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[1] “At that time,” says Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
[2] Yahweh says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”
[3] Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.
[4] I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.
[5] Again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. The planters will plant, and will enjoy its fruit.
[6] For there will be a day that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim cry, ‘Arise! Let’s go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.’ ”
[7] For Yahweh says, “Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations. Publish, praise, and say, ‘Yahweh, save your people, the remnant of Israel!’
[8] Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, along with the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her who travails with child together. They will return as a great company.
[9] They will come with weeping. I will lead them with petitions. I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they won’t stumble; for I am a father to Israel. Ephraim is my firstborn.
[10] “Hear Yahweh’s word, you nations, and declare it in the distant islands. Say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.’
[11] For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
[12] They will come and sing in the height of Zion, and will flow to the goodness of Yahweh, to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd. Their soul will be as a watered garden. They will not sorrow any more at all.
[13] Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
[14] I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.
[15] Yahweh says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”
[16] Yahweh says: “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh. “They will come again from the land of the enemy.
[17] There is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh. “Your children will come again to their own territory.
[18] “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, for you are Yahweh my God.
[19] Surely after that I was turned. I repented. After that I was instructed. I struck my thigh. I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
[20] Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.
[21] “Set up road signs. Make guideposts. Set your heart toward the highway, even the way by which you went. Turn again, virgin of Israel. Turn again to these your cities.
[22] How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? For Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth: a woman will encompass a man.”
[23] Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Yet again they will use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I reverse their captivity: ‘Yahweh bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.’
[24] Judah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.
[25] For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
[26] On this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.
[27] “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of animal.
[28] It will happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” says Yahweh.
[29] “In those days they will say no more, “ ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
[30] But everyone will die for his own iniquity. Every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.
[31] “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah,
[32] not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, which covenant of mine they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says Yahweh.
[33] “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Yahweh: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[34] They will no longer each teach his neighbor, and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’ for they will all know me, from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh, “for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
[35] Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar— Yahweh of Armies is his name, says:
[36] “If these ordinances depart from before me,” says Yahweh, “then the offspring of Israel also will cease from being a nation before me forever.”
[37] Yahweh says: “If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done,” says Yahweh.
[38] “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the city will be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
[39] The measuring line will go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and will turn toward Goah.
[40] The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, will be holy to Yahweh. It will not be plucked up or thrown down any more forever.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 31 (KJVS)

[1] At the same time, saith () the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
[2] Thus saith () the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found () grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went () to cause him to rest. ()
[3] The Lord hath appeared () of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved () thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn () thee.
[4] Again I will build () thee, and thou shalt be built, () O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned () with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth () in the dances of them that make merry. ()
[5] Thou shalt yet plant () vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters () shall plant, () and shall eat them as common things. ()
[6] For there shall be a day, that the watchmen () upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, () Arise () ye, and let us go up () to Zion unto the Lord our God.
[7] For thus saith () the Lord; Sing () with gladness for Jacob, and shout () among the chief of the nations: publish () ye, praise () ye, and say, () O Lord, save () thy people, the remnant of Israel.
[8] Behold, I will bring () them from the north country, and gather () them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child () together: a great company shall return () thither.
[9] They shall come () with weeping, and with supplications will I lead () them: I will cause them to walk () by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: () for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
[10] Hear () the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare () it in the isles afar off, and say, () He that scattered () Israel will gather () him, and keep () him, as a shepherd () doth his flock.
[11] For the Lord hath redeemed () Jacob, and ransomed () him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
[12] Therefore they shall come () and sing () in the height of Zion, and shall flow together () to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow () any more () at all.
[13] Then shall the virgin rejoice () in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn () their mourning into joy, and will comfort () them, and make them rejoice () from their sorrow.
[14] And I will satiate () the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied () with my goodness, saith () the Lord.
[15] Thus saith () the Lord; A voice was heard () in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping () for her children refused () to be comforted () for her children, because they were not.
[16] Thus saith () the Lord; Refrain () thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith () the Lord; and they shall come again () from the land of the enemy. ()
[17] And there is hope in thine end, saith () the Lord, that thy children shall come again () to their own border.
