An everlasting love
At that time, declares the LORD, I'll be the God of all the families of Israel, and they'll be my people. This is what the LORD says: The people who survived the sword found kindness in the wilderness — Israel, when I went to give him rest. The LORD appeared to me of old, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; so with faithful love I have drawn you. I'll build you again and you'll be built, virgin of Israel. You'll pick up your tambourines again and go out dancing with those celebrating. You'll plant vineyards again on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant will plant and eat the fruit themselves. Because there'll be a day when the watchmen cry out on Mount Ephraim: Rise and let's go up to Zion, to the LORD our God. Because this is what the LORD says: Sing out with gladness for Jacob and shout for the head of the nations. Let it be heard, sing praise and say: Lord, save your people, the survivors of Israel. Look: I'll bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the far parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and the one in labour together. They'll come back here in a great crowd. They'll come weeping, and I'll lead them along while they plead. I'll take them along streams of water on a straight road where they won't stumble. Because I'm a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. Listen to the word of the LORD, you nations, and tell it in the coastlands far off. Say: The one who scattered Israel will gather him and keep him the way a shepherd keeps his flock. Because the LORD has bought Jacob back and paid the ransom for him out of the hand of the one who was too strong for him. So they'll come and sing on the height of Zion and stream to the goodness of the LORD — to the grain and the new wine and the oil, and the young of the flock and the herd. And their soul will be like a watered garden, and they won't be sad any more. Then the young woman will rejoice with dancing, young men and old together. And I'll turn their mourning into gladness. I'll comfort them and make them glad instead of sad. And I'll fill up the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my goodness, declares the LORD.
At that time, declares the Lord, I'll be the God of all the families of Israel, and they'll be my people. This is what the Lord says: The people who came through the sword found favour in the wilderness — Israel, when I went to give him rest. The Lord showed himself to me from far off: I've loved you with an everlasting love, so I've kept up my faithful love to you. I'll build you again and you'll be built, virgin of Israel. You'll pick up your tambourines again and go out dancing with the ones having a good time. You'll plant vineyards again on the hills of Samaria. The ones who plant will plant and eat the fruit themselves. Because there'll be a day when the watchmen call out on Mount Ephraim: Get up and let's go up to Zion, to the Lord our God. Because this is what the Lord says: Sing out with gladness for Jacob and shout for the head of the nations. Let it be heard, sing praise and say: Lord, save your people, what's left of Israel. Look — I'll bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the far parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and the one in labour together. They'll come back here in a great crowd. They'll come weeping, and I'll lead them along while they plead. I'll take them along streams of water on a straight road where they won't stumble. Because I'm a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. Listen to the word of the Lord, you nations, and tell it in the coastlands far off. Say: The one who scattered Israel will gather him and keep him the way a shepherd keeps his flock. Because the Lord has bought Jacob back and paid the ransom for him out of the hand of the one who was too strong for him. So they'll come and sing on the height of Zion and stream to the goodness of the Lord — to the grain and the new wine and the oil, and the young of the flock and the herd. And their soul will be like a watered garden, and they won't be sad any more. Then the young woman will celebrate with dancing, young men and old together. And I'll turn their mourning into gladness. I'll comfort them and make them glad instead of sad. And I'll fill up the soul of the priests with plenty, and my people will be filled with my goodness, declares the Lord.
At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 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. 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. 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. Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. 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. 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. And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
At that time, declares the LORD, I'll be the God of all the families of Israel, and they'll be my people.
At that time, declares the Lord, I'll be the God of all the families of Israel, and they'll be my people.
At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
This is what the LORD says: The people who survived the sword found kindness in the wilderness — Israel, when I went to give him rest.
This is what the Lord says: The people who came through the sword found favour in the wilderness — Israel, when I went to give him rest.
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.
The LORD appeared to me of old, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; so with faithful love I have drawn you.
The Lord showed himself to me from far off: I've loved you with an everlasting love, so I've kept up my faithful love to you.
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.
I'll build you again and you'll be built, virgin of Israel. You'll pick up your tambourines again and go out dancing with those celebrating.
I'll build you again and you'll be built, virgin of Israel. You'll pick up your tambourines again and go out dancing with the ones having a good time.
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.
You'll plant vineyards again on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant will plant and eat the fruit themselves.
