Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 31

(Matthew 2:16–18)

1“At thatהַהִיא֙ha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “I will beאֶֽהְיֶה֙'eh.YehH1961the Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430of allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and theyוְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahH1992will beיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָֽם׃ סle.'AmH5971.”

2This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “The peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971who survivedשְׂרִ֣ידֵיse.Ri.deiH8300the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719foundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentהָל֥וֹךְha.LokhH1980to find restלְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹle.har.gi.'OH7280.”

3The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200to usin the pastמֵרָח֕וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350, saying: “I have lovedאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157you with an everlastingעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769loveוְאַהֲבַ֤תve.'a.ha.VatH160;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I have drawn youמְשַׁכְתִּ֥יךְme.shakh.TikhH4900with loving devotionחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.

4Againע֤וֹדodH5750I will build youאֶבְנֵךְ֙'ev.neKhH1129,and you will be rebuiltוְֽנִבְנֵ֔יתve.niv.NeitH1129,O Virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Againע֚וֹדodH5750you will take upתַּעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710your tambourinesתֻפַּ֔יִךְtu.Pa.yikhH8596and go outוְיָצָ֖אתve.ya.TzatH3318in joyfulמְשַׂחֲקִֽים׃me.sa.cha.KimH7832dancingבִּמְח֥וֹלbim.CholH4234.

5Againע֚וֹדodH5750you will plantתִּטְּעִ֣יti.te.'IH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754on the hillsבְּהָרֵ֖יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;the farmersנָטְע֥וּna.te.'UH5193will plantנֹטְעִ֖יםno.te.'ImH5193and enjoy the fruitוְחִלֵּֽלוּ׃ve.chi.Le.luH2490.

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588there will beיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426a dayי֔וֹםYomH3117when watchmenנֹצְרִ֖יםno.tze.RimH5341will call outקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121on the hillsבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, ‘Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965,let us go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927to Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!’”

7Forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Singרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442with joyשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057for Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290;shoutוְצַהֲל֖וּve.tza.ha.LuH6670for the foremostבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471!Makeהַשְׁמִ֤יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085your praises heardהַֽלְלוּ֙ha.LuH1984,and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559, ‘O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶֽת־'et-H853,saveהוֹשַׁ֤עho.Sha'H3467Your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971אֵ֖ת'etH853,the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!’

8Beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2005,I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935themאוֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֗וֹןtza.FonH6828and gather themוְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ve.ki.batz.TimH6908from the farthest partsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776, includingthe blindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and the lameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455יַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,expectant mothersהָרָ֥הha.RahH2030and women in laborוְיֹלֶ֖דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205.They will returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּ הֵֽנָּה׃ya.Shu.vu He.nahH7725 H2008as a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951!

9They will comeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935with weepingבִּבְכִ֣יbiv.KhiH1065,and by their supplicationוּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮u.ve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469I will lead themאֽוֹבִילֵם֒'oi.LemH2986;I will make them walkאֽוֹלִיכֵם֙'o.li.KhemH1980besideאֶל־'el-H413streamsנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158of watersמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,on a levelיָשָׁ֔רya.SharH3477pathבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870where they will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I amהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961Israel’sלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478Fatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1,and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֖יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669is My firstbornבְּכֹ֥רִי הֽוּא׃ סbe.Kho.ri Hu'H1060 H1931.”

10Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,O nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and proclaim itוְהַגִּ֥ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046in distantמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801coastlandsבָאִיִּ֖יםva.'i.YimH339וְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559: “The One who scatteredמְזָרֵ֤הme.za.RehH2219Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will gather themיְקַבְּצֶ֔נּוּye.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908and keep themוּשְׁמָר֖וֹu.she.ma.RoH8104as a shepherdכְּרֹעֶ֥הke.ro.'EhH7462keepshis flockעֶדְרֽוֹ׃ed.RoH5739.

11Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶֽת־'et-H853has ransomedפָדָ֥הfa.DahH6299Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290and redeemed himוּגְאָל֕וֹu.ge.'a.LoH1350fromמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027that had overpowered himחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389.

12They will comeוּבָאוּ֮u.va.'UH935and shout for joyוְרִנְּנ֣וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442on the heightsבִמְרוֹם־vim.rom-H4791of Zionצִיּוֹן֒tzi.yOnH6726;they will be radiantוְנָהֲר֞וּve.na.ha.RuH5102overאֶל־'el-H413the bountyט֣וּבtuvH2898of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068עַל־'al-H5921—the grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715,new wineתִּירֹ֣שׁti.RoshH8492,andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921oilוְעַל־ יִצְהָ֔רve.'al- yitz.HarH3323 H5921,andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the youngבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the flocksצֹ֖אןtzonH6629and herdsוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241.Their lifeנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315will beוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961like a well-wateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588,and neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808againיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254עֽוֹד׃odH5750will they languishלְדַאֲבָ֖הle.da.'a.VahH1669.

