him, saith Jehovah.

21SetH7760 thee up waymarks, makeH7760 thee guide-posts; setH7760 thy heartH3820 toward the highwayH4546, even the wayH1870 by which thou wentest: turnH7725 again, O virginH1330 of IsraelH3478, turnH7725 again to these thy citiesH5892. 22How long wilt thou goH5437 hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughterH1323? for Jehovah hath createdH1254 a newH2319 thing in the earthH776: A woman shall encompass a manH1397.