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New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 31:2-22

2Thus says the Lord, “The people who survived the sword 1Found grace in the wilderness-- Israel, when it went to 2find its rest.”3The Lord appeared to 3him from afar, saying, “I have 4loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with 5lovingkindness.46Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! Again you will 7take up your 8tambourines, And go forth to the dances of the 9merrymakers.5Again you will 10plant vineyards On the 11hills of Samaria; The planters will plant And will 12enjoy them.6For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, ‘Arise, and 13let us go up to Zion, To the Lord our God.’”

7For thus says the Lord, “14Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, And shout among the 1516chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise and say, ‘O Lord, 17save Your people, The 18remnant of Israel.’8Behold, I am 19bringing them from the north country, And I will 20gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them the 21blind and the 22lame, The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together; A great 23company, they will return here.924With weeping they will come, And by supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk by 25streams of waters, On a straight path in which they will 26not stumble; For I am a 27father to Israel, And Ephraim is 28My firstborn.”

10Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, And declare in the 29coastlands afar off, And say, “He who scattered Israel will 30gather him And keep him as a 31shepherd keeps his flock.”11For the Lord has 32ransomed Jacob And redeemed him from the hand of him who was 33stronger than he.12“They will 34come and shout for joy on the 35height of Zion, And they will be 36radiant over the 37bounty of the Lord-- Over the 38grain and the new wine and the oil, And over the young of the 39flock and the herd; And their life will be like a 40watered garden, And they will 41never languish again.13Then the virgin will rejoice in the 42dance, And the young men and the old, together, For I will 43turn their mourning into joy And will comfort them and give them 44joy for their sorrow.14I will 45fill the soul of the priests with 46abundance, And My people will be 47satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.

15Thus says the Lord, “48A voice is heard in 49Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She 50refuses to be comforted for her children, Because 51they are no more.” 16Thus says the Lord, “52Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears; For your 53work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord, “And they will 54return from the land of the enemy.17There is 55hope for your future,” declares the Lord, “And your children will return to their own territory.18I have surely heard Ephraim 56grieving, ‘You have 57chastised me, and I was chastised, Like an untrained 58calf; 59Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the Lord my God.19For after I turned back, I 60repented; And after I was instructed, I 61smote on my thigh; I was 62ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’20Is 63Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him; Therefore My 6465heart yearns for him; I will surely 66have mercy on him,” declares the Lord.