You'll plant vineyards again on the hills of Samaria. The ones who plant will plant and eat the fruit themselves.
Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.
Because there'll be a day when the watchmen cry out on Mount Ephraim: Rise and let's go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.
Because there'll be a day when the watchmen call out on Mount Ephraim: Get up and let's go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.
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.
Because this is what the LORD says: Sing out with gladness for Jacob and shout for the head of the nations. Let it be heard, sing praise and say: Lord, save your people, the survivors of Israel.
Because this is what the Lord says: Sing out with gladness for Jacob and shout for the head of the nations. Let it be heard, sing praise and say: Lord, save your people, what's left of Israel.
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.
Look: I'll bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the far parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and the one in labour together. They'll come back here in a great crowd.
Look — I'll bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the far parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and the one in labour together. They'll come back here in a great crowd.
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.
They'll come weeping, and I'll lead them along while they plead. I'll take them along streams of water on a straight road where they won't stumble. Because I'm a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
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.
Listen to the word of the LORD, you nations, and tell it in the coastlands far off. Say: The one who scattered Israel will gather him and keep him the way a shepherd keeps his flock.
Listen to the word of the Lord, you nations, and tell it in the coastlands far off. Say: The one who scattered Israel will gather him and keep him the way a shepherd keeps his flock.
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.
Because the LORD has bought Jacob back and paid the ransom for him out of the hand of the one who was too strong for him.
Because the Lord has bought Jacob back and paid the ransom for him out of the hand of the one who was too strong for him.
For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
So they'll come and sing on the height of Zion and stream to the goodness of the LORD — to the grain and the new wine and the oil, and the young of the flock and the herd. And their soul will be like a watered garden, and they won't be sad any more.
So they'll come and sing on the height of Zion and stream to the goodness of the Lord — to the grain and the new wine and the oil, and the young of the flock and the herd. And their soul will be like a watered garden, and they won't be sad any more.
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.
Then the young woman will rejoice with dancing, young men and old together. And I'll turn their mourning into gladness. I'll comfort them and make them glad instead of sad.
Then the young woman will celebrate with dancing, young men and old together. And I'll turn their mourning into gladness. I'll comfort them and make them glad instead of sad.
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.
And I'll fill up the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my goodness, declares the LORD.
And I'll fill up the soul of the priests with plenty, and my people will be filled with my goodness, declares the Lord.
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
Rachel weeping
This is what the LORD says: “A voice was heard in Ramah — wailing and bitter weeping. Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.” This is what the LORD says: “Hold back your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, because your work will be rewarded,” says the LORD. “They will come again from the land of the enemy. And there's hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own border. I've really heard Ephraim moaning to himself: You've set me straight and I was set straight, like a calf that hasn't been broken in. Turn me back and I'll turn back, because you're the LORD my God. After I turned back, I was sorry. After I understood, I struck my thigh. I was ashamed and humiliated, because I carried the disgrace of my youth. Isn't Ephraim my dear son, my delightful child? Because whenever I speak against him, I still remember him. So my insides ache for him. I'll thoroughly have mercy on him, declares the LORD. Set up signposts for yourself and put up markers. Set your heart towards the highway, the road you went out on. Come back, virgin of Israel — return to these cities of yours. How long will you wander about, backsliding daughter? The LORD has created a new thing in the earth: a woman will compass a man. This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: They'll say this word again in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring them back from where they've been taken: May the LORD bless you, home of righteousness, mountain of holiness. And Judah and all its cities will live there together — farmers and those who go about with the flocks. Because I've filled up the weary soul and topped up every soul that was sad. At this I woke up and looked, and my sleep had been sweet to me.
