Revised Version 1895
Jeremiah 31
2Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thepeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971whichH2719wereleftH1980of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719foundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057;evenH3541Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, when Iwentהָל֥וֹךְha.LokhH1980to cause him torestלְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹle.har.gi.'OH7280.
4Againע֤וֹדodH5750will Ibuildאֶבְנֵךְ֙'ev.neKhH1129thee, and thou shalt bebuiltוְֽנִבְנֵ֔יתve.niv.NeitH1129, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:againע֚וֹדodH5750shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shaltgoוְיָצָ֖אתve.ya.TzatH3318forthH3318in thedancesבִּמְח֥וֹלbim.CholH4234of them that make merry.
6For there shall be adayי֔וֹםYomH3117, that thewatchmenנֹצְרִ֖יםno.tze.RimH5341uponH7121thehillsבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shallcryH7121,Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, and letusאֶל־'el-H413goוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927upH5927toZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.
7Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,SingH7442withgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057forJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290, andshoutH7442for thechiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471: publish ye,praiseהַֽלְלוּ֙ha.LuH1984ye, andsayH559, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,saveהוֹשַׁ֤עho.Sha'H3467thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971, theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
8Beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935them from thenorthצָפ֗וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, andgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ve.ki.batz.TimH6908them from the uttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of theearthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776, and with them theblindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and thelameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455, thewomanH2030withchildH2030andherH935that travaileth withchildH2030togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951shall theyreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725hither.
9They shallcomeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935withweepingבִּבְכִ֣יbiv.KhiH1065, and withsupplicationsוּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮u.ve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469will Ileadאֶל־'el-H413them: I willcauseהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961them towalkH1870by rivers ofwatersמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, in astraightיָשָׁ֔רya.SharH3477wayH1870wherein they shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782: for I am afatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֖יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669is myfirstbornבְּכֹ֥רִיbe.Kho.riH1060.
10Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, O yenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, anddeclareוְהַגִּ֥ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046it in theislesבָאִיִּ֖יםva.'i.YimH339afarH4801offH4801; andsayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559, He thatscatteredמְזָרֵ֤הme.za.RehH2219Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478willgatherיְקַבְּצֶ֔נּוּye.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908him, andkeepוּשְׁמָר֖וֹu.she.ma.RoH8104him, as ashepherdכְּרֹעֶ֥הke.ro.'EhH7462doth hisflockעֶדְרֽוֹ׃ed.RoH5739.
12And they shallcomeוּבָאוּ֮u.va.'UH935andsingוְרִנְּנ֣וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442in theheightבִמְרוֹם־vim.rom-H4791ofZionצִיּוֹן֒tzi.yOnH6726, and shallflowH935togetherH5921unto thegoodnessט֣וּבtuvH2898of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, to the corn, and to thewineתִּירֹ֣שׁti.RoshH8492, and to theoilיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3323, and to theyoungבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of theflockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629and of theherdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241: and theirsoulנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315shall be as awateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588; and they shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808sorrowH5921anyH5750moreH5750atallH5750.
13Then shall thevirginבְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.LahH1330rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֤חtis.MachH8055in thedanceבְּמָח֔וֹלbe.ma.CholH4234, and theyoungוּבַחֻרִ֥יםu.va.chu.RimH970menH970and theoldוּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: for I willturnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015theirmourningאֶבְלָ֤ם'ev.LamH60intoH2015joyלְשָׂשׂוֹן֙le.sa.sOnH8342, and willcomfortוְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ni.cham.TimH5162them, andmakeוְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖יםve.si.mach.TimH8055themrejoiceH8055from theirsorrowמִיגוֹנָֽם׃mi.go.NamH3015.
15Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: Avoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963isheardנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085inRamahבְּרָמָ֤הbe.ra.MahH7414,lamentationנְהִי֙ne.HiH5092, andbitterתַמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8563weepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354weepingH1065forherעַל־'al-H5921childrenבָּנֶ֑יהָba.Nei.haH1121;sheH3588refuseth to becomfortedלְהִנָּחֵ֥םle.hi.na.ChemH5162forherעַל־'al-H5921childrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121,becauseH3588they arenotאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ ס'ei.Ne.nuH369.
16Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: Refrain thyvoiceקוֹלֵךְ֙ko.leKhH6963fromweepingמִבֶּ֔כִיmi.Be.khiH1065, and thineeyesוְעֵינַ֖יִךְve.'ei.Na.yikhH5869fromtearsמִדִּמְעָ֑הmi.dim.'AhH1832: for thyworkלִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙lif.'u.la.teKhH6468shall berewardedשָׂכָ֤רsa.KharH7939, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and they shallcomeH7725againH7725from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of theenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.
18I havesurelyכִּ֥יkiH3588heardשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669bemoaninghimselfלֹ֣אlo'H3808thusשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085, Thou hastchastisedיִסַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙yi.sar.Ta.niH3256meH7725, and I waschastisedוָֽאִוָּסֵ֔רva.'i.va.SerH3256, as acalfכְּעֵ֖גֶלke.'E.gelH5695unaccustomed to the yoke:turnH7725thoumeH7725, and I shall beturnedH7725; for thou art theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.
19SurelyH3588afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310that I wasturnedשׁוּבִי֙shu.ViH7725, Irepentedנִחַ֔מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162; andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310that I wasinstructedהִוָּ֣דְעִ֔יhi.Va.de.'IH3045, Ismoteסָפַ֖קְתִּיsa.Fak.tiH5606uponעַל־'al-H5921mythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409: I wasashamedבֹּ֚שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954,yeaH3588,evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571confoundedנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיnikh.Lam.tiH3637,becauseH3588I didbearנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375thereproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of myyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.
20IsEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669mydearיַקִּ֨ירya.KirH3357sonהֲבֵן֩ha.VenH1121? is he a pleasantchildיֶ֣לֶדYe.ledH3206? for asoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767as Ispeakדַבְּרִי֙da.be.RiH1696againstH5921him, Idoאִ֚ם'imH518earnestlyrememberH2142himstillע֑וֹדodH5750: therefore mybowelsמֵעַי֙me.'AiH4578are troubled for him; I willsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588havemercyH7355uponH5921him, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
21SetH7760theeupהַצִּ֧יבִיha.Tzi.viH5324waymarks,makeH7760thee guide-posts:setH7760thineheartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820towardאֶל־'el-H413thehighwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlam.si.LahH4546, even thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870bywhichH428thou wentest:turnH7725againH7725, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,turnH7725againH7725totheseH428thycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892.
22Howמָתַי֙ma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704wilt thougoH5437hither and thither, O thoubackslidingהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323? for theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hathcreatedבָרָ֨אva.Ra'H1254anewחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319thingכִּֽי־ki-H3588in theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, AwomanH1323shallencompassH5437amanגָּֽבֶר׃ סGa.verH1397.
23Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Yetagainע֣וֹדodH5750shall they use thisspeechהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697in thelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in thecitiesוּבְעָרָ֔יוu.ve.'a.RavH5892thereof, when I shallbringבְּשׁוּבִ֖יbe.shu.ViH7725againH5750theircaptivityשְׁבוּתָ֑םshe.vu.TamH7622: TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֧ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, O habitation ofjusticeצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664, Omountainהַ֥רharH2022ofholinessהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.
27Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that I willsowוְזָרַעְתִּ֗יve.za.ra'.TiH2232thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063with theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, and with theseedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233ofbeastבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.
