New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 31:16-21

16Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Restrainמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513your voiceקוֹלֵךְ֙ko.leKhH6963from weepingמִבֶּ֔כִיmi.Be.khiH1065And your eyesוְעֵינַ֖יִךְve.'ei.Na.yikhH5869from tearsמִדִּמְעָ֑הmi.dim.'AhH1832; For yourworkלִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙lif.'u.la.teKhH6468will be rewardedשָׂכָ֤רsa.KharH7939,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “And they willreturnוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the enemyH340.

17Thereוְיֵשׁ־ve.yesh-H3426ishopeתִּקְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615for your futureלְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְle.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “And yourchildrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121will returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to their own territoryלִגְבוּלָֽם׃ סlig.vu.LamH1366.

18I have surelyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669grievingמִתְנוֹדֵ֔דmit.no.DedH5110, ‘You havechastisedיִסַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙yi.sar.Ta.niH3256me, and I was chastisedוָֽאִוָּסֵ֔רva.'i.va.SerH3256,Like an untrainedלֹ֣א לֻמָּ֑דlo' lu.MadH3808 H3925calfכְּעֵ֖גֶלke.'E.gelH5695;BringH7725me backH7725that I may be restoredH7725,For You are the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

19For afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I turnedשׁוּבִי֙shu.ViH7725backH7725, Irepentedנִחַ֔מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162;And afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310I was instructedהִוָּ֣דְעִ֔יhi.Va.de.'IH3045, Ismoteסָפַ֖קְתִּיsa.Fak.tiH5606on mythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409; I wasashamedבֹּ֚שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571humiliatedנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיnikh.Lam.tiH3637BecauseH3588I boreנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375the reproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of my youthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.’

20IsEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669My dearיַקִּ֨ירya.KirH3357sonהֲבֵן֩ha.VenH1121?Is he a delightfulשַׁעֲשֻׁעִ֔יםsha.'a.shu.'ImH8191childיֶ֣לֶדYe.ledH3206?Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,as oftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767as I have spokenדַבְּרִי֙da.be.RiH1696against him,I certainlyזָכֹ֥רza.KhorH2142stillrememberאֶזְכְּרֶ֖נּוּ'ez.ke.Re.nuH2142him;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651Myheartמֵעַי֙me.'AiH4578yearnsהָמ֤וּha.MuH1993for him;I will surelyH7355haveH7355mercyH7355on him,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

21“Setהַצִּ֧יבִיha.Tzi.viH5324up for yourself roadmarksצִיֻּנִ֗יםtzi.yu.NimH6725,Placeשִׂ֤מִיSi.miH7760for yourself guidepostsתַּמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8564;Directשִׁ֣תִיShi.tiH7896yourmindלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820to the highwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlam.si.LahH4546,The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870by which you wentהָלָ֑כְתְּha.la.khe.tiH1980.Returnשׁ֚וּבִיShu.viH7725,O virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Returnשֻׁ֖בִיShu.viH7725to theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428your citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892.

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