Add parallel Print Page Options

A volta do povo de Israel

31 O Senhor Deus diz:

— Está chegando o tempo em que eu serei o Deus de todas as tribos de Israel, e elas serão o meu povo. No deserto, tive pena daqueles que haviam escapado da morte. Quando o povo de Israel procurava descanso, eu, vindo de longe, apareci a eles. Povo de Israel, eu sempre os amei e continuo a mostrar que o meu amor por vocês é eterno. Eu construirei de novo a nação. Mais uma vez, vocês pegarão os seus tamborins e dançarão de alegria. Mais uma vez, vocês farão plantações de uva nos montes de Samaria, e quem plantar colherá as frutas. Está chegando o tempo em que os vigias gritarão nas montanhas de Efraim: “Venham! Vamos subir até Sião, onde está o Senhor, nosso Deus!”

O Senhor diz:
“Cantem de alegria por causa de Israel,
a maior de todas as nações.
Cantem este hino de louvor:
‘O Senhor salvou o seu povo,
ele livrou o resto do povo de Israel.’
Eu os trarei do Norte
e os ajuntarei dos lugares mais distantes da terra.
Com eles virão os cegos e os aleijados,
as mulheres grávidas e as que estão para dar à luz.
Eles vão voltar como uma grande nação.
Quando eu os trouxer,
eles virão chorando e orando.
Eu os levarei para a beira de águas correntes,
por uma estrada plana,
onde não tropeçarão.
Sou como um pai para Israel,
e Efraim é o meu filho mais velho.”

10 O Senhor diz ainda:
“Nações, escutem o que eu, o Senhor, estou dizendo
e anunciem as minhas palavras
nas ilhas e terras distantes.
Eu espalhei o povo de Israel,
mas vou ajuntá-lo de novo
e guardá-lo como um pastor guarda o seu rebanho.
11 Eu libertei os descendentes de Jacó
e os salvei das mãos de uma nação mais forte do que eles.
12 E vão chegar
e cantar de alegria no monte Sião;
vão se alegrar com os meus presentes,
com os cereais, o vinho, o azeite, o gado e os carneiros.
Eles serão como um jardim bem-regado
e terão tudo o que precisarem.
13 Então as moças, os moços e os velhos vão dançar e se alegrar.
Eu os animarei e mudarei o seu choro em alegria
e a sua tristeza em prazer.
14 Alimentarei os sacerdotes com muita comida boa
e darei ao meu povo tudo o que precisar.
Eu, o Senhor, estou falando.”

Deus tem misericórdia de Israel

15 O Senhor diz:

“Ouviu-se um som em Ramá,
o som de um choro amargo.
Era Raquel chorando pelos seus filhos;
ela não quer ser consolada,
pois todos estão mortos.
16 Pare de chorar
e enxugue as suas lágrimas.
Tudo o que você fez pelos seus filhos será recompensado;
eles voltarão da terra do inimigo.
Sou eu, o Senhor, quem está falando.
17 Há esperança para você no futuro;
os seus filhos voltarão para casa.
Sou eu, o Senhor, quem está falando.

18 “Escuto estas queixas do povo de Israel:
‘Ó Deus, nós éramos
como touros novos ainda não amansados,
mas tu nos ensinaste a obedecer.
Faze-nos voltar, ó Deus,
e voltaremos a ti,
pois tu és o Senhor, nosso Deus.
19 Nós nos afastamos de ti,
mas logo nos arrependemos.
Depois que nos castigaste,
curvamos a nossa cabeça em sinal de tristeza.’

20 “Povo de Israel,
você é o meu filho querido,
o filho que eu mais amo.
Sempre que digo o seu nome,
penso em você com amor.
O meu coração se comove,
e eu certamente terei misericórdia de você.
Sou eu, o Senhor, quem está falando.
21 Ponha avisos e marque a estrada;
repare bem no caminho por onde você passar.
Volte, povo de Israel,
volte para as cidades que eram suas.
22 Povo rebelde, até quando você vai ficar na dúvida?
Eu, o Senhor, criei uma coisa nova e diferente na terra:
uma mulher protegendo um homem.”

