<h3>Israel’s Mourning Turned to Joy</h3>31 “At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”<poetry> 2 <poetry>This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says: “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to find its rest.” </poetry> 3 <poetry>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> appeared to him long ago, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you out with kindness. </poetry> 4 <poetry> I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will take up your tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the revelers. </poetry> 5 <poetry>Again you will plant vineyards On the hills of Samaria; The planters will plant And will enjoy the fruit. </poetry> 6 <poetry>For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, ‘Arise, and let’s go up to Zion, To the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> our God.’”<poetry></poetry> 7 <poetry>For this is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says: “ Sing aloud with joy for Jacob, And be joyful with the chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘<smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, save Your people, The remnant of Israel!’ </poetry> 8 <poetry>Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them those who are blind and those who limp, The pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; They will return here as a great assembly. </poetry> 9 <poetry> They will come with weeping, And by pleading I will bring them; I will lead them by streams of waters, On a straight path on which they will not stumble; For I am a father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.”<poetry></poetry> 10 <poetry>Hear the word of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, you nations, And declare it in the coastlands far away, And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him, And He will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.” </poetry> 11 <poetry>For the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has ransomed Jacob And redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he. </poetry> 12 <poetry>“They will come and shout for joy on the height of Zion, And they will be radiant over the bounty of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>— Over the grain, the new wine, the oil, And over the young of the flock and the herd. And their life will be like a watered garden, And they will never languish again. </poetry> 13 <poetry>Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old together; For I will turn their mourning into joy And comfort them, and give them joy for their sorrow. </poetry> 14 <poetry>I will refresh the soul of the priests with abundance, And My people will be satisfied with My goodness,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.<poetry></poetry> 15 <poetry>This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says: “ A voice is heard in Ramah, Lamenting and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She refuses to be comforted for her children, Because they are no more.”</poetry> 16 This is what the Lord says:<poetry>“ Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears; For your work will be rewarded,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “And they will return from the land of the enemy. 17 <poetry>There is hope for your future,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “And your children will return to their own territory. </poetry> 18 <poetry>I have certainly heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have disciplined me, and I was corrected, Like an untrained calf; Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> my God. </poetry> 19 <poetry>For after I turned back, I repented; And after I was instructed, I slapped my thigh; I was ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the shame of my youth.’ </poetry> 20 <poetry>Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him; Therefore My heart yearns for him; I will certainly have mercy on him,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.<poetry></poetry> 21 <poetry>“Set up roadmarks for yourself, Place guideposts for yourself; Direct your mind to the highway, The way by which you went. Return, O virgin of Israel, Return to these your cities. </poetry> 22 <poetry>How long will you waver, You rebellious daughter? For the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has created a new thing on the earth: A woman will shelter a man.”</poetry> 23 This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes,<poetry>‘The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> bless you, O place of righteousness, O holy hill!’</poetry> 24 Judah and all its cities will live together in it, the farmers and those who travel with flocks. 25 For I give plenty of water to the weary ones, and refresh everyone who languishes.” 26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep had been pleasant to me. <h3>A New Covenant</h3> 27 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of mankind and the seed of animals. 28 And just as I have watched over them to uproot them, tear them down, ruin, destroy, and bring disaster on them, so I will watch over them to build and to plant them,” declares the Lord.<poetry> 29 <poetry>“In those days they will no longer say, ‘ The fathers have eaten sour grapes, But it is the children’s teeth that have become blunt.’</poetry> 30 But everyone will die for his own wrongdoing; each person who eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will become blunt. 31 “ Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers on the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. 33 “For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “ I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 They will not teach again, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will forgive their wrongdoing, and their sin I will no longer remember.”<poetry> 35 <poetry>This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says, He who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of armies is His name: </poetry> 36 <poetry>“ If this fixed order departs From Me,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “Then the descendants of Israel also will cease To be a nation before Me forever.” </poetry> 37 <poetry>This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says: “ If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also reject all the descendants of Israel For everything that they have done,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</poetry> 38 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the city will be rebuilt for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39 The measuring line will go out farther straight ahead, to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah. 40 And the entire valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord; it will not be uprooted or overthrown ever again.”

