Jeremiah 31 - New International Version (NIV)

31 “At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God^(A) of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”

² This is what the Lord says:

“The people who survive the sword
will find favor^(B) in the wilderness;
I will come to give rest^(C) to Israel.”

³ The Lord appeared to us in the past,^[a] saying:

“I have loved^(D) you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn^(E) you with unfailing kindness.
⁴ I will build you up again,
and you, Virgin^(F) Israel, will be rebuilt.^(G)
Again you will take up your timbrels^(H)
and go out to dance^(I) with the joyful.^(J)
5 Again you will plant^(K) vineyards
on the hills of Samaria;^(L)
the farmers will plant them
and enjoy their fruit.^(M)
6 There will be a day when watchmen^(N) cry out
on the hills of Ephraim,
‘Come, let us go up to Zion,
to the Lord our God.’”^(O)

⁷ This is what the Lord says:

“Sing^(P) with joy for Jacob;
shout for the foremost^(Q) of the nations.
Make your praises heard, and say,
‘Lord, save^(R) your people,
the remnant^(S) of Israel.’
⁸ See, I will bring them from the land of the north^(T)
and gather^(U) them from the ends of the earth.
Among them will be the blind^(V) and the lame,^(W)
expectant mothers and women in labor;
a great throng will return.
⁹ They will come with weeping;^(X)
they will pray as I bring them back.
I will lead^(Y) them beside streams of water^(Z)
on a level^(AA) path where they will not stumble,
because I am Israel’s father,^(AB)
and Ephraim is my firstborn son.

¹⁰ “Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
proclaim it in distant coastlands:^(AC)
‘He who scattered^(AD) Israel will gather^(AE) them
and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’^(AF)
11 For the Lord will deliver Jacob
and redeem^(AG) them from the hand of those stronger^(AH) than they.
¹² They will come and shout for joy^(AI) on the heights^(AJ) of Zion;
they will rejoice in the bounty^(AK) of the Lord—
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,^(AL)
the young of the flocks^(AM) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,^(AN)
and they will sorrow^(AO) no more.
¹³ Then young women will dance and be glad,
young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning^(AP) into gladness;
I will give them comfort^(AQ) and joy^(AR) instead of sorrow.
¹⁴ I will satisfy^(AS) the priests^(AT) with abundance,
and my people will be filled with my bounty,^(AU)”
declares the Lord.

¹⁵ This is what the Lord says:

“A voice is heard in Ramah,^(AV)
mourning and great weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,^(AW)
because they are no more.”^(AX)

¹⁶ This is what the Lord says:

“Restrain your voice from weeping
and your eyes from tears,^(AY)
for your work will be rewarded,^(AZ)”
declares the Lord.
“They will return^(BA) from the land of the enemy.
¹⁷ So there is hope^(BB) for your descendants,”
declares the Lord.
“Your children^(BC) will return to their own land.

¹⁸ “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
‘You disciplined^(BD) me like an unruly calf,^(BE)
and I have been disciplined.
Restore^(BF) me, and I will return,
because you are the Lord my God.
¹⁹ After I strayed,^(BG)
I repented;
after I came to understand,
I beat^(BH) my breast.
I was ashamed^(BI) and humiliated
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’^(BJ)
20 Is not Ephraim my dear son,
the child^(BK) in whom I delight?
Though I often speak against him,
I still remember^(BL) him.
Therefore my heart yearns for him;
I have great compassion^(BM) for him,”
declares the Lord.

²¹ “Set up road signs;
put up guideposts.^(BN)
Take note of the highway,^(BO)
the road that you take.
Return,^(BP) Virgin^(BQ) Israel,
return to your towns.
²² How long will you wander,^(BR)
unfaithful^(BS) Daughter Israel?
The Lord will create a new thing^(BT) on earth—
the woman will return to^[b](BU) the man.”

²³ This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity,^[c](BV) the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless^(BW) you, you prosperous city,^(BX) you sacred mountain.’^{(BY) 24} People will live^(BZ) together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.^{(CA) 25} I will refresh the weary^(CB) and satisfy the faint.”^(CC)

²⁶ At this I awoke^(CD) and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.

²⁷ “The days are coming,”^(CE) declares the Lord, “when I will plant^(CF) the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals. ²⁸ Just as I watched^(CG) over them to uproot^(CH) and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster,^(CI) so I will watch over them to build and to plant,”^(CJ) declares the Lord. ²⁹ “In those days people will no longer say,

‘The parents^(CK) have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’^(CL)

³⁰ Instead, everyone will die for their own sin;^(CM) whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.

³¹ “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will make a new covenant^(CN)
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.
³² It will not be like the covenant^(CO)
I made with their ancestors^(CP)
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,^(CQ)
because they broke my covenant,
though I was a husband^(CR) to^[d] them,^[e]”
declares the Lord.
³³ “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
after that time,” declares the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds^(CS)
and write it on their hearts.^(CT)
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.^(CU)
34 No longer will they teach^(CV) their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know^(CW) me,
from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the Lord.
“For I will forgive^(CX) their wickedness
and will remember their sins^(CY) no more.”