A prosperidade do povo de Deus

23 O Senhor Todo-Poderoso, o Deus de Israel, diz:

— Quando eu trouxer os israelitas de volta à sua pátria, eles de novo dirão na terra de Judá e nas suas cidades:

“Que o Senhor abençoe o monte sagrado de Jerusalém,
onde ele, o Deus de justiça, mora.”

24 O povo viverá em Judá e em todas as suas cidades; e haverá lavradores e também pastores com os seus rebanhos. 25 Eu animarei os cansados e darei comida a todos os que estão fracos de fome.

26 Então eu acordei descansado e bem-disposto.

27 — Eu, o Senhor, digo que está chegando o tempo em que encherei de gente e de animais as terras de Israel e de Judá. 28 Assim como cuidei deles para arrancar, derrubar, arruinar, destruir e arrasar, assim também cuidarei deles para plantar e construir. Sou eu, o Senhor, quem está falando. 29 Quando esse tempo chegar, o povo não dirá mais:

“Os pais comeram uvas verdes,
mas foram os dentes dos filhos
que ficaram ásperos.”

30 Pelo contrário, quem comer uvas verdes é que vai ficar com os dentes ásperos; e cada um morrerá por causa do seu próprio pecado.

31 O Senhor Deus diz:

— Está chegando o tempo em que farei uma nova aliança com o povo de Israel e com o povo de Judá. 32 Essa aliança não será como aquela que eu fiz com os antepassados deles no dia em que os peguei pela mão e os tirei da terra do Egito. Embora eu fosse o Deus deles, eles quebraram a minha aliança. Sou eu, o Senhor, quem está falando. 33 Quando esse tempo chegar, farei com o povo de Israel esta aliança: eu porei a minha lei na mente deles e no coração deles a escreverei; eu serei o Deus deles, e eles serão o meu povo. Sou eu, o Senhor, quem está falando. 34 Ninguém vai precisar ensinar o seu patrício nem o seu parente, dizendo: “Procure conhecer a Deus, o Senhor.” Porque todos me conhecerão, tanto as pessoas mais importantes como as mais humildes. Pois eu perdoarei os seus pecados e nunca mais lembrarei das suas maldades. Eu, o Senhor, estou falando.

35 O Senhor fez o sol para ser a luz do dia,
a lua e as estrelas para brilharem de noite.
Deus faz o mar ficar bravo
e faz rugir as suas ondas;
o seu nome é Senhor, o Todo-Poderoso.
36 Ele promete que, enquanto durarem as leis da natureza,
Israel será sempre uma nação.
37 Se algum dia for possível medir os céus
e examinar os alicerces da terra,
então eu rejeitarei o povo de Israel
por causa de tudo o que ele tem feito.
O Senhor Deus está falando.

38 — Está chegando o tempo — diz o Senhor — em que esta cidade será construída de novo, desde a torre de Hananel até o Portão da Esquina. 39 Dali a linha da divisa continuará até o monte Garebe e daí vai virar na direção de Goa. 40 Será sagrado para mim, o Senhor, o vale todo onde são jogados os mortos e o lixo. Serão sagrados também todos os campos que ficam além do riacho do Cedrom até o Portão dos Cavalos, a leste. Nunca mais Jerusalém será derrubada, nem destruída.

The Remnant of Israel Saved

31 “At (A)the same time,” says the Lord, (B)“I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”

Thus says the Lord:

“The people who survived the sword
Found grace in the wilderness—
Israel, when (C)I went to give him rest.”

The Lord has appeared [a]of old to me, saying:
“Yes, (D)I have loved you with (E)an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have (F)drawn you.
Again (G)I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
You shall again be adorned with your (H)tambourines,
And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.
(I)You shall yet plant vines on the mountains of Samaria;
The planters shall plant and [b]eat them as ordinary food.
For there shall be a day
When the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim,
(J)‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,
To the Lord our God.’ ”

For thus says the Lord:

(K)“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!’
Behold, I will bring them (L)from the north country,
And (M)gather 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.
(N)They shall come with weeping,
And with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk (O)by 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 (P)firstborn.

