Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 31:1-9

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.

7For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Singרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442with gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057for Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290,and shoutוְצַהֲל֖וּve.tza.ha.LuH6670among the chiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:publishהַשְׁמִ֤יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085ye, praiseהַֽלְלוּ֙ha.LuH1984ye, and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,saveהוֹשַׁ֤עho.Sha'H3467thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935them from the northצָפ֗וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ve.ki.batz.TimH6908them from the coastsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776, andwith them the blindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and the lameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455,the woman with childהָרָ֥הha.RahH2030and her that travaileth with childוְיֹלֶ֖דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951shall returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725thither.

9They shall comeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935with weepingבִּבְכִ֣יbiv.KhiH1065,and with supplicationsוּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮u.ve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469will I leadאֽוֹבִילֵם֒'oi.LemH2986them: I will cause them to walkH3212by the riversנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158of watersמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325in a straightיָשָׁ֔רya.SharH3477wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870,wherein they shall not stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782:for I am a fatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֖יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669ismy firstbornבְּכֹ֥רִיbe.Kho.riH1060.

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