28And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that like as I havewatchedשָׁקַ֣דְתִּיsha.Kad.tiH8245over them topluckלִנְת֧וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428upH5921and tobreakH2040downוְלִנְת֛וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422, and tooverthrowH2040and todestroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6, and to afflict;soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will Iwatchאֶשְׁקֹ֧ד'esh.KodH8245over them tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129and toplantוְלִנְט֖וֹעַve.lin.To.a'H5193, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
31Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that I willmakeוְכָרַתִּ֗יve.kha.ra.TiH3772anewחֲדָשָֽׁה׃cha.da.ShahH2319covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285with thehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and with thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063:
32notH3808accordingH3027to thecovenantכַבְּרִ֗יתkha.be.RitH1285that Imadeכָּרַ֙תִּי֙ka.Ra.tiH3772with theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that ItookH3318them by thehandבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027tobringלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318themoutH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;whichH834mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285they brake,althoughH3808I was anhusbandבָּעַ֥לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166unto them, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
33But this is thecovenantהַבְּרִ֡יתha.be.RitH1285that I willmakeH5414with thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310thoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834daysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; I willputנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mylawתּֽוֹרָתִי֙to.ra.TiH8451in theirinwardH1004parts, and in theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820will Iwriteאֶכְתֲּבֶ֑נָּה'ekh.ta.Ve.nahH3789it; and I will be theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, and they shall be mypeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971:
34and they shallteachיְלַמְּד֣וּye.la.me.DuH3925noוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808moreע֗וֹדodH5750everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his neighbour, andeveryH3605manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Knowדְּע֖וּde.'UH3045theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for they shallallH3605knowיֵדְע֨וּye.de.'UH3045meH3925, from the least of them unto thegreatestגְּדוֹלָם֙ge.do.LamH1419of them, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for I willforgiveאֶסְלַח֙'es.LachH5545theiriniquityלַֽעֲוֹנָ֔םla.'a.vo.NamH5771, and theirsinוּלְחַטָּאתָ֖םu.le.cha.ta.TamH2403will Irememberאֶזְכָּר־'ez.kor-H2142noלֹ֥אlo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.
35Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whichH2708giveth thesunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121for alightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, and theordinancesH2708of themoonיָרֵ֥חַya.Re.achH3394and of thestarsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556for alightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,whichH2708stirrethupנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, that thewavesגַלָּ֔יוga.LavH1530thereofroarוַיֶּהֱמ֣וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993; theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034:
36Ifאִם־'im-H518theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428ordinancesdepartיָמֻ֜שׁוּya.Mu.shuH4185frombeforeH6440meH6440, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, then theseedזֶ֨רַעZe.ra'H2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478also shallceaseיִשְׁבְּת֗וּyish.be.TuH7673frombeingמִֽהְי֥וֹתmih.YotH1961anationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471beforeH6440meH6440for ever.
37Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:IfH518heavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveH5921canH518bemeasuredיִמַּ֤דּוּyi.Ma.duH4058, and thefoundationsH4146of theearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776searchedוְיֵחָקְר֥וּve.ye.cha.ke.RuH2713outH5921beneathלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295, then will I also castoffH5921allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theseedזֶ֧רַעZe.ra'H2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478forallכָּל־kol-H3605that they havedoneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
38Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, thedaysיָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖יםya.Mimya.Mim/ /ba.'Imba.'ImH3117come, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shall bebuiltוְנִבְנְתָ֤הve.niv.ne.TahH1129to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068from thetowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026ofHananelחֲנַנְאֵ֖לcha.nan.'ElH2606unto thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of thecornerהַפִּנָּֽה׃ha.pi.NahH6438.
40And thewholeH3605valleyהָעֵ֣מֶקha.'E.mekH6010of thedeadH6297bodiesH6297, and of theashesוְהַדֶּ֡שֶׁןve.ha.De.shenH1880, andallH3605the fields unto thebrookנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֜וֹןkid.RonH6939, unto thecornerפִּנַּ֨תpi.NatH6438of thehorseהַסּוּסִים֙ha.su.SimH5483gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179towardעַד־'ad-H5704theeastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, shall beholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; it shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bepluckedיִנָּתֵ֧שׁyi.na.TeshH5428upעַד־'ad-H5704,norוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808thrownH2040downH2040anyH3605moreע֖וֹדodH5750foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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