13Thenאָ֣ז'azH227the maidensבְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.LahH1330will rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֤חtis.MachH8055with dancingבְּמָח֔וֹלbe.ma.CholH4234,young menוּבַחֻרִ֥יםu.va.chu.RimH970and oldוּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205as wellיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162.I will turnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015their mourningאֶבְלָ֤ם'ev.LamH60into joyלְשָׂשׂוֹן֙le.sa.sOnH8342,and give them comfortוְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ni.cham.TimH5162and joyוְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖יםve.si.mach.TimH8055for their sorrowמִיגוֹנָֽם׃mi.go.NamH3015.

14I will fillוְרִוֵּיתִ֛יve.ri.vei.TiH7301the soulsנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548abundantlyדָּ֑שֶׁןDa.shenH1880,and will fillיִשְׂבָּ֖עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646My peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971withאֶת־'et-H853My goodnessטוּבִ֥יtu.ViH2898,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

15This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “A voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963is heardנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085in Ramahבְּרָמָ֤הbe.ra.MahH7414,mourningנְהִי֙ne.HiH5092and greatתַמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8563weepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354weepingמְבַכָּ֣הme.va.KahH1058forעַל־'al-H5921her childrenבָּנֶ֑יהָba.Nei.haH1121andrefusingמֵאֲנָ֛הme.'a.NahH3985to be comfortedלְהִנָּחֵ֥םle.hi.na.ChemH5162עַל־'al-H5921בָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they are no moreאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ ס'ei.Ne.nuH369.”

16This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Keepמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513your voiceקוֹלֵךְ֙ko.leKhH6963from weepingמִבֶּ֔כִיmi.Be.khiH1065and your eyesוְעֵינַ֖יִךְve.'ei.Na.yikhH5869from tearsמִדִּמְעָ֑הmi.dim.'AhH1832,forכִּי֩kiH3588the rewardשָׂכָ֤רsa.KharH7939for your workלִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙lif.'u.la.teKhH6468will comeיֵ֨שׁyeshH3426,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Then your children will returnוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

17So there isוְיֵשׁ־ve.yesh-H3426hopeתִּקְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615for your futureלְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְle.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and your childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121will returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to their own landלִגְבוּלָֽם׃ סlig.vu.LamH1366.

18I have surely heardH8085Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669moaningמִתְנוֹדֵ֔דmit.no.DedH5110: ‘You disciplined me severelyH3256,like an untrainedלֹ֣א לֻמָּ֑דlo' lu.MadH3808 H3925calfכְּעֵ֖גֶלke.'E.gelH5695.Restore meהֲשִׁיבֵ֣נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725,that I may returnוְאָשׁ֔וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859arethe LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

19כִּֽי־ki-H3588Afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I returnedשׁוּבִי֙shu.ViH7725,I repentedנִחַ֔מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162;and afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310I was instructedהִוָּ֣דְעִ֔יhi.Va.de.'IH3045,I struckסָפַ֖קְתִּי עַל־sa.Fak.ti 'al-H5606 H5921my thighin griefיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409.I was ashamedבֹּ֚שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571humiliatedנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיnikh.Lam.tiH3637becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I boreנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375the disgraceחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of my youthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.’

20Is not Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם אִ֚ם'ef.Ra.yim 'imH669 H518a preciousיַקִּ֨ירya.KirH3357sonהֲבֵן֩ha.VenH1121to Me,a delightfulשַׁעֲשֻׁעִ֔ים כִּֽי־sha.'a.shu.'Im ki-H8191 H3588childיֶ֣לֶדYe.ledH3206?Though I oftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767speakדַבְּרִי֙da.be.RiH1696against him,I stillע֑וֹדodH5750remember himH2142.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651My heartמֵעַי֙me.'AiH4578yearns for himהָמ֤וּha.MuH1993;I have great compassion for himH7355,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

21“Set upהַצִּ֧יבִיha.Tzi.viH5324the road markersצִיֻּנִ֗יםtzi.yu.NimH6725,put upשִׂ֤מִיSi.miH7760the signpostsתַּמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8564.Keep the highwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlam.si.LahH4546in mindשִׁ֣תִי לִבֵּ֔ךְShi.ti li.BekhH7896 H3820,the roadדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870you have traveledהָלָ֑כְתְּha.la.khe.tiH1980.Returnשׁ֚וּבִיShu.viH7725,O Virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,returnשֻׁ֖בִיShu.viH7725toאֶל־'el-H413theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428cities of yoursעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892.