[18] I have surely () heard () Ephraim bemoaning () himself thus; Thou hast chastised () me, and I was chastised, () as a bullock unaccustomed () to the yoke: turn () thou me, and I shall be turned; () for thou art the Lord my God.
[19] Surely after that I was turned, () I repented; () and after that I was instructed, () I smote () upon my thigh: I was ashamed, () yea, even confounded, () because I did bear () the reproach of my youth.
[20] Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake () against him, I do earnestly () remember () him still: therefore my bowels are troubled () for him; I will surely () have mercy () upon him, saith () the Lord.
[21] Set thee up () waymarks, make () thee high heaps: set () thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: () turn again, () O virgin of Israel, turn again () to these thy cities.
[22] How long wilt thou go about, () O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created () a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass () a man.
[23] Thus saith () the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use () this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again () their captivity; The Lord bless () thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
[24] And there shall dwell () in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth () with flocks.
[25] For I have satiated () the weary soul, and I have replenished () every sorrowful () soul.
[26] Upon this I awaked, () and beheld; () and my sleep was sweet () unto me.
[27] Behold, the days come, () saith () the Lord, that I will sow () the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
[28] And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over () them, to pluck up, () and to break down, () and to throw down, () and to destroy, () and to afflict; () so will I watch over () them, to build, () and to plant, () saith () the Lord.
[29] In those days they shall say () no more, The fathers have eaten () a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. ()
[30] But every one shall die () for his own iniquity: every man that eateth () the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. ()
[31] Behold, the days come, () saith () the Lord, that I will make () a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
[32] not according to the covenant that I made () with their fathers in the day that I took () them by the hand to bring them out () of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, () although I was an husband () unto them, saith () the Lord:
[33] but this shall be the covenant that I will make () with the house of Israel; After those days, saith () the Lord, I will put () my law in their inward parts, and write () it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[34] And they shall teach () no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, () Know () the Lord: for they shall all know () me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith () the Lord: for I will forgive () their iniquity, and I will remember () their sin no more.
[35] Thus saith () the Lord, which giveth () the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth () the sea when the waves thereof roar; () The Lord of hosts is his name:
[36] If those ordinances depart () from before me, saith () the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease () from being a nation before me for ever.
[37] Thus saith () the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, () and the foundations of the earth searched out () beneath, I will also cast off () all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, () saith () the Lord.
[38] Behold, the days come, () saith () the Lord, that the city shall be built () to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
[39] And the measuring line () shall yet go forth () over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about () to Goath.
[40] And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields () unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, () nor thrown down () any more for ever.

Jeremiah 31:3a Heb. from afar
Jeremiah 31:3b Or, have I extended lovingkindness unto thee
Jeremiah 31:4 Or, timbrels
Jeremiah 31:5 Heb. profane them
Jeremiah 31:9 Or, favours
Jeremiah 31:32 Or, should I have continued a husband unto them?

