Jeremiah 31 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Israel’s Mourning Turned to Joy

1 “At that time ^H6256,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068, “I will be the God ^H430 of all ^H3605 the families ^H4940 of Israel ^H3478, and they shall be My people ^H5971.”

2 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“The people ^H5971 who ^H8300 survived ^H8300 the sword ^H2719

Found ^H4672 grace ^H2580 in the wilderness ^H4057—

Israel ^H3478, when it went ^H1980 to find ^H7280 its relief ^H7280.”

3 Yahweh ^H3068 appeared ^H7200 to [fn]him from afar ^H7350, saying,

“I have loved ^H157 you with an everlasting ^H5769 love ^H160;

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 I have drawn ^H4900 you with lovingkindness ^H2617.

4 “Again ^H5750 I will build ^H1129 you, and you will be rebuilt ^H1129,

O virgin ^H1330 of Israel ^H3478!

Again ^H5750 you will [fn]take ^H5710 up your tambourines ^H8596

And go ^H3318 forth ^H3318 to the dances ^H4234 of those celebrating ^H7832.

5 “Again ^H5750 you will plant ^H5193 vineyards ^H3754

On the [fn]hills ^H2022 of Samaria ^H8111;

The planters ^H5193 will plant ^H5193

And will [fn]enjoy ^H2490 them.

6 “For there ^H3426 will be ^H3426 a day ^H3117 when watchmen ^H5341

On the hills ^H2022 of Ephraim ^H669 call ^H7121 out ^H7121,

‘Arise ^H6965, and let us go ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Zion ^H6726,

To Yahweh ^H3068 our God ^H430.’”

7 For thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“Sing ^H7442 aloud ^H7442 with gladness ^H8057 for Jacob ^H3290,

And shout ^H6670 among the head ^H7218 of the nations ^H1471;

Make ^H8085 it heard ^H8085, give ^H1984 praise ^H1984, and say ^H559,

‘O Yahweh ^H3068, save ^H3467 Your people ^H5971,

The remnant ^H7611 of Israel ^H3478.’

8 “Behold ^H2009, I am bringing ^H935 them from the north ^H6828 country ^H776,

And I will gather ^H6908 them from the remote ^H3411 parts ^H3411 of the earth ^H776,

Among them the blind ^H5787 and the lame ^H6455,

The woman ^H2030 with child ^H2030 and she who is in ^H3205 labor ^H3205 with child, together ^H3162;

A great ^H1419 assembly ^H6951, they will return ^H7725 here ^H2008.

9 “With weeping ^H1065 they will come ^H935,

And by supplication ^H8469 I will lead ^H2986 them;

I will make them walk ^H1980 by streams ^H5158 of waters ^H4325,

On a straight ^H3477 path ^H1870 in which they will not stumble ^H3782;

For I am ^H1961 a father ^H1 to Israel ^H3478,

And Ephraim ^H669 is My firstborn ^H1060.”

10 Hear ^H8085 the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068, O nations ^H1471,

And declare ^H5046 in the coastlands ^H339 far ^H4801 away ^H4801,

And say ^H559, “He who dispersed ^H2219 Israel ^H3478 will gather ^H6908 him

And keep ^H8104 him as a shepherd ^H7462 keeps his flock ^H5739.”

11 For Yahweh ^H3068 has ransomed ^H6299 Jacob ^H3290

And redeemed ^H1350 him from the hand ^H3027 of him who was stronger ^H2389 than ^H4480 he.

12 “They will come ^H935 and sing ^H7442 for ^H7442 joy ^H7442 on the height ^H4791 of Zion ^H6726,

And they will be radiant ^H5102 over ^H413 the goodness ^H2898 of Yahweh ^H3068—

Over ^H5921 the grain ^H1715 and the new ^H8492 wine ^H8492 and the oil ^H3323,

And over ^H5921 the young ^H1121 of the flock ^H6629 and the herd ^H1241;

And their soul ^H5315 will be like a watered ^H7302 garden ^H1588,

And they will never ^H3808 H5750 waste ^H1669 away ^H1669 again ^H3254.

13 “Then ^H227 the virgin ^H1330 will be glad ^H8055 in the dance ^H4234,

And the young ^H970 men ^H970 and the old ^H2205, together ^H3162,

For I will turn ^H2015 their mourning ^H60 into joy ^H8342

And will comfort ^H5162 them and give ^H8055 them gladness ^H8055 for their sorrow ^H3015.