22How longעַד־ מָתַי֙'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970will you wanderתִּתְחַמָּקִ֔יןtit.cha.ma.KinH2559,O faithlessהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068has createdבָרָ֨אva.Ra'H1254a new thingחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776—a womanנְקֵבָ֖הne.ke.VahH5347will shelterתְּס֥וֹבֵֽבte.SoevH5437a manגָּֽבֶר׃ סGa.verH1397.”

23This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “When I restoreבְּשׁוּבִ֖יbe.shu.ViH7725themאֶת־'et-H853from captivityשְׁבוּתָ֑םshe.vu.TamH7622,they will once againע֣וֹדodH5750speakיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in its citiesוּבְעָרָ֔יוu.ve.'a.RavH5892: ‘May the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068bless youיְבָרֶכְךָ֧ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288,O righteousצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664dwelling placeנְוֵה־ne.veh-H5116,O holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022.’

24And Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its citiesעָרָ֖יו'a.RavH5892will dwellוְיָ֥שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162in the land,the farmersאִכָּרִ֕ים'i.ka.RimH406and those who moveוְנָסְע֖וּve.na.se.'UH5265with the flocksבַּעֵֽדֶר׃ba.'E.derH5739,

25forכִּ֥יkiH3588I will refreshהִרְוֵ֖יתִיhir.Vei.tiH7301the wearyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315and replenishמִלֵּֽאתִי׃mi.Le.tiH4390allוְכָל־ נֶ֥פֶשׁve.khol Ne.feshH3605 H5315who are weakדָּאֲבָ֖הda.'a.VahH1669.”

The New Covenant

(Hebrews 8:6–13)

26Atעַל־'al-H5921thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063I awokeהֱקִיצֹ֣תִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974and looked aroundוָאֶרְאֶ֑הva.'er.'EhH7200.My sleepוּשְׁנָתִ֖יu.she.na.TiH8142had been most pleasantעָ֥רְבָה'A.re.vahH6149to me.

27הִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009“The daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “when I will sowוְזָרַעְתִּ֗יve.za.ra'.TiH2232אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063with the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120andוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of beastבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

28וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.SherH834I watchedשָׁקַ֣דְתִּיsha.Kad.tiH8245over themעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921to uprootלִנְת֧וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428and tear downוְלִנְת֛וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422,to demolishוְלַהֲרֹ֖סve.la.ha.RosH2040,destroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6,and bring disasterוּלְהָרֵ֑עַu.le.ha.Re.a'H7489,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651I will watchאֶשְׁקֹ֧ד'esh.KodH8245over themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129and to plantוְלִנְט֖וֹעַve.lin.To.a'H5193,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29“In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,it will noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750be saidיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559: ‘The fathersאָב֖וֹת'a.VotH1have eatenאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398sour grapesבֹ֑סֶרVo.serH1155,and the teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127of the childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121are set on edgeתִּקְהֶֽינָה׃tik.Hei.nahH6949.’

30Insteadכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376will dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191for his own iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֖וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771.If anyoneכָּל־ הָֽאָדָ֛םkol- ha.'a.DamH3605 H120eatsהָאֹכֵ֥לha.'o.KhelH398the sour grapesהַבֹּ֖סֶרha.Bo.serH1155,his own teethשִׁנָּֽיו׃ סshi.NavH8127will be set on edgeתִּקְהֶ֥ינָהtik.Hei.nahH6949.

31Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I will makeוְכָרַתִּ֗יve.kha.ra.TiH3772a newחֲדָשָֽׁה׃cha.da.ShahH2319covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285withאֶת־'et-H854the houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

32It will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be like the covenantכַבְּרִ֗יתkha.be.RitH1285אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I madeכָּרַ֙תִּי֙ka.Ra.tiH3772withאֶת־'et-H854their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1whenבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117I took themהֶחֱזִיקִ֣יhe.che.zi.KiH2388by the handבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027to lead themלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834—a covenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992brokeהֵפֵ֣רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565אֶת־'et-H853,though Iוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595was a husbandבָּעַ֥לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166to them,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