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 31 (BYZ)

[1] [38:1] εν τω χρονω εκεινω ειπεν κυριος εσομαι εις θεον τω γενει ισραηλ και αυτοι εσονται μοι εις λαον
[2] [38:2] ουτως ειπεν κυριος ευρον θερμον εν ερημω μετα ολωλοτων εν μαχαιρα βαδισατε και μη ολεσητε τον ισραηλ
[3] [38:3] κυριος πορρωθεν ωφθη αυτω αγαπησιν αιωνιαν ηγαπησα σε δια τουτο ειλκυσα σε εις οικτιρημα
[4] [38:4] ετι οικοδομησω σε και οικοδομηθηση παρθενος ισραηλ ετι λημψη τυμπανον σου και εξελευση μετα συναγωγης παιζοντων
[5] [38:5] ετι φυτευσατε αμπελωνας εν ορεσιν σαμαρειας φυτευσατε και αινεσατε
[6] [38:6] οτι εστιν ημερα κλησεως απολογουμενων εν ορεσιν εφραιμ αναστητε και αναβητε εις σιων προς κυριον τον θεον ημων
[7] [38:7] οτι ουτως ειπεν κυριος τω ιακωβ ευφρανθητε και χρεμετισατε επι κεφαλην εθνων ακουστα ποιησατε και αινεσατε ειπατε εσωσεν κυριος τον λαον αυτου το καταλοιπον του ισραηλ
[8] [38:8] ιδου εγω αγω αυτους απο βορρα και συναξω αυτους απ εσχατου της γης εν εορτη φασεκ και τεκνοποιηση οχλον πολυν και αποστρεψουσιν ωδε
[9] [38:9] εν κλαυθμω εξηλθον και εν παρακλησει αναξω αυτους αυλιζων επι διωρυγας υδατων εν οδω ορθη και ου μη πλανηθωσιν εν αυτη οτι εγενομην τω ισραηλ εις πατερα και εφραιμ πρωτοτοκος μου εστιν
[10] [38:10] ακουσατε λογον κυριου εθνη και αναγγειλατε εις νησους τας μακροτερον ειπατε ο λικμησας τον ισραηλ συναξει αυτον και φυλαξει αυτον ως ο βοσκων το ποιμνιον αυτου
[11] [38:11] οτι ελυτρωσατο κυριος τον ιακωβ εξειλατο αυτον εκ χειρος στερεωτερων αυτου
[12] [38:12] και ηξουσιν και ευφρανθησονται εν τω ορει σιων και ηξουσιν επ αγαθα κυριου επι γην σιτου και οινου και καρπων και κτηνων και προβατων και εσται η ψυχη αυτων ωσπερ ξυλον εγκαρπον και ου πεινασουσιν ετι
[13] [38:13] τοτε χαρησονται παρθενοι εν συναγωγη νεανισκων και πρεσβυται χαρησονται και στρεψω το πενθος αυτων εις χαρμονην και ποιησω αυτους ευφραινομενους
[14] [38:14] μεγαλυνω και μεθυσω την ψυχην των ιερεων υιων λευι και ο λαος μου των αγαθων μου εμπλησθησεται
[15] [38:15] ουτως ειπεν κυριος φωνη εν ραμα ηκουσθη θρηνου και κλαυθμου και οδυρμου ραχηλ αποκλαιομενη ουκ ηθελεν παυσασθαι επι τοις υιοις αυτης οτι ουκ εισιν
[16] [38:16] ουτως ειπεν κυριος διαλιπετω η φωνη σου απο κλαυθμου και οι οφθαλμοι σου απο δακρυων σου οτι εστιν μισθος τοις σοις εργοις και επιστρεψουσιν εκ γης εχθρων
[17] [38:17] μονιμον τοις σοις τεκνοις
[18] [38:18] ακοην ηκουσα εφραιμ οδυρομενου επαιδευσας με και επαιδευθην εγω ωσπερ μοσχος ουκ εδιδαχθην επιστρεψον με και επιστρεψω οτι συ κυριος ο θεος μου
[19] [38:19] οτι υστερον αιχμαλωσιας μου μετενοησα και υστερον του γνωναι με εστεναξα εφ ημερας αισχυνης και υπεδειξα σοι οτι ελαβον ονειδισμον εκ νεοτητος μου
[20] [38:20] υιος αγαπητος εφραιμ εμοι παιδιον εντρυφων οτι ανθ ων οι λογοι μου εν αυτω μνεια μνησθησομαι αυτου δια τουτο εσπευσα επ αυτω ελεων ελεησω αυτον φησιν κυριος
[21] [38:21] στησον σεαυτην σιων ποιησον τιμωριαν δος καρδιαν σου εις τους ωμους οδον ην επορευθης αποστραφητι παρθενος ισραηλ αποστραφητι εις τας πολεις σου πενθουσα