21“Set up for yourself roadmarks, Place for yourself guideposts; 67Direct your 68mind to the highway, The way by which you went. 69Return, O virgin of Israel, Return to these your cities.22How long will you go here and there, O 70faithless daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth-- A woman will encompass a man.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 31:2 Num 14:20 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 31:2 Ex 33:14; Num 10:33; Deut 1:33; Josh 1:13 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 31:3 Lit me ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 31:3 Deut 4:37; 7:8; Mal 1:2 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 31:3 Ps 25:6 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 31:4 Jer 24:6; 33:7 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 31:4 Or be adorned with ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 31:4 Is 30:32 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 31:4 Jer 30:19 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 31:5 Ps 107:37; Is 65:21; Ezek 28:26; Amos 9:14 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 31:5 Or mountains ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 31:5 Lit defile ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 31:6 Is 2:3; Jer 31:12; 50:4, 5; Mic 4:2 ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 31:7 Ps 14:7; Jer 20:13 ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 31:7 Lit head ↩
  16. 16. Jeremiah 31:7 Deut 28:13; Is 61:9 ↩
  17. 17. Jeremiah 31:7 Ps 28:9 ↩
  18. 18. Jeremiah 31:7 Is 37:31; Jer 23:3 ↩
  19. 19. Jeremiah 31:8 Jer 3:18; 23:8 ↩
  20. 20. Jeremiah 31:8 Deut 30:4; Is 43:6; Ezek 34:13 ↩
  21. 21. Jeremiah 31:8 Is 42:16 ↩
  22. 22. Jeremiah 31:8 Is 40:11; Ezek 34:16; Mic 4:6 ↩
  23. 23. Jeremiah 31:8 Or assembly ↩
  24. 24. Jeremiah 31:9 Ps 126:5; Jer 50:4 ↩
  25. 25. Jeremiah 31:9 Is 43:20; 49:10 ↩
  26. 26. Jeremiah 31:9 Is 63:13 ↩
  27. 27. Jeremiah 31:9 Is 64:8; Jer 3:4, 19 ↩
  28. 28. Jeremiah 31:9 Ex 4:22 ↩
  29. 29. Jeremiah 31:10 Is 66:19; Jer 25:22 ↩
  30. 30. Jeremiah 31:10 Jer 50:19 ↩
  31. 31. Jeremiah 31:10 Is 40:11; Ezek 34:12 ↩
  32. 32. Jeremiah 31:11 Is 44:23; 48:20; Jer 15:21; 50:34 ↩
  33. 33. Jeremiah 31:11 Ps 142:6 ↩
  34. 34. Jeremiah 31:12 Jer 31:6, 7 ↩
  35. 35. Jeremiah 31:12 Ezek 17:23 ↩
  36. 36. Jeremiah 31:12 Is 2:2; Mic 4:1 ↩
  37. 37. Jeremiah 31:12 Lit goodness ↩
  38. 38. Jeremiah 31:12 Hos 2:22; Joel 3:18 ↩
  39. 39. Jeremiah 31:12 Jer 31:24; 33:12, 13 ↩
  40. 40. Jeremiah 31:12 Is 58:11 ↩
  41. 41. Jeremiah 31:12 Is 35:10; 60:20; 65:19; John 16:22; Rev 21:4 ↩
  42. 42. Jeremiah 31:13 Judg 21:21; Ps 30:11; Zech 8:4, 5 ↩
  43. 43. Jeremiah 31:13 Is 61:3 ↩
  44. 44. Jeremiah 31:13 Is 51:11 ↩
  45. 45. Jeremiah 31:14 Lit saturate ↩
  46. 46. Jeremiah 31:14 Lit fatness ↩
  47. 47. Jeremiah 31:14 Jer 50:19 ↩
  48. 48. Jeremiah 31:15 Matt 2:18 ↩
  49. 49. Jeremiah 31:15 Josh 18:25; Judg 4:5; Is 10:29; Jer 40:1 ↩
  50. 50. Jeremiah 31:15 Gen 37:35; Ps 77:2 ↩
  51. 51. Jeremiah 31:15 Gen 5:24; 42:13, 36; Jer 10:20 ↩
  52. 52. Jeremiah 31:16 Is 25:8; 30:19 ↩
  53. 53. Jeremiah 31:16 Ruth 2:12; Heb 6:10 ↩
  54. 54. Jeremiah 31:16 Jer 30:3; Ezek 11:17 ↩
  55. 55. Jeremiah 31:17 Jer 29:11 ↩
  56. 56. Jeremiah 31:18 Jer 3:21 ↩
  57. 57. Jeremiah 31:18 Job 5:17; Ps 94:12 ↩
  58. 58. Jeremiah 31:18 Hos 4:16 ↩
  59. 59. Jeremiah 31:18 Ps 80:3, 7, 19; Jer 17:14; Lam 5:21; Acts 3:26 ↩
  60. 60. Jeremiah 31:19 Ezek 36:31; Zech 12:10 ↩
  61. 61. Jeremiah 31:19 Ezek 21:12; Luke 18:13 ↩
  62. 62. Jeremiah 31:19 Jer 3:25 ↩
  63. 63. Jeremiah 31:20 Hos 11:8 ↩
  64. 64. Jeremiah 31:20 Lit inward parts ↩
  65. 65. Jeremiah 31:20 Gen 43:30; Judg 10:16; Is 63:15; Hos 11:8 ↩
  66. 66. Jeremiah 31:20 Is 55:7; 57:18; Hos 14:4; Mic 7:18 ↩
  67. 67. Jeremiah 31:21 Jer 50:5 ↩
  68. 68. Jeremiah 31:21 Lit heart ↩
  69. 69. Jeremiah 31:21 Is 48:20; 52:11 ↩
  70. 70. Jeremiah 31:22 Jer 3:6; 49:4 ↩

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