³⁵ This is what the Lord says,

he who appoints^(CZ) the sun
to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
to shine by night,^(DA)
who stirs up the sea^(DB)
so that its waves roar^(DC)—
the Lord Almighty is his name:^(DD)
36 “Only if these decrees^(DE) vanish from my sight,”
declares the Lord,
“will Israel^(DF) ever cease
being a nation before me.”

³⁷ This is what the Lord says:

“Only if the heavens above can be measured^(DG)
and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject^(DH) all the descendants of Israel
because of all they have done,”
declares the Lord.

³⁸ “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when this city will be rebuilt^(DI) for me from the Tower of Hananel^(DJ) to the Corner Gate.^{(DK) 39} The measuring line^(DL) will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. ⁴⁰ The whole valley^(DM) where dead bodies^(DN) and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley^(DO) on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate,^(DP) will be holy^(DQ) to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”

Footnotes

1. Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar
2. Jeremiah 31:22 Or will protect
3. Jeremiah 31:23 Or I restore their fortunes
4. Jeremiah 31:32 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac / and I turned away from
5. Jeremiah 31:32 Or was their master

Cross references

1. Jeremiah 31:1 : S Lev 26:12
2. Jeremiah 31:2 : Nu 14:20
3. Jeremiah 31:2 : S Ex 33:14; S Dt 12:9
4. Jeremiah 31:3 : S Dt 4:37
5. Jeremiah 31:3 : Hos 11:4; Jn 6:44
6. Jeremiah 31:4 : S 2Ki 19:21
7. Jeremiah 31:4 : S Jer 1:10; S 30:18
8. Jeremiah 31:4 : S Ge 31:27
9. Jeremiah 31:4 : S Ex 15:20
10. Jeremiah 31:4 : S Jer 30:19
11. Jeremiah 31:5 : S Dt 20:6
12. Jeremiah 31:5 : Jer 33:13; 50:19; Ob 1:19
13. Jeremiah 31:5 : S Isa 37:30; Am 9:14
14. Jeremiah 31:6 : S Isa 52:8; S 56:10
15. Jeremiah 31:6 : ver 12; S Dt 33:19; Jer 50:4-5; Mic 4:2
16. Jeremiah 31:7 : S Isa 12:6
17. Jeremiah 31:7 : Dt 28:13; Isa 61:9
18. Jeremiah 31:7 : Ps 14:7; 28:9
19. Jeremiah 31:7 : S Isa 37:31
20. Jeremiah 31:8 : S Jer 3:18
21. Jeremiah 31:8 : S Ge 33:13; S Dt 30:4; S Ps 106:47; Eze 34:12-14
22. Jeremiah 31:8 : Isa 42:16
23. Jeremiah 31:8 : Eze 34:16; Mic 4:6
24. Jeremiah 31:9 : S Ezr 3:12; Ps 126:5
25. Jeremiah 31:9 : Isa 63:13
26. Jeremiah 31:9 : S Nu 20:8; S Ps 1:3; S Isa 32:2
27. Jeremiah 31:9 : S Isa 40:4; S 49:11
28. Jeremiah 31:9 : S Ex 4:22; S Jer 3:4
29. Jeremiah 31:10 : Isa 49:1; S 66:19; S Jer 25:22
30. Jeremiah 31:10 : S Lev 26:33
31. Jeremiah 31:10 : S Dt 30:4; S Isa 11:12; Jer 50:19
32. Jeremiah 31:10 : Isa 40:11; Eze 34:12
33. Jeremiah 31:11 : S Ex 6:6; Zec 9:16
34. Jeremiah 31:11 : Ps 142:6
35. Jeremiah 31:12 : S Ps 126:5
36. Jeremiah 31:12 : Eze 17:23; 20:40; 40:2; Mic 4:1
37. Jeremiah 31:12 : S Ps 36:8; Joel 3:18
38. Jeremiah 31:12 : S Nu 18:12; Hos 2:21-22; Joel 2:19
39. Jeremiah 31:12 : ver 24; S Isa 65:10
40. Jeremiah 31:12 : S SS 4:15
41. Jeremiah 31:12 : S Isa 30:19; S 62:5; Jn 16:22; S Rev 7:17
42. Jeremiah 31:13 : S Isa 61:3
