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 31:1 ¶ At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

 31:1 ¶ At the sameº time,º saithºº the LORD,º will I beº the Godº of allº the familiesº of Israel,º and theyº shall beº my people.º

 31:2 Thus saith Jehovah, The people that were left of the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.

 31:2 Thusº saithºº the LORD,º The peopleº [which were] leftº of the swordº foundºº graceº in the wilderness;º [even] Israel,º when I wentºº to cause him to rest.ºº

 31:3 Jehovah appeared of old unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

 31:3 The LORDº hath appearedºº of oldºº unto me, [saying], Yea, I have lovedºº thee with an everlastingº love:º thereforeºº with lovingkindnessº have I drawnºº thee.

 31:4 Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

 31:4 Againº I will buildºº thee, and thou shalt be built,ºº O virginº of Israel:º thou shalt againº be adornedºº with thy tabrets,º and shalt go forthºº in the dancesº of them that make merry.ºº

 31:5 Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall enjoy [the fruit thereof].

 31:5 Thou shalt yetº plantºº vinesº upon the mountainsº of Samaria:º the plantersºº shall plant,ºº and shall eat [them] as common things.ºº

 31:6 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto Jehovah our God.

 31:6 Forº there shall beº a day,º [that] the watchmenºº upon the mountº Ephraimº shall cry,ºº Ariseºº ye, and let us go upºº to Zionº untoº the LORDº our God.º

 31:7 For thus saith Jehovah, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.

 31:7 Forº thusº saithºº the LORD;º Singºº with gladnessº for Jacob,º and shoutºº among the chiefº of the nations:º publishºº ye, praiseºº ye, and say,ºº O LORD,º saveººº thy people,ºº the remnantº of Israel.º

 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts 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 they return hither.

 31:8 Behold,º I will bringºº them from the northº country,ºº and gatherºº them from the coastsºº of the earth,º [and] with them the blindº and the lame,º the woman with childºº and her that travaileth with childºº together:º a greatº companyº shall returnºº thither.º

 31:9 They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.

 31:9 They shall comeºº with weeping,º and with supplicationsº will I leadºº them: I will cause them to walkººº byº the riversº of watersº in a straightº way,º wherein they shall notº stumble:ºº forº I amº a fatherº to Israel,º and Ephraimº [is] my firstborn.º

 31:10 ¶ Hear the word of Jehovah, 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.

 31:10 ¶ Hearºº the wordº of the LORD,º O ye nations,º and declareºº [it] in the islesº afar off,ºº and say,ºº He that scatteredºº Israelº will gatherºº him, and keepºº him, as a shepherdºº [doth] his flock.º

 31:11 For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

 31:11 Forº the LORDº hath redeemedººº Jacob,º and ransomedºº him from the handºº of [him that was] strongerº thanº he.

 31:12 And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow unto the goodness of Jehovah, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to 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.

 31:12 Therefore they shall comeºº and singºº in the heightº of Zion,º and shall flow togetherºº toº the goodnessº of the LORD,º forº wheat,º and forº wine,º and forº oil,º and forº the youngº of the flockº and of the herd:º and their soulº shall beº as a wateredº garden;º and they shall notº sorrowºº any moreºº at all.

 31:13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and 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.

 31:13 Thenº shall the virginº rejoiceºº in the dance,º both young menº and oldº together:º for I will turnºº their mourningº into joy,º and will comfortºº them, and make them rejoiceºº from their sorrow.ºº

 31:14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.

 31:14 And I will satiateºº the soulº of the priestsº with fatness,º and my peopleº shall be satisfiedºº withºº my goodness,º saithºº the LORD.º

 31:15 ¶ Thus saith Jehovah: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

 31:15 ¶ Thusº saithºº the LORD;º A voiceº was heardºº in Ramah,º lamentation,º [and] bitterº weeping;º Rahelº weepingºº forº her childrenº refusedºº to be comfortedºº forº her children,º becauseº they [were] not.º

 31:16 Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

 31:16 Thusº saithºº the LORD;º Refrainºº thy voiceº from weeping,ºº and thine eyesº from tears:ºº forº thy workº shall beº rewarded,º saithºº the LORD;º and they shall come againºº from the landºº of the enemy.ºº

 31:17 And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah; and [thy] children shall come again to their own border.

 31:17 And there isº hopeº in thine end,º saithºº the LORD,º that thy childrenº shall come againºº to their own border.º

 31:18 ¶ I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus], Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

 31:18 ¶ I have surelyºº heardºº Ephraimº bemoaningºº himselfº [thus]; Thou hast chastisedºº me, and I was chastised,ºº as a bullockº unaccustomedººº [to the yoke]: turnºº thou me, and I shall be turned;ºº forº thouº [art] the LORDº my God.º

 31:19 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.

