Jer 31 | ABEn | STEP | In that time, said the lord , I will be for a God to the race of Israel, and they will be to me for a people.

Jeremiah 31

CHAPTER 31 The Remnant of Israel Is Delivered

1 In that time, said the lord, I will be for a God to the race of Israel, and they will be to me for a people. 2 Thus said the lord, They found it hot in the wilderness with ones being destroyed by sword. Proceed! and you should not destroy Israel. 3 The lord [²at a distance ¹shall be seen] by him, saying, [²affection ¹With an everlasting] I loved you; on account of this I drew you for pitying. 4 For I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel. You shall still take your tambourine, and go forth with a congregation playing. 5 For you planted vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. In planting plant! and in praising praise! 6 For it is the day of calling, of ones pleading on the mountains of Ephraim, saying, Rise up, and ascend in Zion to the lord your God! 7 For thus said the lord to Jacob, Be glad and snort over the head of nations! [²audibly ¹Do it], and praise! Say! The lord delivered his people, the remnant of Israel. 8 Behold, I lead them from the north, and I will gather them from the ends of the earth, in a holiday passover. And you shall produce children, [²multitude ¹a great], and they shall return here. 9 In weeping they went forth, and in comfort I will lead them. Lodging upon aqueducts of waters in [²way ¹the straight], and in no way shall they wander in it. For I became to Israel for a father, and Ephraim [²my first-born ¹is]. 10 Hear the words of the lord, O nations, and announce unto islands far off! Say! The one winnowing Israel will gather him, and he shall guard him as the one grazing his flock. 11 For the lord ransomed Jacob and rescued him from out of the hand of ones more substantial than he. 12 And they shall come and shall be glad in mount Zion. And they shall come upon the good things of the lord, upon a land of grain, and wine, and olive oil, and fruits, and cattle, and sheep. And [²shall be ¹their soul] as the tree containing fruit. And they shall not hunger any longer. 13 Then [²shall rejoice ¹virgins] in a gathering of young men; and old men shall rejoice. And I will turn their mourning into joyfulness, and I will comfort them, and I will make them ones being glad. 14 I will magnify and intoxicate the soul of the priests, sons of Levi. And my people [²of my good things ¹shall be filled up]. Thus said the lord.

Rachel Weeping for Her Sons

15 A voice in Rama was heard -- wailing, and weeping, and grieving; Rachel weeping for her sons; and she did not want to be comforted, for they are not. 16 Thus said the lord, Stop your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for there is a wage for your works, says the lord, and they shall return from out of the land of the enemies; 17 And there shall be hope to the last of you, says the lord. And [³shall return ¹the ²sons] to their borders. 18 In hearing I heard Ephraim grieving, saying, You corrected me, and I was corrected. I, as a calf, was not taught. Turn me! and I will turn. For you are the lord my God. 19 For after my captivity, I changed my mind; and after my knowing, I moaned over the day of shame. And I showed you plainly that I took scorning of my youth. 20 [³son ²a beloved ¹Ephraim is] to me, a child for reveling in, for because my words are in him; in remembering I will remember him; on account of this I hastened unto him; by showing mercy I shall show mercy on him, says the lord. 21 Establish to yourself overseers! Execute punishment! Give your heart to your shoulders in the way in which you were going! Return, O virgin Israel! Return unto your cities mourning! 22 Until when shall you return, O daughter being disgraced? For the lord created safety for [²planting ¹a new]; in your safety [²shall go about ¹men].

The Future Prosperity of Judah

23 Thus said the lord of the forces, the God of Israel, Still they shall say this word in the land of Judah, and in his cities, whenever I shall return his resettlement; Being blessed is the lord upon [²just ³mountain ¹his holy]; 24 even the ones dwelling in the cities of Judah, and in all his land together with the farmer, and he shall be lifted with the flock. 25 For I intoxicated the soul thirsting; and every soul hungering I filled up. 26 On account of this I awoke, and beheld; and my sleep [²agreeable ³to me ¹was]. 27 Behold, days come, says the lord, and I shall sow Israel and Judah with the seed of man, and the seed of beast. 28 And it will be as I was vigilant over them even to demolish and to inflict evil, so I will be vigilant over them to build and to plant, says the lord. 29 In those days in no way shall they say, The fathers ate an unripe grape, and teeth of the children had tooth-chills. 30 But each in his own sin shall die. And the one eating the unripe grape, [³shall have tooth-chills ¹their ²teeth].

God Ordains a New Covenant

31 Behold, days come, says the lord, and I shall ordain to the house of Israel, and to the house of Judah, [²covenant ¹a new]. 32 Not according to the covenant which I ordained with their fathers, in the day in which I took hold of their hand to lead them from out of the land of Egypt; for they did not adhere to my covenant, and I neglected them, says the lord. 33 For this is my covenant which I shall ordain with the house of Israel after those days, says the lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and [³upon ⁴their hearts ¹I will write ²them]; and I will be to them for God, and they will be to me for a people. 34 And in no way shall [²teach ¹each] his neighbor, and each his brother, saying, Know the lord! For all shall know me, from their small unto their great, says the lord. For I will be kind to their iniquities, and their sins in no way shall I remember any more. 35 Thus said the lord, the one appointing the sun for light of the day, moon and stars for light of the night, and the roar in the sea, and [²resonated ¹its waves]; the lord almighty is his name. 36 If [³should cease ²laws ¹these] from in front of me, says the lord, then the race of Israel shall cease to become a nation in front of me all the days. 37 Thus says the lord, If [³should be raised up ¹the ²heaven] in elevation, and if [⁵should be lowered ¹the ²floor ³of the ⁴earth] below, yet I shall not reject the race of Israel, says the lord, for all which they did. 38 Behold, days come, says the lord, and [²shall be built ¹a city] to the lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner. 39 And [²shall go forth ¹its measurement] before it unto the hills of Gareb; and it shall be surrounded round about of choice stones, 40 and all the valley Phagarim and ashes, and all Asaremoth unto the rushing stream Kidron, unto the corner gate of the horses eastward, shall be a sanctuary to the lord; and no longer shall it be plucked up, and in no way shall it be demolished unto the eon.