Jeremiah 31:1

“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the <cr>1</cr>God of all the <cr>2</cr>families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”<pb/><poetry>

This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says: “The people who survived the sword <cr>1</cr>Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to <cr>2</cr>find its rest.”

Jeremiah 31:2

The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> appeared to <ft>1</ft>him <ft>2</ft>long ago, saying, “I have <cr>1</cr>loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you out with <cr>2</cr>kindness.

Jeremiah 31:3

<cr>1</cr>I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will <ft>1</ft>take up your <cr>2</cr>tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the <cr>3</cr>revelers.

Jeremiah 31:4

Again you will <cr>1</cr>plant vineyards On the <ft>1</ft>hills of Samaria; The planters will plant And will <ft>2</ft>enjoy the fruit.

Jeremiah 31:5

For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, ‘Arise, and <cr>1</cr>let’s go up to Zion, To the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> our God.’”<pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 31:6

For this is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says: “<cr>1</cr>Sing aloud with joy for Jacob, And be joyful with the <ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr>chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘<smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <cr>3</cr>save Your people, The <cr>4</cr>remnant of Israel!’

Jeremiah 31:7

Behold, I am <cr>1</cr>bringing them from the north country, And I will <cr>2</cr>gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them those who are <cr>3</cr>blind and those who <cr>4</cr>limp, The pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; They will return here as a great assembly.

Jeremiah 31:8

<cr>1</cr>They will come with weeping, And by pleading I will bring them; I will lead them by <cr>2</cr>streams of waters, On a straight path on which they will <cr>3</cr>not stumble; For I am a <cr>4</cr>father to Israel, And Ephraim is <cr>5</cr>My firstborn.”<pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 31:9

Hear the word of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, you nations, And declare it in the <cr>1</cr>coastlands far away, And say, “He who scattered Israel will <cr>2</cr>gather him, And He will keep him as a <cr>3</cr>shepherd keeps his flock.”

Jeremiah 31:10

For the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has <cr>1</cr>ransomed Jacob And redeemed him from the hand of him who was <cr>2</cr>stronger than he.

Jeremiah 31:11

“They will <cr>1</cr>come and shout for joy on the <cr>2</cr>height of Zion, And they will be <cr>3</cr>radiant over the <ft>1</ft>bounty of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>— Over the <cr>4</cr>grain, the new wine, the oil, And over the young of the <cr>5</cr>flock and the herd. And their life will be like a <cr>6</cr>watered garden, And they will <cr>7</cr>never languish again.

Jeremiah 31:12

Then the virgin will rejoice in the <cr>1</cr>dance, And the young men and the old together; For I will <cr>2</cr>turn their mourning into joy And comfort them, and give them <cr>3</cr>joy for their sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:13

I will refresh the soul of the priests with <ft>1</ft>abundance, And My people will be <cr>1</cr>satisfied with My goodness,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.<pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 31:14

This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says: “<cr>1</cr>A voice is heard in <cr>2</cr>Ramah, Lamenting and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She <cr>3</cr>refuses to be comforted for her children, Because <cr>4</cr>they are no more.”

Jeremiah 31:15

This is what the Lord says:<pb/><poetry>“<cr>1</cr>Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears; For your <cr>2</cr>work will be rewarded,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “And they will <cr>3</cr>return from the land of the enemy.

Jeremiah 31:16

There is <cr>1</cr>hope for your future,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “And your children will return to their own territory.

Jeremiah 31:17

I have certainly heard Ephraim <cr>1</cr>grieving, ‘You have <cr>2</cr>disciplined me, and I was corrected, Like an untrained <cr>3</cr>calf; <cr>4</cr>Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> my God.

Jeremiah 31:18

For after I turned back, I <cr>1</cr>repented; And after I was instructed, I <ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr>slapped my thigh; I was <cr>3</cr>ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the shame of my youth.’