[22] [38:22] εως ποτε αποστρεψεις θυγατηρ ητιμωμενη οτι εκτισεν κυριος σωτηριαν εις καταφυτευσιν καινην εν σωτηρια περιελευσονται ανθρωποι
[23] [38:23] ουτως ειπεν κυριος ετι ερουσιν τον λογον τουτον εν γη ιουδα και εν πολεσιν αυτου οταν αποστρεψω την αιχμαλωσιαν αυτου ευλογημενος κυριος επι δικαιον ορος το αγιον αυτου
[24] [38:24] και ενοικουντες εν ταις πολεσιν ιουδα και εν παση τη γη αυτου αμα γεωργω και αρθησεται εν ποιμνιω
[25] [38:25] οτι εμεθυσα πασαν ψυχην διψωσαν και πασαν ψυχην πεινωσαν ενεπλησα
[26] [38:26] δια τουτο εξηγερθην και ειδον και ο υπνος μου ηδυς μοι εγενηθη
[27] [38:27] δια τουτο ιδου ημεραι ερχονται φησιν κυριος και σπερω τον ισραηλ και τον ιουδαν σπερμα ανθρωπου και σπερμα κτηνους
[28] [38:28] και εσται ωσπερ εγρηγορουν επ αυτους καθαιρειν και κακουν ουτως γρηγορησω επ αυτους του οικοδομειν και καταφυτευειν φησιν κυριος
[29] [38:29] εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ου μη ειπωσιν οι πατερες εφαγον ομφακα και οι οδοντες των τεκνων ημωδιασαν
[30] [38:30] αλλ η εκαστος εν τη εαυτου αμαρτια αποθανειται και του φαγοντος τον ομφακα αιμωδιασουσιν οι οδοντες αυτου
[31] [38:31] ιδου ημεραι ερχονται φησιν κυριος και διαθησομαι τω οικω ισραηλ και τω οικω ιουδα διαθηκην καινην
[32] [38:32] ου κατα την διαθηκην ην διεθεμην τοις πατρασιν αυτων εν ημερα επιλαβομενου μου της χειρος αυτων εξαγαγειν αυτους εκ γης αιγυπτου οτι αυτοι ουκ ενεμειναν εν τη διαθηκη μου και εγω ημελησα αυτων φησιν κυριος
[33] [38:33] οτι αυτη η διαθηκη ην διαθησομαι τω οικω ισραηλ μετα τας ημερας εκεινας φησιν κυριος διδους δωσω νομους μου εις την διανοιαν αυτων και επι καρδιας αυτων γραψω αυτους και εσομαι αυτοις εις θεον και αυτοι εσονται μοι εις λαον
[34] [38:34] και ου μη διδαξωσιν εκαστος τον πολιτην αυτου και εκαστος τον αδελφον αυτου λεγων γνωθι τον κυριον οτι παντες ειδησουσιν με απο μικρου αυτων και εως μεγαλου αυτων οτι ιλεως εσομαι ταις αδικιαις αυτων και των αμαρτιων αυτων ου μη μνησθω ετι
[35] [38:35] εαν υψωθη ο ουρανος εις το μετεωρον φησιν κυριος και εαν ταπεινωθη το εδαφος της γης κατω και εγω ουκ αποδοκιμω το γενος ισραηλ φησιν κυριος περι παντων ων εποιησαν
[36] [38:36] ουτως ειπεν κυριος ο δους τον ηλιον εις φως της ημερας σεληνην και αστερας εις φως της νυκτος και κραυγην εν θαλασση και εβομβησεν τα κυματα αυτης κυριος παντοκρατωρ ονομα αυτω
[37] [38:37] εαν παυσωνται οι νομοι ουτοι απο προσωπου μου φησιν κυριος και το γενος ισραηλ παυσεται γενεσθαι εθνος κατα προσωπον μου πασας τας ημερας
[38] [38:38] ιδου ημεραι ερχονται φησιν κυριος και οικοδομηθησεται πολις τω κυριω απο πυργου αναμεηλ εως πυλης της γωνιας
[39] [38:39] και εξελευσεται η διαμετρησις αυτης απεναντι αυτων εως βουνων γαρηβ και περικυκλωθησεται κυκλω εξ εκλεκτων λιθων
[40] [38:40] και παντες ασαρημωθ εως ναχαλ κεδρων εως γωνιας πυλης ιππων ανατολης αγιασμα τω κυριω και ουκετι ου μη εκλιπη και ου μη καθαιρεθη εως του αιωνος