New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 31:1-9

1“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the 1God of all the 2families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”

2Thus says the Lord, “The people who survived the sword 3Found grace in the wilderness-- Israel, when it went to 4find its rest.”3The Lord appeared to 5him from afar, saying, “I have 6loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with 7lovingkindness.4 8Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! Again you will 9take up your 10tambourines, And go forth to the dances of the 11merrymakers.5Again you will 12plant vineyards On the 13hills of Samaria; The planters will plant And will 14enjoy them.6For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, ‘Arise, and 15let us go up to Zion, To the Lord our God.’”

7For thus says the Lord, “16Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, And shout among the 17 18chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise and say, ‘O Lord, 19save Your people, The 20remnant of Israel.’8Behold, I am 21bringing them from the north country, And I will 22gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them the 23blind and the 24lame, The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together; A great 25company, they will return here.9 26With weeping they will come, And by supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk by 27streams of waters, On a straight path in which they will 28not stumble; For I am a 29father to Israel, And Ephraim is 30My firstborn.”

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 31:1 Jer 30:22 ↩
2. Jeremiah 31:1 Gen 17:7, 8; Is 41:10; Rom 11:26-28 ↩
3. Jeremiah 31:2 Num 14:20 ↩
4. Jeremiah 31:2 Ex 33:14; Num 10:33; Deut 1:33; Josh 1:13 ↩
5. Jeremiah 31:3 Lit me ↩
6. Jeremiah 31:3 Deut 4:37; 7:8; Mal 1:2 ↩
7. Jeremiah 31:3 Ps 25:6 ↩
8. Jeremiah 31:4 Jer 24:6; 33:7 ↩
9. Jeremiah 31:4 Or be adorned with ↩
10. Jeremiah 31:4 Is 30:32 ↩
11. Jeremiah 31:4 Jer 30:19 ↩
12. Jeremiah 31:5 Ps 107:37; Is 65:21; Ezek 28:26; Amos 9:14 ↩
13. Jeremiah 31:5 Or mountains ↩
14. Jeremiah 31:5 Lit defile ↩
15. Jeremiah 31:6 Is 2:3; Jer 31:12; 50:4, 5; Mic 4:2 ↩
16. Jeremiah 31:7 Ps 14:7; Jer 20:13 ↩
17. Jeremiah 31:7 Lit head ↩
18. Jeremiah 31:7 Deut 28:13; Is 61:9 ↩
19. Jeremiah 31:7 Ps 28:9 ↩
20. Jeremiah 31:7 Is 37:31; Jer 23:3 ↩
21. Jeremiah 31:8 Jer 3:18; 23:8 ↩
22. Jeremiah 31:8 Deut 30:4; Is 43:6; Ezek 34:13 ↩
23. Jeremiah 31:8 Is 42:16 ↩
24. Jeremiah 31:8 Is 40:11; Ezek 34:16; Mic 4:6 ↩
25. Jeremiah 31:8 Or assembly ↩
26. Jeremiah 31:9 Ps 126:5; Jer 50:4 ↩
27. Jeremiah 31:9 Is 43:20; 49:10 ↩
28. Jeremiah 31:9 Is 63:13 ↩
29. Jeremiah 31:9 Is 64:8; Jer 3:4, 19 ↩
30. Jeremiah 31:9 Ex 4:22 ↩

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