This is what the Lord says: A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter weeping — Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted for her children, because they're not there. This is what the Lord says: Hold your voice back from weeping and your eyes from tears. Because there's a reward for what you've done, declares the Lord, and they'll come back from the land of the enemy. And there's hope for your future, declares the Lord, and your children will come back to their own border. I've really heard Ephraim moaning to himself: You've set me straight and I was set straight, like a calf that hasn't been broken in. Turn me back and I'll turn back, because you're the Lord my God. After I turned back, I was sorry. After I understood, I struck my thigh. I was ashamed and humiliated, because I carried the disgrace of my youth. Isn't Ephraim my dear son, my delightful child? Because whenever I speak against him, I still remember him. So my insides ache for him. I'll well and truly have mercy on him, declares the Lord. Set up signposts for yourself and put up markers. Set your heart towards the highway, the road you went out on. Come back, virgin of Israel — come back to these towns of yours. How long will you go wandering, you turning-away daughter? Because the Lord has created something new in the earth: a woman will go round a man. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: They'll say this word again in the land of Judah and in its towns, when I bring them back from where they've been taken: May the Lord bless you, home of righteousness, mountain of holiness. And Judah and all its towns will live there together — farmers and the ones who go about with the flocks. Because I've filled up the weary soul and topped up every soul that was sad. At this I woke up and looked, and my sleep had been sweet to me.
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. 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. And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
This is what the LORD says: “A voice was heard in Ramah — wailing and bitter weeping. Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.”
This is what the Lord says: A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter weeping — Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted for her children, because they're not there.
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.
This is what the LORD says: “Hold back your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, because your work will be rewarded,” says the LORD. “They will come again from the land of the enemy.
This is what the Lord says: Hold your voice back from weeping and your eyes from tears. Because there's a reward for what you've done, declares the Lord, and they'll come back from the land of the enemy.
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.
And there's hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own border.
And there's hope for your future, declares the Lord, and your children will come back to their own border.
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
I've really heard Ephraim moaning to himself: You've set me straight and I was set straight, like a calf that hasn't been broken in. Turn me back and I'll turn back, because you're the LORD my God.
I've really heard Ephraim moaning to himself: You've set me straight and I was set straight, like a calf that hasn't been broken in. Turn me back and I'll turn back, because you're the Lord my God.
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.
After I turned back, I was sorry. After I understood, I struck my thigh. I was ashamed and humiliated, because I carried the disgrace of my youth.
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.
Isn't Ephraim my dear son, my delightful child? Because whenever I speak against him, I still remember him. So my insides ache for him. I'll thoroughly have mercy on him, declares the LORD.
Isn't Ephraim my dear son, my delightful child? Because whenever I speak against him, I still remember him. So my insides ache for him. I'll well and truly have mercy on him, declares the Lord.
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.
Set up signposts for yourself and put up markers. Set your heart towards the highway, the road you went out on. Come back, virgin of Israel — return to these cities of yours.
Set up signposts for yourself and put up markers. Set your heart towards the highway, the road you went out on. Come back, virgin of Israel — come back to these towns of yours.
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.
How long will you wander about, backsliding daughter? The LORD has created a new thing in the earth: a woman will compass a man.
How long will you go wandering, you turning-away daughter? Because the Lord has created something new in the earth: a woman will go round a man.
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.
This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: They'll say this word again in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring them back from where they've been taken: May the LORD bless you, home of righteousness, mountain of holiness.
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: They'll say this word again in the land of Judah and in its towns, when I bring them back from where they've been taken: May the Lord bless you, home of righteousness, mountain of holiness.
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.
And Judah and all its cities will live there together — farmers and those who go about with the flocks.
And Judah and all its towns will live there together — farmers and the ones who go about with the flocks.
And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
Because I've filled up the weary soul and topped up every soul that was sad.
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
At this I woke up and looked, and my sleep had been sweet to me.
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
A new covenant
Look: the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I'll sow the people of Israel and the people of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. And the way I watched over them to pull up and pull down and overturn and destroy and bring trouble, that's how I'll watch over them to build and to plant, declares the LORD. In those days they won't say any more: The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge. Every man will die for his own wrongdoing. Whoever eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge. “The days are coming,” says the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to bring them out of Egypt — a covenant they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says the LORD. “This will be the covenant I make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the LORD. “I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. They will no longer teach every person their neighbour and every person their brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” says the LORD. “For I will forgive their wrongdoing, and I will remember their sin no more.” This is what the LORD says — who gives the sun for light by day and appoints the moon and stars for light by night; who stirs up the sea so its waves roar. The LORD Almighty is his name. If those fixed things ever go from before me, declares the LORD, then the offspring of Israel will stop being a nation before me forever. This is what the LORD says: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out below, then I'll reject the whole offspring of Israel for everything they've done, declares the LORD. Look: the days are coming, declares the LORD, when the city will be built for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. And the measuring line will go straight out from there over the hill of Gareb and turn towards Goah. And the whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron gully, to the corner of the Horse Gate towards the east, will be holy to the LORD. It won't be pulled up or pulled down ever again.
