New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 31:1-9

1“At that timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “I will be theGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430of allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they shall be My peopleלְעָֽם׃ סle.'AmH5971.”

2Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “The peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971whoH8300survivedH8300the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719Foundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057--Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when it wentהָל֥וֹךְha.LokhH1980tofindH7280its restלְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹle.har.gi.'OH7280.”

3The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200tohim from afarמֵרָח֕וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350, saying, “I havelovedאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157you with an everlastingעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769loveוְאַהֲבַ֤תve.'a.ha.VatH160;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I have drawnמְשַׁכְתִּ֥יךְme.shakh.TikhH4900you withlovingkindnessחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.

4Againע֤וֹדodH5750I will buildאֶבְנֵךְ֙'ev.neKhH1129you and you will be rebuiltוְֽנִבְנֵ֔יתve.niv.NeitH1129,O virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Againע֚וֹדodH5750you willtakeתַּעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710up yourtambourinesתֻפַּ֔יִךְtu.Pa.yikhH8596,And goוְיָצָ֖אתve.ya.TzatH3318forthH3318to the dancesבִּמְח֥וֹלbim.CholH4234of themerrymakersמְשַׂחֲקִֽים׃me.sa.cha.KimH7832.

5Againע֚וֹדodH5750you willplantתִּטְּעִ֣יti.te.'IH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754On thehillsבְּהָרֵ֖יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;The plantersנָטְע֥וּna.te.'UH5193will plantנֹטְעִ֖יםno.te.'ImH5193And willenjoyוְחִלֵּֽלוּ׃ve.chi.Le.luH2490them.

6For thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426will be a dayי֔וֹםYomH3117when watchmenנֹצְרִ֖יםno.tze.RimH5341On the hillsבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669callקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121out, ‘Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965, andlet us goוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927up toZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,To the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.’”

7For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “SingH7442aloudH7442with gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057for Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290,And shoutוְצַהֲל֖וּve.tza.ha.LuH6670among thechiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;Proclaimהַשְׁמִ֤יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085,giveH1984praiseהַֽלְלוּ֙ha.LuH1984and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,‘O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,saveהוֹשַׁ֤עho.Sha'H3467Your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971, Theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

8BeholdH2009, I ambringingמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935them from the northצָפ֗וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, And I willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ve.ki.batz.TimH6908them from the remoteH3411partsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776, Among them theblindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and thelameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455,The womanH2030with childH2030and she who is in laborוְיֹלֶ֖דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205with child, togetherH3164;A greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951,they will returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.

9With weepingבִּבְכִ֣יbiv.KhiH1065they will comeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935,And by supplicationוּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮u.ve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469I will leadאֽוֹבִילֵם֒'oi.LemH2986them;I will make them walkאֽוֹלִיכֵם֙'o.li.KhemH1980bystreamsנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158of watersמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,On a straightיָשָׁ֔רya.SharH3477pathבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870in which they willnot stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782;For I amהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961afatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,And Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֖יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669isMy firstbornבְּכֹ֥רִיbe.Kho.riH1060.”

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