Jeremiah 31

1At the same timeH6256, saithH5002 the LORDH3068, I will be the GodH430 of all the familiesH4940 of IsraelH3478, and they shall be my peopleH5971. 2Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068, The peopleH5971 who were leftH8300 by the swordH2719 foundH4672 graceH2580 in the wildernessH4057; even IsraelH3478, when I wentH1980 to cause him to restH7280. 3The LORDH3068 appearedH7200 of oldH7350 to me, saying, I have lovedH157 thee with an everlastingH5769 loveH160: therefore with lovingkindnessH2617 have I drawnH4900 thee.12 4Again I will buildH1129 thee, and thou shalt be builtH1129, O virginH1330 of IsraelH3478: thou shalt again be adornedH5710 with thy tabretsH8596, and shalt go forthH3318 in the dancesH4234 of them that make merryH7832.3 5Thou shalt yet plantH5193 vinesH3754 upon the mountainsH2022 of SamariaH8111: the plantersH5193 shall plantH5193, and shall eat them as common thingsH2490.4 6For there shall beH3426 a dayH3117, that the watchmenH5341 upon the mountH2022 EphraimH669 shall cryH7121, AriseH6965 ye, and let us go upH5927 to ZionH6726 to the LORDH3068 our GodH430. 7For thus saithH559 the LORDH3068; SingH7442 with gladnessH8057 for JacobH3290, and shoutH6670 among the chiefH7218 of the nationsH1471: proclaimH8085 ye, praiseH1984 ye, and sayH559, O LORDH3068, saveH3467 thy peopleH5971, the remnantH7611 of IsraelH3478. 8Behold, I will bringH935 them from the northH6828 countryH776, and gatherH6908 them from the endsH3411 of the earthH776, and with them the blindH5787 and the lameH6455, the woman with childH2030 and her that travaileth with childH3205 togetherH3162: a greatH1419 companyH6951 shall returnH7725 there. 9They shall comeH935 with weepingH1065, and with supplicationsH8469 will I leadH2986 them: I will cause them to walkH3212 by the riversH5158 of watersH4325 in a straightH3477 wayH1870, in which they shall not stumbleH3782: for I am a fatherH1 to IsraelH3478, and EphraimH669 is my firstbornH1060.5

10HearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068, O ye nationsH1471, and declareH5046 it in the islesH339 afar offH4801, and sayH559, He that scatteredH2219 IsraelH3478 will gatherH6908 him, and keepH8104 him, as a shepherdH7462 doth his flockH5739. 11For the LORDH3068 hath redeemedH6299 JacobH3290, and ransomedH1350 him from the handH3027 of him that was strongerH2389 than he. 12Therefore they shall comeH935 and singH7442 in the heightH4791 of ZionH6726, and shall flow togetherH5102 to the goodnessH2898 of the LORDH3068, for grainH1715, and for wineH8492, and for oilH3323, and for the youngH1121 of the flockH6629 and of the herdH1241: and their soulH5315 shall be as a wateredH7302 gardenH1588; and they shall not sorrowH1669 any moreH3254 at all. 13Then shall the virginH1330 rejoiceH8055 in the danceH4234, both young menH970 and oldH2205 togetherH3162: for I will turnH2015 their mourningH60 into joyH8342, and will comfortH5162 them, and make them rejoiceH8055 from their sorrowH3015. 14And I will abundantly satisfyH7301 the soulH5315 of the priestsH3548 with fatnessH1880, and my peopleH5971 shall be satisfiedH7646 with my goodnessH2898, saithH5002 the LORDH3068. 15Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068; A voiceH6963 was heardH8085 in RamahH7414, lamentationH5092, and bitterH8563 weepingH1065; RachelH7354 weepingH1058 for her childrenH1121 refusedH3985 to be comfortedH5162 for her childrenH1121, because they were not. 16Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068; RestrainH4513 thy voiceH6963 from weepingH1065, and thy eyesH5869 from tearsH1832: for thy workH6468 shall beH3426 rewardedH7939, saithH5002 the LORDH3068; and they shall come againH7725 from the landH776 of the enemyH341. 17And there isH3426 hopeH8615 in thy endH319, saithH5002 the LORDH3068, that thy childrenH1121 shall come againH7725 to their own borderH1366.