Jeremiah 31:19

Is <cr>1</cr>Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him; Therefore My <ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr>heart yearns for him; I will certainly <cr>3</cr>have mercy on him,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.<pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 31:20

“Set up roadmarks for yourself, Place guideposts for yourself; <cr>1</cr>Direct your <ft>1</ft>mind to the highway, The way by which you went. <cr>2</cr>Return, O virgin of Israel, Return to these your cities.

Jeremiah 31:21

How long will you waver, You <cr>1</cr>rebellious daughter? For the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has created a new thing on the earth: A woman will shelter a man.”

Jeremiah 31:22

This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I <cr>1</cr>restore their fortunes,<pb/><poetry>‘The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> bless you, O <cr>2</cr>place of righteousness, O <cr>3</cr>holy hill!’</poetry>

Jeremiah 31:23

Judah and all its cities will <cr>1</cr>live together in it, the farmers and those who travel with flocks.

Jeremiah 31:24

<cr>1</cr>For I give plenty of water to the weary ones, and <ft>1</ft>refresh everyone who languishes.”

Jeremiah 31:25

At this I <cr>1</cr>awoke and looked, and my <cr>2</cr>sleep had been pleasant to me.

Jeremiah 31:26

Jeremiah 31:27

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will <cr>1</cr>sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of mankind and the seed of animals.

And just as I have <cr>1</cr>watched over them to <cr>2</cr>uproot them, tear them down, ruin, destroy, and bring disaster on them, so I will watch over them to <cr>3</cr>build and to plant them,” declares the Lord.<pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 31:28

“In those days they will no longer say, ‘<cr>1</cr>The fathers have eaten sour grapes, <ft>1</ft>But it is the children’s teeth that have become blunt.’

Jeremiah 31:29

But <cr>1</cr>everyone will die for his own wrongdoing; each person who eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will become blunt.

Jeremiah 31:30

“<cr>1</cr>Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a <cr>2</cr>new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,

Jeremiah 31:31

not like the <cr>1</cr>covenant which I made with their fathers on the day I <cr>2</cr>took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My <cr>3</cr>covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:32

“For <cr>1</cr>this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “<cr>2</cr>I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and <cr>3</cr>I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Jeremiah 31:33

They will <cr>1</cr>not teach again, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all <cr>2</cr>know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will <cr>3</cr>forgive their wrongdoing, and their <cr>4</cr>sin I will no longer remember.”<pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 31:34

This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says, He who <cr>1</cr>gives the sun for light by day And the <ft>1</ft>fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who <cr>2</cr>stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— <cr>3</cr>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of armies is His name:

Jeremiah 31:35

“<cr>1</cr>If <ft>1</ft>this fixed order departs From Me,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “Then the descendants of Israel also will <cr>2</cr>cease To be a nation before Me <ft>2</ft>forever.”

Jeremiah 31:36

This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says: “<cr>1</cr>If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also <cr>2</cr>reject all the descendants of Israel For everything that they have done,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.

Jeremiah 31:37

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the <cr>1</cr>city will be rebuilt for the Lord from the <cr>2</cr>Tower of Hananel to the <cr>3</cr>Corner Gate.

Jeremiah 31:38

The <cr>1</cr>measuring line will go out farther straight ahead, to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah.

Jeremiah 31:39

And <cr>1</cr>the entire valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook <cr>2</cr>Kidron to the corner of the <cr>3</cr>Horse Gate toward the east, shall be <cr>4</cr>holy to the Lord; it will not be uprooted or overthrown ever again.”