10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
And declare it in the [c]isles afar off, and say,
‘He who scattered Israel (Q)will gather him,
And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’
11 For (R)the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And ransomed him (S)from the hand of one stronger than he.
12 Therefore they shall come and sing in (T)the height of Zion,
Streaming to (U)the 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 (V)well-watered garden,
(W)And 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.
14 I will [d]satiate the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.”

Mercy on Ephraim

15 Thus says the Lord:

(X)“A voice was heard in (Y)Ramah,
Lamentation and bitter (Z)weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children,
Refusing to be comforted for her children,
Because (AA)they are no more.”

16 Thus says the Lord:

“Refrain your voice from (AB)weeping,
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.
17 There is (AC)hope in your future, says the Lord,
That your children shall come back to their own border.

18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself:
‘You have (AD)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
(AE)Restore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God.
19 Surely, (AF)after my turning, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was (AG)ashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
(AH)Therefore My [e]heart yearns for him;
(AI)I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.

21 “Set up signposts,
Make landmarks;
(AJ)Set your heart toward the highway,
The way in which you went.
[f]Turn back, O virgin of Israel,
Turn back to these your cities.
22 How long will you (AK)gad about,
O you (AL)backsliding daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman shall encompass a man.”

Future Prosperity of Judah

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: (AM)‘The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and (AN)mountain of holiness!’ 24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and (AO)in all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks. 25 For I have [g]satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

26 After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was (AP)sweet to me.

27 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that (AQ)I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass, that as I have (AR)watched over them (AS)to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them (AT)to build and to plant, says the Lord. 29 (AU)In those days they shall say no more:

‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge.’

30 (AV)But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

A New Covenant

31 “Behold, the (AW)days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that (AX)I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, [h]though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. 33 (AY)But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: (AZ)I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their [i]hearts; (BA)and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for (BB)they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For (BC)I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”

35 Thus says the Lord,
(BD)Who gives the sun for a light by day,
The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night,
Who disturbs (BE)the sea,
And its waves roar
(BF)(The Lord of hosts is His name):

36 “If (BG)those ordinances depart
From before Me, says the Lord,
Then the seed of Israel shall also cease
From being a nation before Me forever.”

37 Thus says the Lord:

(BH)“If heaven above can be measured,
And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath,
I will also (BI)cast off all the seed of Israel
For all that they have done, says the Lord.

38 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the city shall be built for the Lord (BJ)from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39 (BK)The surveyor’s line shall again extend straight forward over the hill Gareb; then it shall turn toward Goath. 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, (BL)to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, (BM)shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever.”

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Lit. from afar
  2. Jeremiah 31:5 Lit. treat them as common
  3. Jeremiah 31:10 Or coastlands
  4. Jeremiah 31:14 Fill to the full
  5. Jeremiah 31:20 Lit. inward parts
  6. Jeremiah 31:21 Or Return
  7. Jeremiah 31:25 fully satisfied
  8. Jeremiah 31:32 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX, Syr. and I turned away from them
  9. Jeremiah 31:33 Lit. inward parts

The Lord Will Turn Mourning to Joy

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

Thus says the Lord:
“The people who survived the sword
    found grace in the wilderness;
(C)when Israel sought for rest,
    the Lord appeared to him[a] from far away.
(D)I have loved you with an everlasting love;
    therefore (E)I have continued (F)my faithfulness to you.
(G)Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
    O virgin Israel!
(H)Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines
    and shall go forth in (I)the dance of the merrymakers.
(J)Again you shall plant vineyards
    on the mountains of Samaria;
the planters shall plant
    and shall enjoy the fruit.
For there shall be a day when watchmen will call
    in (K)the hill country of Ephraim:
(L)‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,
    to the Lord our God.’”