18I have surelyH8085 heardH8085 EphraimH669 bemoaningH5110 himself thus ; Thou hast chastisedH3256 me, and I was chastisedH3256, as a bullH5695 unaccustomedH3808H3925 to the yoke : turnH7725 thou me, and I shall be turnedH7725; for thou art the LORDH3068 my GodH430. 19Surely afterH310 I was turnedH7725, I repentedH5162; and afterH310 I was instructedH3045, I smoteH5606 upon my thighH3409: I was ashamedH954, and even confoundedH3637, because I boreH5375 the reproachH2781 of my youthH5271. 20Is EphraimH669 my dearH3357 sonH1121? is he a pleasantH8191 childH3206? for sinceH1767 I spokeH1696 against him, I do earnestlyH2142 rememberH2142 him still: therefore my heartH4578 is troubledH1993 for him; I will surelyH7355 have mercyH7355 upon him, saithH5002 the LORDH3068.6 21Set thee upH5324 waymarksH6725, makeH7760 thee high heapsH8564: setH7896 thy heartH3820 toward the highwayH4546, even the wayH1870 which thou wentestH1980: turn againH7725, O virginH1330 of IsraelH3478, turn againH7725 to these thy citiesH5892. 22How long wilt thou wander aboutH2559, O thou backslidingH7728 daughterH1323? for the LORDH3068 hath createdH1254 a new thingH2319 in the earthH776, A womanH5347 shall encompassH5437 a manH1397. 23Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478; As yet they shall useH559 this speechH1697 in the landH776 of JudahH3063 and in its citiesH5892, when I shall bring againH7725 their captivesH7622; The LORDH3068 blessH1288 thee, O habitationH5116 of justiceH6664, mountainH2022 of holinessH6944. 24And there shall dwellH3427 in JudahH3063 itself, and in all its citiesH5892 togetherH3162, farmersH406, and they that go forthH5265 with flocksH5739. 25For I have abundantly satisfiedH7301 the wearyH5889 soulH5315, and I have replenishedH4390 every sorrowfulH1669 soulH5315. 26Upon this I awokeH6974, and beheldH7200; and my sleepH8142 was sweetH6149 to me.

27Behold, the daysH3117 comeH935, saithH5002 the LORDH3068, that I will sowH2232 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 with the seedH2233 of manH120, and with the seedH2233 of beastH929. 28And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched overH8245 them, to pluck upH5428, and to break downH5422, and to throw downH2040, and to destroyH6, and to afflictH7489; so will I watch overH8245 them, to buildH1129, and to plantH5193, saithH5002 the LORDH3068. 29In those daysH3117 they shall sayH559 no more, The fathersH1 have eatenH398 a sour grapeH1155, and the children’sH1121 teethH8127 are set on edgeH6949. 30But every oneH376 shall dieH4191 for his own iniquityH5771: every manH120 that eatethH398 the sour grapeH1155, his teethH8127 shall be set on edgeH6949. 31Behold, the daysH3117 comeH935, saithH5002 the LORDH3068, that I will makeH3772 a newH2319 covenantH1285 with the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, and with the houseH1004 of JudahH3063: 32Not according to the covenantH1285 that I madeH3772 with their fathersH1 in the dayH3117 that I tookH2388 them by the handH3027 to bring them outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714; which my covenantH1285 they brokeH6565, although I was an husbandH1166 to them, saithH5002 the LORDH3068:7 33But this shall be the covenantH1285 that I will makeH3772 with the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478; AfterH310 those daysH3117, saithH5002 the LORDH3068, I will putH5414 my lawH8451 in their inward partsH7130, and writeH3789 it in their heartsH3820; and will be their GodH430, and they shall be my peopleH5971. 34And they shall teachH3925 no more every manH376 his neighbourH7453, and every manH376 his brotherH251, sayingH559, KnowH3045 the LORDH3068: for they shall all knowH3045 me, from the leastH6996 of them to the greatestH1419 of them, saithH5002 the LORDH3068: for I will forgiveH5545 their iniquityH5771, and I will rememberH2142 their sinH2403 no more.

35Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068, who givethH5414 the sunH8121 for a lightH216 by dayH3119, and the ordinancesH2708 of the moonH3394 and of the starsH3556 for a lightH216 by nightH3915, who dividethH7280 the seaH3220 when its wavesH1530 roarH1993; The LORDH3068 of hostsH6635 is his nameH8034: 36If those ordinancesH2706 departH4185 from beforeH6440 me, saithH5002 the LORDH3068, then the seedH2233 of IsraelH3478 also shall ceaseH7673 from being a nationH1471 beforeH6440 me for everH3117. 37Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068; If heavenH8064 aboveH4605 can be measuredH4058, and the foundationsH4146 of the earthH776 searched outH2713 beneathH4295, I will also cast offH3988 all the seedH2233 of IsraelH3478 for all that they have doneH6213, saithH5002 the LORDH3068. 38Behold, the daysH3117 comeH935, saithH5002 the LORDH3068, that the cityH5892 shall be builtH1129 to the LORDH3068 from the towerH4026 of HananeelH2606 to the gateH8179 of the cornerH6438. 39And the measuringH4060 lineH6957H6961 shall yet go forthH3318 straight forward over the hillH1389 GarebH1619, and shall turnH5437 toward GoathH1601. 40And the whole valleyH6010 of the dead bodiesH6297, and of the ashesH1880, and all the fieldsH7709H8309 to the brookH5158 of KidronH6939, to the cornerH6438 of the horseH5483 gateH8179 toward the eastH4217, shall be holyH6944 to the LORDH3068; it shall not be plucked upH5428, nor thrown downH2040 any more for everH5769.