14 “I will [fn]fill ^H7301 the soul ^H5315 of the priests ^H3548 with [fn]richness ^H1880,

And My people ^H5971 will be ^H7646 satisfied ^H7646 with My goodness ^H2898,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.

15 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“A voice ^H6963 is heard ^H8085 in Ramah ^H7414,

Wailing ^H5092 and bitter ^H8563 weeping ^H1065.

Rachel ^H7354 is weeping ^H1065 for her children ^H1121;

She refuses ^H3985 to be comforted ^H5162 for her children ^H1121

Because ^H3588 they are no ^H369 more ^H369.”

16 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“Restrain ^H4513 your voice ^H6963 from weeping ^H1065

And your eyes ^H5869 from tears ^H1832,

For your work ^H6468 will be rewarded ^H7939,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068,

“And they will return ^H7725 from the land ^H776 of the enemy ^H340.

17 “And there ^H3426 is ^H3426 hope ^H8615 for your future ^H319,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068,

“And your children ^H1121 will return ^H7725 to their own territory ^H1366.

18 “I have surely ^H8085 heard ^H8085 Ephraim ^H669 grieving ^H5110,

‘You have chastised ^H3256 me, and I was chastised ^H3256,

Like an untrained ^H3808 H3925 calf ^H5695;

Cause ^H7725 me to return ^H7725 that I may return ^H7725,

For You are Yahweh ^H3068 my God ^H430.

19 ‘For after ^H310 I turned ^H7725 away ^H7725, I repented ^H5162;

And after ^H310 I was instructed ^H3045, I slapped ^H5606 my thigh ^H3409;

I was ^H954 ashamed ^H954 and also ^H1571 dishonored ^H3637

Because ^H3588 I bore ^H5375 the reproach ^H2781 of my youth ^H5271.’

20 “Is Ephraim ^H669 My dear ^H3357 son ^H1121?

Is he a delightful ^H8191 child ^H3206?

Indeed ^H3588, as often ^H1767 as I have spoken ^H1696 against him,

I certainly ^H2142 still remember ^H2142 him;

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 My [fn]inmost ^H4578 being ^H4578 yearns ^H1993 for him;

I will surely ^H7355 have ^H7355 compassion ^H7355 on ^H7355 him,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.

21 “Set ^H5324 up ^H5324 roadmarks ^H6725 for yourself,

Place ^H7760 for yourself guideposts ^H8564;

Set ^H7896 your heart ^H3820 to the highway ^H4546,

The way ^H1870 by which you went ^H1980.

Return ^H7725, O virgin ^H1330 of Israel ^H3478,

Return ^H7725 to these ^H428 your cities ^H5892.

22 “How ^H4970 long ^H5704 H4970 will you go ^H2559 here ^H2559 and there ^H2559,

O faithless ^H7728 daughter ^H1323?

For Yahweh ^H3068 has created ^H1254 a new ^H2319 thing ^H2319 in the earth ^H776—

A [fn]woman ^H5347 will encompass ^H5437 a man ^H1397.”

23 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, “Once again ^H5750 they will speak ^H559 this ^H2088 word ^H1697 in the land ^H776 of Judah ^H3063 and in its cities ^H5892 when I [fn]return ^H7725 their [fn]fortunes ^H7622,

‘Yahweh ^H3068 bless ^H1288 you, O abode ^H5116 of righteousness ^H6664,

O holy ^H6944 hill ^H2022!’

24 And Judah ^H3063 and all ^H3605 its cities ^H5892 will inhabit ^H3427 it together ^H3162, the farmer ^H406 and they who go ^H5265 about ^H5265 with flocks ^H5739.

25 For I satisfy ^H7301 the weary ^H5889 soul ^H5315 and fill ^H4390 up every ^H3605 soul ^H5315 who wastes ^H1669 away ^H1669.” 26 At this ^H2088 I awoke ^H6974 and looked ^H7200, and my sleep ^H8142 was pleasant ^H6149 to me.

The New Covenant

27 “Behold ^H2009, days ^H3117 are coming ^H935,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068, “when I will sow ^H2232 the house ^H1004 of Israel ^H3478 and the house ^H1004 of Judah ^H3063 with the seed ^H2233 of man ^H120 and with the seed ^H2233 of beast ^H929.