33“Butכִּ֣יkiH3588thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063is the covenantהַבְּרִ֡יתha.be.RitH1285אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I will makeאֶכְרֹת֩'ekh.RotH3772withאֶת־'et-H854the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310thoseהָהֵם֙ha.HemH1992daysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.I will putנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853My lawתּֽוֹרָתִי֙to.ra.TiH8451in their mindsבְּקִרְבָּ֔םbe.kir.BamH7130and inscribe itאֶכְתֲּבֶ֑נָּה'ekh.ta.Ve.nahH3789onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921their heartsלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820.And I will beוְהָיִ֤יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and theyוְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahH1992will beיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

34Noוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808longerע֗וֹדodH5750will each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853teachיְלַמְּד֣וּye.la.me.DuH3925his neighborרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453orוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Knowדְּע֖וּde.'UH3045אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,’becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they will allכוּלָּם֩khu.LamH3605knowיֵדְע֨וּye.de.'UH3045Meאוֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853,from the least of themלְמִקְטַנָּ֤םle.mik.ta.NamH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestגְּדוֹלָם֙ge.do.LamH1419,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I will forgiveאֶסְלַח֙'es.LachH5545their iniquitiesלַֽעֲוֹנָ֔םla.'a.vo.NamH5771and will rememberאֶזְכָּר־'ez.kor-H2142their sinsוּלְחַטָּאתָ֖םu.le.cha.ta.TamH2403noלֹ֥אlo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.”

35Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,who givesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414the sunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121for lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, whosets in orderחֻקֹּ֛תchu.KotH2708the moonיָרֵ֥חַya.Re.achH3394and starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556for lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,who stirs upרֹגַ֤עro.Ga'H7280the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220so that its wavesגַלָּ֔יוga.LavH1530roarוַיֶּהֱמ֣וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993—the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034:

36“Only ifאִם־'im-H518thisהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428fixed orderהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706departedיָמֻ֜שׁוּya.Mu.shuH4185from My presenceמִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,would Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478descendantsזֶ֨רַעZe.ra'H2233גַּם֩gamH1571everכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ סkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117ceaseיִשְׁבְּת֗וּyish.be.TuH7673to beמִֽהְי֥וֹתmih.YotH1961a nationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471before Meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440.”

37This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Only ifאִם־'im-H518the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605could be measuredיִמַּ֤דּוּyi.Ma.duH4058and the foundationsמֽוֹסְדֵי־mos.dei-H4144of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776belowלְמָ֑טָּה גַּם־le.Ma.tah gam-H4295 H1571searched outוְיֵחָקְר֥וּve.ye.cha.ke.RuH2713would Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589rejectאֶמְאַ֨ס'em.'AsH3988allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478descendantsזֶ֧רַעZe.ra'H2233because ofעַֽל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they have doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

38“The daysיָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖יםya.Mimya.Mim/ /ba.'Imba.'ImH3117are comingהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “when this cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892will be rebuiltוְנִבְנְתָ֤הve.niv.ne.TahH1129forלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068Me,from the towerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026of Hananelחֲנַנְאֵ֖לcha.nan.'ElH2606to the Cornerהַפִּנָּֽה׃ha.pi.NahH6438Gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179.

39The measuringהַמִּדָּה֙ha.mi.DahH4060lineH6961will once againע֜וֹדodH5750stretch outוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318straightנֶגְדּ֔וֹneg.DoH5048toעַ֖ל'alH5921the hillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389of Garebגָּרֵ֑בga.RevH1619and then turnוְנָסַ֖בve.na.SavH5437toward Goahגֹּעָֽתָה׃go.'A.tahH1601.

40The wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605valleyהָעֵ֣מֶקha.'E.mekH6010of the dead bodiesהַפְּגָרִ֣ים׀ha.pe.ga.RimH6297and ashesוְהַדֶּ֡שֶׁןve.ha.De.shenH1880,and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605the fieldsH8309asעַד־'ad-H5704far as the Kidronקִדְר֜וֹןkid.RonH6939Valleyנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158,toעַד־'ad-H5704the cornerפִּנַּ֨תpi.NatH6438of the Horseהַסּוּסִים֙ha.su.SimH5483Gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179to the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,will be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.It will neverלֹֽא־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סlo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769againע֖וֹדodH5750be uprootedיִנָּתֵ֧שׁ וְֽלֹא־yi.na.Tesh ve.lo'-H5428 H3808or demolishedיֵהָרֵ֛סye.ha.ResH2040.”

(Matthew 2:16–18)

The New Covenant

(Hebrews 8:6–13)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31