Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 31:10-17

10Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,O ye nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,and declareוְהַגִּ֥ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046itin the islesבָאִיִּ֖יםva.'i.YimH339afar offמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801,and sayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559,He that scatteredמְזָרֵ֤הme.za.RehH2219Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will gatherיְקַבְּצֶ֔נּוּye.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908him, and keepוּשְׁמָר֖וֹu.she.ma.RoH8104him, as a shepherdכְּרֹעֶ֥הke.ro.'EhH7462dothhis flockעֶדְרֽוֹ׃ed.RoH5739.

11For Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath redeemedפָדָ֥הfa.DahH6299Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and ransomedוּגְאָל֕וֹu.ge.'a.LoH1350him from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of him that wasstrongerחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389than he.

12Therefore they shall comeוּבָאוּ֮u.va.'UH935and singוְרִנְּנ֣וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442in the heightבִמְרוֹם־vim.rom-H4791of Zionצִיּוֹן֒tzi.yOnH6726,and shall flow togetherוְנָהֲר֞וּve.na.ha.RuH5102to the goodnessט֣וּבtuvH2898of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,for wheatדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715,and for wineתִּירֹ֣שׁti.RoshH8492,and for oilיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3323,and for the youngבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the flockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629and of the herdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241:and their soulנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315shall be as a wateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588;and they shall not sorrowלְדַאֲבָ֖הle.da.'a.VahH1669any moreיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254at all.

13Then shall the virginבְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.LahH1330rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֤חtis.MachH8055in the danceבְּמָח֔וֹלbe.ma.CholH4234,both young menוּבַחֻרִ֥יםu.va.chu.RimH970and oldוּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:for I will turnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015their mourningאֶבְלָ֤ם'ev.LamH60into joyלְשָׂשׂוֹן֙le.sa.sOnH8342,and will comfortוְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ni.cham.TimH5162them, and make them rejoiceוְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖יםve.si.mach.TimH8055from their sorrowמִיגוֹנָֽם׃mi.go.NamH3015.

14And I will satiateוְרִוֵּיתִ֛יve.ri.vei.TiH7301the soulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548with fatnessדָּ֑שֶׁןDa.shenH1880,and my peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971shall be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֖עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646with my goodnessטוּבִ֥יtu.ViH2898,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

15Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;A voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963was heardנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085in Ramahבְּרָמָ֤הbe.ra.MahH7414,lamentationנְהִי֙ne.HiH5092, andbitterתַמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8563weepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065;Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354weepingמְבַכָּ֣הme.va.KahH1058for her childrenבָּנֶ֑יהָba.Nei.haH1121refusedמֵאֲנָ֛הme.'a.NahH3985to be comfortedלְהִנָּחֵ֥םle.hi.na.ChemH5162for her childrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121, because they were not.

16Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Refrainמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513thy voiceקוֹלֵךְ֙ko.leKhH6963from weepingמִבֶּ֔כִיmi.Be.khiH1065,and thine eyesוְעֵינַ֖יִךְve.'ei.Na.yikhH5869from tearsמִדִּמְעָ֑הmi.dim.'AhH1832:for thy workלִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙lif.'u.la.teKhH6468shall beיֵ֨שׁyeshH3426rewardedשָׂכָ֤רsa.KharH7939,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and they shall come againוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

17And there isוְיֵשׁ־ve.yesh-H3426hopeתִּקְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615in thine endלְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְle.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that thy childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121shall come againוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to their own borderלִגְבוּלָֽם׃ סlig.vu.LamH1366.

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