Look — the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I'll sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. And the way I watched over them to pull up and pull down and overturn and wreck and bring trouble, that's how I'll watch over them to build and to plant, declares the Lord. In those days they won't say any more: The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge. Every man will die for his own wrongdoing. Whoever eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge. Look — the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I'll cut a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. Not like the covenant I cut with their fathers on the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt — the covenant of mine that they broke, though I was a husband to them, declares the Lord. But this is the covenant I'll cut with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I'll put my teaching inside them and write it on their heart. And I'll be their God and they'll be my people. And they won't teach each other any more, each man his neighbour and each man his brother, saying, Know the Lord. Because they'll all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. Because I'll forgive their wrongdoing and won't remember their sin any more. This is what the Lord says — the one who gives the sun for light by day and sets the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so its waves roar. The Lord Almighty is his name. If those fixed things ever go from in front of me, declares the Lord, then the offspring of Israel will stop being a nation in front of me forever. This is what the Lord says: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out below, then I'll knock back the whole offspring of Israel for everything they've done, declares the Lord. Look — the days are coming, declares the Lord, when the town will be built for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. And the measuring line will go straight out from there over the hill of Gareb and turn towards Goah. And the whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron gully, to the corner of the Horse Gate towards the east, will be holy to the Lord. It won't be pulled up or pulled down ever again.
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. 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. In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. 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: 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: 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. 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. 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: 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. 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. 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. And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath. 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.
Look: the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I'll sow the people of Israel and the people of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.
Look — the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I'll sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.
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.
And the way I watched over them to pull up and pull down and overturn and destroy and bring trouble, that's how I'll watch over them to build and to plant, declares the LORD.
And the way I watched over them to pull up and pull down and overturn and wreck and bring trouble, that's how I'll watch over them to build and to plant, declares the Lord.
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.
In those days they won't say any more: The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge.
In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
Every man will die for his own wrongdoing. Whoever eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.
But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
“The days are coming,” says the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
Look — the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I'll cut a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
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:
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to bring them out of Egypt — a covenant they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says the LORD.
Not like the covenant I cut with their fathers on the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt — the covenant of mine that they broke, though I was a husband to them, declares the Lord.
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:
“This will be the covenant I make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the LORD. “I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
But this is the covenant I'll cut with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I'll put my teaching inside them and write it on their heart. And I'll be their God and they'll be my people.
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.
They will no longer teach every person their neighbour and every person their brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” says the LORD. “For I will forgive their wrongdoing, and I will remember their sin no more.”
And they won't teach each other any more, each man his neighbour and each man his brother, saying, Know the Lord. Because they'll all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. Because I'll forgive their wrongdoing and won't remember their sin any more.
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.
This is what the LORD says — who gives the sun for light by day and appoints the moon and stars for light by night; who stirs up the sea so its waves roar. The LORD Almighty is his name.
This is what the Lord says — the one who gives the sun for light by day and sets the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so its waves roar. The Lord Almighty is his name.
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:
If those fixed things ever go from before me, declares the LORD, then the offspring of Israel will stop being a nation before me forever.
If those fixed things ever go from in front of me, declares the Lord, then the offspring of Israel will stop being a nation in front of me forever.
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.
This is what the LORD says: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out below, then I'll reject the whole offspring of Israel for everything they've done, declares the LORD.
This is what the Lord says: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out below, then I'll knock back the whole offspring of Israel for everything they've done, declares the Lord.
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.
Look: the days are coming, declares the LORD, when the city will be built for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
Look — the days are coming, declares the Lord, when the town will be built for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
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.
And the measuring line will go straight out from there over the hill of Gareb and turn towards Goah.
And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
And the whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron gully, to the corner of the Horse Gate towards the east, will be holy to the LORD. It won't be pulled up or pulled down ever again.
And the whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron gully, to the corner of the Horse Gate towards the east, will be holy to the Lord. It won't be pulled up or pulled down ever again.
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.