 31:19 Surelyº afterº thatº I was turned,ºº I repented;ºº and afterº thatº I was instructed,ºº I smoteºº uponº [my] thigh:º I was ashamed,ºº yea, evenº confounded,ºº becauseº I did bearºº the reproachº of my youth.º

 31:20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

 31:20 [Is] Ephraimº my dearº son?º [is he] a pleasantº child?º forº sinceºº I spakeºº against him, I do earnestlyºº rememberºº him still:º thereforeºº my bowelsº are troubledºº for him; I will surelyºº have mercyºº upon him, saithºº the LORD.º

 31:21 Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts; set thy heart toward the highway, even the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

 31:21 Set thee upºº waymarks,º makeºº thee high heaps:º setºº thine heartº toward the highway,º [even] the wayº [which] thou wentest:ºº turn again,ºº O virginº of Israel,º turn againºº toº theseº thy cities.º

 31:22 ¶ How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.

 31:22 ¶ How longºº wilt thou go about,ºº O thou backslidingº daughter?º forº the LORDº hath createdºº a new thingº in the earth,º A womanº shall compassºº a man.º

 31:23 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.

 31:23 Thusº saithºº the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel;º As yetº they shall useººº thisº speechº in the landº of Judahº and in the citiesº thereof, when I shall bring againººº their captivity;º The LORDº blessºº thee, O habitationº of justice,º [and] mountainº of holiness.º

 31:24 And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.

 31:24 And there shall dwellºº in Judahº itself, and in allº the citiesº thereof together,º husbandmen,º and they [that] go forthºº with flocks.º

 31:25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished.

 31:25 Forº I have satiatedºº the wearyº soul,º and I have replenishedºº everyº sorrowfulºº soul.º

 31:26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

 31:26 Uponº thisº I awaked,ºº and beheld;ºº and my sleepº was sweetºº unto me.

 31:27 ¶ Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

 31:27 ¶ Behold,º the daysº come,ºº saithºº the LORD,º that I will sowººº the houseº of Israelº and the houseº of Judahº with the seedº of man,º and with the seedº of beast.º

 31:28 And it shall come to pass 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 will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith Jehovah.

 31:28 And it shall come to pass,º [that] like asº I have watchedº overººº them, to pluck up,ºº and to break down,ºº and to throw down,ºº and to destroy,ºº and to afflict;ºº soº will I watchº overººº them, to build,ºº and to plant,ºº saithºº the LORD.º

 31:29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

 31:29 In thoseº daysº they shall sayºº noº more,º The fathersº have eatenºº a sour grape,º and the children'sº teethº are set on edge.ºº

 31:30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

 31:30 Butºº every oneº shall dieºº for his own iniquity:º everyº manº that eatethºº the sour grape,º his teethº shall be set on edge.ºº

 31:31 ¶ Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

 31:31 ¶ Behold,º the daysº come,ºº saithºº the LORD,º that I will makeºº a newº covenantº withº the houseº of Israel,º and withº the houseº of Judah:º

 31:32 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 a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.

 31:32 Notº according to the covenantº thatº I madeºº withº their fathersº in the dayº [that] I tookºº them by the handº to bringº them outºº of the landºº of Egypt;º whichºº my covenantº theyº brake,ºº although Iº was an husbandºº unto them, saithºº the LORD:º

 31:33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people:

 31:33 Butº thisº [shall be] the covenantº thatº I will makeºº withº the houseº of Israel;º Afterº thoseº days,º saithºº the LORD,º I will putººº my lawº in their inward parts,º and writeºº it inº their hearts;º and will beº their God,º and theyº shall beº my people.º

 31:34 and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.

 31:34 And they shall teachºº noº moreº every manºº his neighbour,º and every manºº his brother,º saying,ºº Knowººº the LORD:º forº they shall allº knowºº me, from the leastºº of them untoº the greatestº of them, saithºº the LORD:º forº I will forgiveºº their iniquity,º and I will rememberºº their sinº noº more.º

 31:35 ¶ Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:

 31:35 ¶ Thusº saithºº the LORD,º which givethºº the sunº for a lightº by day,º [and] the ordinancesº of the moonº and of the starsº for a lightº by night,º which dividethºº the seaº when the wavesº thereof roar;ºº The LORDº of hostsº [is] his name:º

 31:36 If these ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

 31:36 Ifº thoseº ordinancesº departºº from beforeºº me, saithºº the LORD,º [then] the seedº of Israelº alsoº shall ceaseºº from beingºº a nationº beforeº me for ever.ºº

 31:37 Thus saith Jehovah: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith Jehovah.

 31:37 Thusº saithºº the LORD;º Ifº heavenº aboveºº can be measured,ºº and the foundationsº of the earthº searched outºº beneath,º Iº will alsoº cast offºº allº the seedº of Israelº forº allº thatº they have done,ºº saithºº the LORD.º

 31:38 ¶ Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah from the tower of Hananel unto the gate of the corner.

 31:38 ¶ Behold,º the daysº come,ºº saithºº the LORD,º that the cityº shall be builtºº to the LORDº from the towerºº of Hananeelº unto the gateº of the corner.º

 31:39 And the measuring line shall go out further straight onward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.

 31:39 And the measuringº lineººº shall yetº go forthºº over againstº it uponº the hillº Gareb,º and shall compass aboutºº to Goath.º

 31:40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

 31:40 And the wholeº valleyº of the dead bodies,º and of the ashes,º and allº the fieldsººº untoº the brookº of Kidron,º untoº the cornerº of the horseº gateº toward the east,º [shall be] holyº unto the LORD;º it shall notº be plucked up,ºº norº thrown downºº any moreº for ever.º