Mercy on Ephraim
a“A voice was heard in bRamah,
Lamentation and bitter cweeping,
Rachel weeping for her children,
Refusing to be comforted for her children,
Because dthey are no more.”
“Refrain your voice from aweeping,
And your eyes from tears;
For your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord,
And they shall come back from the land of the enemy.
That your children shall come back to their own border.
‘You have achastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
bRestore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God.
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was bashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
aTherefore My1 heart yearns for him;
bI will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
Make landmarks;
aSet your heart toward the highway,
The way in which you went.
1Turn back, O virgin of Israel,
Turn back to these your cities.
O you bbacksliding daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman shall encompass a man.”
Future Prosperity of Judah
| << Jeremiah 31:16 | Jeremiah 31:18 >> |
American Standard Version
And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah; and `thy' children shall come again to their own border.
Amplified® Bible
And there is hope for your future, says the Lord; your children shall come back to their own country.
Contemporary English Version
So don't lose hope. I, the LORD, have spoken.
Darby English Version
And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah, and thy children shall come again to their own border.
Good News Bible
There is hope for your future; your children will come back home. I, the LORD, have spoken.
King James Version
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
New American Standard Bible
"There is hope for your future, declares the LORD, "And {your} children will return to their own territory."
New International Version
So there is hope for your future,"
declares the LORD.
"Your children will return to their own land.
New King James Version
There is hope in your future, says the LORD,
That your children shall come back to their own border.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You have hope for your future," declares the LORD, "And your children will return to their own territory.
Revised Standard Version
There is hope for your future, says the LORD, and your children shall come back to their own country.
Young's Literal Translation
And there is hope for thy latter end, An affirmation of Jehovah, And the sons have turned back `to' their border.
New English Translation
Indeed, there is hope for your posterity.1 Your children will return to their own territory. I, the Lord, affirm it!2
| << Jeremiah 31:16 | Jeremiah 31:18 >> |
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