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Jeremiah 31:2-22

2Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thepeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971who wereleftשְׂרִ֣ידֵיse.Ri.deiH8300by theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719foundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057; evenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, when Iwentהָל֥וֹךְha.LokhH1980to cause him torestלְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹle.har.gi.'OH7280.

3TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200ofoldמֵרָח֕וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350to me, saying, I havelovedאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157thee with aneverlastingעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769loveוְאַהֲבַ֤תve.'a.ha.VatH160: therefore withlovingkindnessחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617have Idrawnמְשַׁכְתִּ֥יךְme.shakh.TikhH4900thee.

4Again I willbuildאֶבְנֵךְ֙'ev.neKhH1129thee, and thou shalt bebuiltוְֽנִבְנֵ֔יתve.niv.NeitH1129, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou shalt again beadornedתַּעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710with thytabretsתֻפַּ֔יִךְtu.Pa.yikhH8596, and shalt goforthוְיָצָ֖אתve.ya.TzatH3318in thedancesבִּמְח֥וֹלbim.CholH4234of them that makemerryמְשַׂחֲקִֽים׃me.sa.cha.KimH7832.

5Thou shalt yetplantתִּטְּעִ֣יti.te.'IH5193vinesכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754upon themountainsבְּהָרֵ֖יbe.ha.ReiH2022ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111: theplantersנָטְע֥וּna.te.'UH5193shallplantנֹטְעִ֖יםno.te.'ImH5193, and shall eat them as commonthingsוְחִלֵּֽלוּ׃ve.chi.Le.luH2490.

6For there shallbeיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426adayי֔וֹםYomH3117, that thewatchmenנֹצְרִ֖יםno.tze.RimH5341upon themountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shallcryקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121,Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, and let us goupוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927toZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Singרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442withgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057forJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290, andshoutוְצַהֲל֖וּve.tza.ha.LuH6670among thechiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:proclaimהַשְׁמִ֤יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085ye,praiseהַֽלְלוּ֙ha.LuH1984ye, andsayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,saveהוֹשַׁ֤עho.Sha'H3467thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971, theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Behold, I willbringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935them from thenorthצָפ֗וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, andgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ve.ki.batz.TimH6908them from theendsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of theearthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776, and with them theblindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and thelameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455, the woman withchildהָרָ֥הha.RahH2030and her that travaileth withchildוְיֹלֶ֖דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951shallreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725there.

9They shallcomeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935withweepingבִּבְכִ֣יbiv.KhiH1065, and withsupplicationsוּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮u.ve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469will Ileadאֽוֹבִילֵם֒'oi.LemH2986them: I will cause them towalkH3212by theriversנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158ofwatersמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325in astraightיָשָׁ֔רya.SharH3477wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870, in which they shall notstumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.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.YimH339afaroffמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801, andsayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559, He thatscatteredמְזָרֵ֤הme.za.RehH2219Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478willgatherיְקַבְּצֶ֔נּוּye.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908him, andkeepוּשְׁמָר֖וֹu.she.ma.RoH8104him, as ashepherdכְּרֹעֶ֥הke.ro.'EhH7462doth hisflockעֶדְרֽוֹ׃ed.RoH5739.

11For theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathredeemedפָדָ֥הfa.DahH6299Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, andransomedוּגְאָל֕וֹu.ge.'a.LoH1350him from thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of him that wasstrongerחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389than he.

12Therefore they shallcomeוּבָאוּ֮u.va.'UH935andsingוְרִנְּנ֣וּve.ri.ne.NuH7442in theheightבִמְרוֹם־vim.rom-H4791ofZionצִיּוֹן֒tzi.yOnH6726, and shall flowtogetherוְנָהֲר֞וּve.na.ha.RuH5102to thegoodnessט֣וּבtuvH2898of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, forgrainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715, and forwineתִּירֹ֣שׁti.RoshH8492, and foroilיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3323, and for theyoungבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of theflockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629and of theherdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241: and theirsoulנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315shall be as awateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588; and they shall notsorrowלְדַאֲבָ֖הle.da.'a.VahH1669anymoreיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254at all.

13Then shall thevirginבְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.LahH1330rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֤חtis.MachH8055in thedanceבְּמָח֔וֹלbe.ma.CholH4234, both youngmenוּבַחֻרִ֥יםu.va.chu.RimH970andoldוּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: for I willturnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015theirmourningאֶבְלָ֤ם'ev.LamH60intojoyלְשָׂשׂוֹן֙le.sa.sOnH8342, and willcomfortוְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ni.cham.TimH5162them, and make themrejoiceוְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖יםve.si.mach.TimH8055from theirsorrowמִיגוֹנָֽם׃mi.go.NamH3015.