28 And it will be that as I have watched ^H8245 over ^H5921 them to uproot ^H5428, to tear ^H5422 down ^H5422, to pull ^H2040 down ^H2040, to destroy ^H6, and to bring ^H7489 calamity ^H7489, so ^H3651 I will watch ^H8245 over ^H5921 them to build ^H1129 and to plant ^H5193,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.

29 “In those ^H1992 days ^H3117 they will not say ^H559 again ^H5750,

‘The fathers ^H1 have eaten ^H398 sour ^H1155 grapes ^H1155,

And the children’s ^H1121 teeth ^H8127 are [fn]set ^H6949 on edge ^H6949.’

30 But everyone ^H376 will die ^H4191 for his own iniquity ^H5771; each ^H3605 man ^H120 who eats ^H398 the sour ^H1155 grapes ^H1155, his teeth ^H8127 will be [fn]set ^H6949 on edge ^H6949.

31 “Behold ^H2009, days ^H3117 are coming ^H935,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068, “when I will cut ^H3772 a new ^H2319 covenant ^H1285 with the house ^H1004 of Israel ^H3478 and with the house ^H1004 of Judah ^H3063, 32 not like the covenant ^H1285 which ^H834 I cut ^H3772 with their fathers ^H1 in the day ^H3117 I took ^H2388 them by the hand ^H3027 to bring ^H3318 them out ^H3318 of the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, My covenant ^H1285 which ^H834 they broke ^H6565, but I was ^H1166 a ^H1166 husband ^H1166 to them,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068. 33 “But this ^H2088 is the covenant ^H1285 which ^H834 I will cut ^H3772 with the house ^H1004 of Israel ^H3478 after ^H310 those ^H1992 days ^H3117,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068: “I will put ^H5414 My law ^H8451 within ^H7130 them, and on their heart ^H3820 I will write ^H3789 it; and I will be their God ^H430, and they shall be My people ^H5971. 34 And they will not teach ^H3925 again ^H5750, each ^H376 man ^H376 his neighbor ^H7453 and each ^H376 man ^H376 his brother ^H251, saying ^H559, ‘Know ^H3045 Yahweh ^H3068,’ for they will all ^H3605 know ^H3045 Me, from the least ^H6996 of them to the greatest ^H1419 of them,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068, “for I will forgive ^H5545 their iniquity ^H5771, and their sin ^H2403 I will remember ^H2142 no ^H3808 more ^H5750.”

35 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

Who gives ^H5414 the sun ^H8121 for light ^H216 by day ^H3119

And the statutes ^H2708 for the moon ^H3394 and the stars ^H3556 for light ^H216 by night ^H3915,

Who stirs ^H7280 up the sea ^H3220 so that its waves ^H1530 roar ^H1993;

Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635 is His name ^H8034:

36 “If ^H518 these ^H428 statutes ^H2706 are removed ^H4185

From before ^H4480 H6440 Me,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068,

“Then the seed ^H2233 of Israel ^H3478 also ^H1571 will cease ^H7673

From being ^H1961 a nation ^H1471 before ^H6440 Me [fn]forever ^H3605 H3117.”

37 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“If ^H518 the heavens ^H8064 above ^H4480 H4605 can be measured ^H4058

And the foundations ^H4144 of the earth ^H776 searched ^H2713 out ^H2713 below ^H4295,

Then I will also ^H1571 reject ^H3988 all ^H3605 the seed ^H2233 of Israel ^H3478

For all ^H3605 that they have done ^H6213,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.

38 “Behold ^H2009, days ^H3117 are coming ^H935,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068, “when the city ^H5892 will be rebuilt ^H1129 for Yahweh ^H3068 from the Tower ^H4026 of Hananel ^H2606 to the Corner ^H6438 Gate ^H8179. 39 The measuring ^H4060 line ^H6957 will go ^H3318 out ^H3318 farther ^H5750, straight ^H5048 ahead ^H5048 to the hill ^H1389 Gareb ^H1619; then it will turn ^H5437 to Goah ^H1601. 40 And the whole ^H3605 valley ^H6010 of the dead ^H6297 bodies ^H6297 and of the ashes ^H1880, and all ^H3605 the fields ^H7709 as far ^H5704 as the brook ^H5158 Kidron ^H6939, to the corner ^H6438 of the Horse ^H5483 Gate ^H8179 toward the east ^H4217, shall be holy ^H6944 to Yahweh ^H3068; it will not be uprooted ^H5428 or pulled ^H2040 down ^H2040 anymore ^H5750 forever ^H5769.”