For thus says the Lord:
(M)“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
    and raise shouts for (N)the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
    (O)‘O Lord, save your people,
    the remnant of Israel.’
Behold, I will bring them (P)from the north country
    and (Q)gather them from (R)the farthest parts of the earth,
among them (S)the blind and the lame,
    the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
    a great company, they shall return here.
(T)With weeping they shall come,
    (U)and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them (V)walk by brooks of water,
    (W)in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for (X)I am a father to Israel,
    and Ephraim is (Y)my firstborn.

10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
    and declare it in the coastlands far away;
say, ‘He who scattered Israel will (Z)gather him,
    and will keep him (AA)as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
11 (AB)For the Lord has ransomed Jacob
    and has redeemed him from (AC)hands too strong for him.
12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
    (AD)and they shall be radiant (AE)over the goodness of the Lord,
(AF)over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
    and over the young of the flock and the herd;
(AG)their life shall be like a watered garden,
    (AH)and they shall languish no more.
13 (AI)Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
    and the young men and the old shall be merry.
(AJ)I will turn their mourning into joy;
    I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
14 (AK)I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance,
    and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness,
declares the Lord.”

15 Thus says the Lord:
(AL)“A voice is heard in (AM)Ramah,
    lamentation and bitter weeping.
(AN)Rachel is weeping for her children;
    she refuses to be comforted for her children,
    (AO)because they are no more.”

16 Thus says the Lord:
“Keep your voice from weeping,
    and your eyes from tears,
for there is a reward for your work,
declares the Lord,
    and (AP)they shall come back from the land of the enemy.
17 (AQ)There is hope for your future,
declares the Lord,
    and your children shall come back to their own country.
18 I have heard (AR)Ephraim grieving,
‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
    like an untrained calf;
(AS)bring me back that I may be restored,
    for you are the Lord my God.
19 For after (AT)I had turned away, I relented,
    and after I was instructed, (AU)I struck my thigh;
(AV)I was ashamed, and I was confounded,
    because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
20 (AW)Is Ephraim my dear son?
    (AX)Is he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
    I do remember him still.
(AY)Therefore my heart[b] yearns for him;
    I will surely have mercy on him,
declares the Lord.

21 (AZ)“Set up road markers for yourself;
    make yourself guideposts;
(BA)consider well the highway,
    (BB)the road by which you went.
Return, O virgin Israel,
    return to these your cities.
22 (BC)How long will you waver,
    (BD)O faithless daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth:
    a woman encircles a man.”

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, (BE)when I restore their fortunes:

(BF)“‘The Lord bless you, (BG)O habitation of righteousness,
    (BH)O holy hill!’

24 (BI)And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and (BJ)the farmers and those who wander with their flocks. 25 For I will (BK)satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.”

26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.

27 (BL)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when (BM)I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with (BN)the seed of man and the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass that (BO)as I have watched over them (BP)to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, (BQ)so I will watch over them (BR)to build and to plant, declares the Lord. 29 In those days they shall no longer say:

(BS)“‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
    and the children's teeth are set on edge.’

30 (BT)But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

The New Covenant

31 (BU)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make (BV)a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when (BW)I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, (BX)though I was their husband, declares the Lord. 33 (BY)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: (BZ)I will put my law within them, and I will write it (CA)on their hearts. (CB)And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ (CC)for they shall all know me, (CD)from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For (CE)I will forgive their iniquity, and (CF)I will remember their sin no more.”

35 Thus says the Lord,
who (CG)gives the sun for light by day
    and (CH)the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
    (CI)the Lord of hosts is his name:
36 (CJ)“If this fixed order departs
    from before me, declares the Lord,
then shall the offspring of Israel cease
    from being a nation before me forever.”

37 Thus says the Lord:
“If the heavens above can be measured,
    and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,
(CK)then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel
    for all that they have done,
declares the Lord.”

38 (CL)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when the city shall be rebuilt for the Lord (CM)from the Tower of Hananel to (CN)the Corner Gate. 39 (CO)And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah. 40 (CP)The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the (CQ)brook Kidron, to the corner of (CR)the Horse Gate toward the east, (CS)shall be sacred to the Lord. (CT)It shall not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever.”

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Septuagint; Hebrew me
  2. Jeremiah 31:20 Hebrew bowels