14And I will abundantlysatisfyוְרִוֵּיתִ֛יve.ri.vei.TiH7301thesoulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548withfatnessדָּ֑שֶׁןDa.shenH1880, and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971shall besatisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֖עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646with mygoodnessטוּבִ֥יtu.ViH2898,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

15Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; Avoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963washeardנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085inRamahבְּרָמָ֤הbe.ra.MahH7414,lamentationנְהִי֙ne.HiH5092, andbitterתַמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8563weepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065;Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354weepingמְבַכָּ֣הme.va.KahH1058for herchildrenבָּנֶ֑יהָba.Nei.haH1121refusedמֵאֲנָ֛הme.'a.NahH3985to becomfortedלְהִנָּחֵ֥םle.hi.na.ChemH5162for herchildrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121, because they were not.

16Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Restrainמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513thyvoiceקוֹלֵךְ֙ko.leKhH6963fromweepingמִבֶּ֔כִיmi.Be.khiH1065, and thyeyesוְעֵינַ֖יִךְve.'ei.Na.yikhH5869fromtearsמִדִּמְעָ֑הmi.dim.'AhH1832: for thyworkלִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙lif.'u.la.teKhH6468shallbeיֵ֨שׁyeshH3426rewardedשָׂכָ֤רsa.KharH7939,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and they shall comeagainוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of theenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

17And thereisוְיֵשׁ־ve.yesh-H3426hopeתִּקְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615in thyendלְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְle.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that thychildrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121shall comeagainוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to their ownborderלִגְבוּלָֽם׃ סlig.vu.LamH1366.

18I havesurelyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669bemoaningמִתְנוֹדֵ֔דmit.no.DedH5110himself thus ; Thou hastchastisedיִסַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙yi.sar.Ta.niH3256me, and I waschastisedוָֽאִוָּסֵ֔רva.'i.va.SerH3256, as abullכְּעֵ֖גֶלke.'E.gelH5695unaccustomedלֹ֣א לֻמָּ֑דlo' lu.MadH3808 H3925to the yoke :turnהֲשִׁיבֵ֣נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725thou me, and I shall beturnedוְאָשׁ֔וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725; for thou art theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

19Surelyafterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I wasturnedשׁוּבִי֙shu.ViH7725, Irepentedנִחַ֔מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162; andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310I wasinstructedהִוָּ֣דְעִ֔יhi.Va.de.'IH3045, Ismoteסָפַ֖קְתִּיsa.Fak.tiH5606upon mythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409: I wasashamedבֹּ֚שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954, and evenconfoundedנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיnikh.Lam.tiH3637, because Iboreנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375thereproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of myyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.

20IsEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669mydearיַקִּ֨ירya.KirH3357sonהֲבֵן֩ha.VenH1121? is he apleasantשַׁעֲשֻׁעִ֔יםsha.'a.shu.'ImH8191childיֶ֣לֶדYe.ledH3206? forsinceמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767Ispokeדַבְּרִי֙da.be.RiH1696against him, I doearnestlyזָכֹ֥רza.KhorH2142rememberאֶזְכְּרֶ֖נּוּ'ez.ke.Re.nuH2142him still: therefore myheartמֵעַי֙me.'AiH4578istroubledהָמ֤וּha.MuH1993for him; I willsurelyרַחֵ֥םra.ChemH7355havemercyאֲֽרַחֲמֶ֖נּוּ'ara.cha.Me.nuH7355upon him,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

21Set theeupהַצִּ֧יבִיha.Tzi.viH5324waymarksצִיֻּנִ֗יםtzi.yu.NimH6725,makeשִׂ֤מִיSi.miH7760thee highheapsתַּמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8564:setשִׁ֣תִיShi.tiH7896thyheartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820toward thehighwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlam.si.LahH4546, even thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870which thouwentestהָלָ֑כְתְּha.la.khe.tiH1980: turnagainשׁ֚וּבִיShu.viH7725, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, turnagainשֻׁ֖בִיShu.viH7725to these thycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892.

22How long wilt thou wanderaboutתִּתְחַמָּקִ֔יןtit.cha.ma.KinH2559, O thoubackslidingהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323? for theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hathcreatedבָרָ֨אva.Ra'H1254a newthingחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319in theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, Awomanנְקֵבָ֖הne.ke.VahH5347shallencompassתְּס֥וֹבֵֽבte.SoevH5437amanגָּֽבֶר׃ סGa.verH1397.

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