Jeremiah 31:40

 1 “At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the  God of all the  families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”  2 This is what the Lord says: “The people who survived the sword  Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to  find its rest.”  3 The Lord appeared to  him  long ago, saying, “I have  loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you out with  kindness.  4  I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will  take up your  tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the  revelers.  5 Again you will  plant vineyards On the  hills of Samaria; The planters will plant And will  enjoy the fruit.  6 For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, ‘Arise, and  let’s go up to Zion, To the Lord our God.’”  7 For this is what the Lord says: “ Sing aloud with joy for Jacob, And be joyful with the   chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘Lord,  save Your people, The  remnant of Israel!’  8 Behold, I am  bringing them from the north country, And I will  gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them those who are  blind and those who  limp, The pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; They will return here as a great assembly.  9  They will come with weeping, And by pleading I will bring them; I will lead them by  streams of waters, On a straight path on which they will  not stumble; For I am a  father to Israel, And Ephraim is  My firstborn.”  10 Hear the word of the Lord, you nations, And declare it in the  coastlands far away, And say, “He who scattered Israel will  gather him, And He will keep him as a  shepherd keeps his flock.”  11 For the Lord has  ransomed Jacob And redeemed him from the hand of him who was  stronger than he.  12 “They will  come and shout for joy on the  height of Zion, And they will be  radiant over the  bounty of the Lord— Over the  grain, the new wine, the oil, And over the young of the  flock and the herd. And their life will be like a  watered garden, And they will  never languish again.  13 Then the virgin will rejoice in the  dance, And the young men and the old together; For I will  turn their mourning into joy And comfort them, and give them  joy for their sorrow.  14 I will refresh the soul of the priests with  abundance, And My people will be  satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.  15 This is what the Lord says: “ A voice is heard in  Ramah, Lamenting and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She  refuses to be comforted for her children, Because  they are no more.” 16 This is what the Lord says: “ Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears; For your  work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord, “And they will  return from the land of the enemy.  17 There is  hope for your future,” declares the Lord, “And your children will return to their own territory.  18 I have certainly heard Ephraim  grieving, ‘You have  disciplined me, and I was corrected, Like an untrained  calf;  Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the Lord my God.  19 For after I turned back, I  repented; And after I was instructed, I   slapped my thigh; I was  ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the shame of my youth.’  20 Is  Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him; Therefore My   heart yearns for him; I will certainly  have mercy on him,” declares the Lord.  21 “Set up roadmarks for yourself, Place guideposts for yourself;  Direct your  mind to the highway, The way by which you went.  Return, O virgin of Israel, Return to these your cities.  22 How long will you waver, You  rebellious daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth: A woman will shelter a man.” 23 This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I  restore their fortunes, ‘The Lord bless you, O  place of righteousness, O  holy hill!’ 24 Judah and all its cities will  live together in it, the farmers and those who travel with flocks. 25  For I give plenty of water to the weary ones, and  refresh everyone who languishes.” 26 At this I  awoke and looked, and my  sleep had been pleasant to me. 27 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will  sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of mankind and the seed of animals. 28 And just as I have  watched over them to  uproot them, tear them down, ruin, destroy, and bring disaster on them, so I will watch over them to  build and to plant them,” declares the Lord.  29 “In those days they will no longer say, ‘ The fathers have eaten sour grapes,  But it is the children’s teeth that have become blunt.’ 30 But  everyone will die for his own wrongdoing; each person who eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will become blunt. 31 “ Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a  new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the  covenant which I made with their fathers on the day I  took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My  covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. 33 “For  this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “ I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and  I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 They will  not teach again, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all  know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will  forgive their wrongdoing, and their  sin I will no longer remember.”  35 This is what the Lord says, He who  gives the sun for light by day And the  fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who  stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—  The Lord of armies is His name:  36 “ If  this fixed order departs From Me,” declares the Lord, “Then the descendants of Israel also will  cease To be a nation before Me  forever.”  37 This is what the Lord says: “ If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also  reject all the descendants of Israel For everything that they have done,” declares the Lord. 38 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the  city will be rebuilt for the Lord from the  Tower of Hananel to the  Corner Gate. 39 The  measuring line will go out farther straight ahead, to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah. 40 And  the entire valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook  Kidron to the corner of the  Horse Gate toward the east, shall be  holy to the Lord; it will not be uprooted or overthrown ever again.”

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