Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 31:1-6

1At the same timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,will I be the Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430of all the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they shall be my peopleלְעָֽם׃ סle.'AmH5971.

2Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,The peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971which wereleftשְׂרִ֣ידֵיse.Ri.deiH8300of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719foundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057; evenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when I wentהָל֥וֹךְha.LokhH1980to cause him to restלְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹle.har.gi.'OH7280.

3Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath appearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200of oldמֵרָח֕וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350unto me, saying,Yea, I have lovedאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157thee with an everlastingעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769loveוְאַהֲבַ֤תve.'a.ha.VatH160:therefore with lovingkindnessחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617have I drawnמְשַׁכְתִּ֥יךְme.shakh.TikhH4900thee.

4Again I will buildאֶבְנֵךְ֙'ev.neKhH1129thee, and thou shalt be builtוְֽנִבְנֵ֔יתve.niv.NeitH1129,O virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:thou shalt again be adornedתַּעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710with thy tabretsתֻפַּ֔יִךְtu.Pa.yikhH8596,and shalt go forthוְיָצָ֖אתve.ya.TzatH3318in the dancesבִּמְח֥וֹלbim.CholH4234of them that make merryמְשַׂחֲקִֽים׃me.sa.cha.KimH7832.

5Thou shalt yet plantתִּטְּעִ֣יti.te.'IH5193vinesכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754upon the mountainsבְּהָרֵ֖יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111:the plantersנָטְע֥וּna.te.'UH5193shall plantנֹטְעִ֖יםno.te.'ImH5193, and shall eat themas common thingsוְחִלֵּֽלוּ׃ve.chi.Le.luH2490.

6For there shall beיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426a dayי֔וֹםYomH3117, thatthe watchmenנֹצְרִ֖יםno.tze.RimH5341upon the mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shall cryקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121,Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, and let us go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927to Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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