The Remnant of Israel Saved
1 “At athe same time,” says the Lord, b“I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”
2 Thus says the Lord:
“The people who survived the sword
Found grace in the wilderness—
Israel, when aI went to give him rest.”
“The people who survived the sword
Found grace in the wilderness—
Israel, when aI went to give him rest.”
3 The Lord has appeared1 of old to me, saying:
“Yes, aI have loved you with ban everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have cdrawn you.
“Yes, aI have loved you with ban everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have cdrawn you.
4 Again aI will build you, and you shall be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
You shall again be adorned with your btambourines,
And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.
O virgin of Israel!
You shall again be adorned with your btambourines,
And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.
5 aYou shall yet plant vines on the mountains of Samaria;
The planters shall plant and1 eat them as ordinary food.
The planters shall plant and1 eat them as ordinary food.
6 For there shall be a day
When the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim,
a‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,
To the Lord our God.’ ”
When the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim,
a‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,
To the Lord our God.’ ”
7 For thus says the Lord:
a“Sing with gladness for Jacob,
And shout among the chief of the nations;
Proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save Your people,
The remnant of Israel!’
a“Sing with gladness for Jacob,
And shout among the chief of the nations;
Proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save Your people,
The remnant of Israel!’
8 Behold, I will bring them afrom the north country,
And bgather them from the ends of the earth,
Among them the blind and the lame,
The woman with child
And the one who labors with child, together;
A great throng shall return there.
And bgather them from the ends of the earth,
Among them the blind and the lame,
The woman with child
And the one who labors with child, together;
A great throng shall return there.
9 aThey shall come with weeping,
And with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk bby the rivers of waters,
In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;
For I am a Father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My cfirstborn.
And with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk bby the rivers of waters,
In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;
For I am a Father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My cfirstborn.
10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
And declare it in the1 isles afar off, and say,
‘He who scattered Israel awill gather him,
And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’
And declare it in the1 isles afar off, and say,
‘He who scattered Israel awill gather him,
And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’
12 Therefore they shall come and sing in athe height of Zion,
Streaming to bthe goodness of the Lord—
For wheat and new wine and oil,
For the young of the flock and the herd;
Their souls shall be like a cwell-watered garden,
dAnd they shall sorrow no more at all.
Streaming to bthe goodness of the Lord—
For wheat and new wine and oil,
For the young of the flock and the herd;
Their souls shall be like a cwell-watered garden,
dAnd they shall sorrow no more at all.
13 “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and the old, together;
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
And the young men and the old, together;
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
14 I will1 satiate the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.”
And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for Jeremiah 31:1.
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