43. Jeremiah 31:13 : S Isa 40:1
44. Jeremiah 31:13 : Ps 30:11; S Isa 51:11
45. Jeremiah 31:14 : ver 25
46. Jeremiah 31:14 : Lev 7:35-36
47. Jeremiah 31:14 : S Ps 36:8; S Isa 30:23
48. Jeremiah 31:15 : S Jos 18:25
49. Jeremiah 31:15 : S Ge 37:35
50. Jeremiah 31:15 : S Jer 10:20; Mt 2:17-18*
51. Jeremiah 31:16 : S Ps 30:5; S Isa 25:8; 30:19
52. Jeremiah 31:16 : S Ru 2:12; S 2Ch 15:7
53. Jeremiah 31:16 : Jer 30:3; Eze 11:17
54. Jeremiah 31:17 : S Job 8:7; La 3:29
55. Jeremiah 31:17 : S Jer 30:20
56. Jeremiah 31:18 : S Job 5:17
57. Jeremiah 31:18 : Jer 50:11; Hos 4:16; 10:11
58. Jeremiah 31:18 : S Ps 80:3
59. Jeremiah 31:19 : S Ps 95:10; S Jer 8:4; Eze 36:31
60. Jeremiah 31:19 : Eze 21:12; Lk 18:13
61. Jeremiah 31:19 : Ezr 9:6
62. Jeremiah 31:19 : S Ps 25:7; S Jer 22:21
63. Jeremiah 31:20 : La 3:33
64. Jeremiah 31:20 : S Isa 44:21
65. Jeremiah 31:20 : S 1Ki 3:26; S Ps 6:2; Isa 55:7; Mic 7:18
66. Jeremiah 31:21 : Eze 21:19
67. Jeremiah 31:21 : Isa 35:8; Jer 50:5
68. Jeremiah 31:21 : Isa 52:11; S Jer 3:12
69. Jeremiah 31:21 : ver 4
70. Jeremiah 31:22 : S Jer 2:23
71. Jeremiah 31:22 : S Jer 3:6
72. Jeremiah 31:22 : Isa 43:19
73. Jeremiah 31:22 : S Dt 32:10
74. Jeremiah 31:23 : S Jer 30:18
75. Jeremiah 31:23 : S Ge 28:3; S Nu 6:24
76. Jeremiah 31:23 : S Isa 1:26
77. Jeremiah 31:23 : S Ps 48:1; S Isa 2:2
78. Jeremiah 31:24 : S Jer 30:18; Zec 8:4-8
79. Jeremiah 31:24 : S ver 12
80. Jeremiah 31:25 : S Isa 40:29
81. Jeremiah 31:25 : Jn 4:14
82. Jeremiah 31:26 : Zec 4:1
83. Jeremiah 31:27 : S Jer 16:14
84. Jeremiah 31:27 : Hos 2:23
85. Jeremiah 31:28 : S Job 29:2
86. Jeremiah 31:28 : S Dt 29:28
87. Jeremiah 31:28 : S Jer 18:8
88. Jeremiah 31:28 : S Dt 28:63; S 30:9; S Jer 1:10; Eze 36:10-11; Am 9:14
89. Jeremiah 31:29 : S Ge 9:25; Dt 24:16; La 5:7
90. Jeremiah 31:29 : Eze 18:2
91. Jeremiah 31:30 : S 2Ki 14:6; S Isa 3:11; Gal 6:7
92. Jeremiah 31:31 : S Dt 29:14; S Isa 42:6; S 54:10; S Lk 22:20; Heb 8:8-12*; 10:16-17
93. Jeremiah 31:32 : S Ex 24:8
94. Jeremiah 31:32 : Dt 5:3
95. Jeremiah 31:32 : Jer 11:4
96. Jeremiah 31:32 : S Isa 54:5
97. Jeremiah 31:33 : S Ex 4:15
98. Jeremiah 31:33 : S Dt 6:6; S 2Co 3:3
99. Jeremiah 31:33 : S Jer 11:4; Heb 10:16
100. Jeremiah 31:34 : 1Jn 2:27
101. Jeremiah 31:34 : S Isa 11:9; S Jn 6:45
102. Jeremiah 31:34 : Ps 85:2; 130:4; Jer 33:8; 50:20
103. Jeremiah 31:34 : S Job 7:21; S Isa 38:17; Mic 7:19; Heb 10:17*
104. Jeremiah 31:35 : Ps 136:7-9
105. Jeremiah 31:35 : S Ge 1:16
106. Jeremiah 31:35 : S Ex 14:21
107. Jeremiah 31:35 : S Ps 93:3
108. Jeremiah 31:35 : S Jer 10:16
109. Jeremiah 31:36 : S Job 38:33; Jer 33:20-26
110. Jeremiah 31:36 : Ps 89:36-37
111. Jeremiah 31:37 : S Job 38:5; Jer 33:22
112. Jeremiah 31:37 : Jer 33:24-26; Ro 11:1-5
113. Jeremiah 31:38 : S Jer 30:18
114. Jeremiah 31:38 : S Ne 3:1
115. Jeremiah 31:38 : S 2Ki 14:13; S 2Ch 25:23
116. Jeremiah 31:39 : S 1Ki 7:23
117. Jeremiah 31:40 : S Jer 2:23; 7:31-32
118. Jeremiah 31:40 : S Jer 8:2
119. Jeremiah 31:40 : S 2Sa 15:23; Jn 18:1
120. Jeremiah 31:40 : S 2Ki 11:16
121. Jeremiah 31:40 : S Isa 4:3; Joel 3:17; Zec 14:21