10 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.

11 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

12 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.

13 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.

14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

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10 “Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
    proclaim it in distant coastlands:(A)
‘He who scattered(B) Israel will gather(C) them
    and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’(D)
11 For the Lord will deliver Jacob
    and redeem(E) them from the hand of those stronger(F) than they.
12 They will come and shout for joy(G) on the heights(H) of Zion;
    they will rejoice in the bounty(I) of the Lord
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,(J)
    the young of the flocks(K) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,(L)
    and they will sorrow(M) no more.
13 Then young women will dance and be glad,
    young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning(N) into gladness;
    I will give them comfort(O) and joy(P) instead of sorrow.
14 I will satisfy(Q) the priests(R) with abundance,
    and my people will be filled with my bounty,(S)
declares the Lord.

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

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10 Nations, hear the word of the Lord,
and tell it among the far off coasts and islands!(A)
Say, “The one who scattered Israel will gather him.(B)
He will watch over him as a shepherd guards his flock,
11 for the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and redeemed him from the power of one stronger than he.”(C)
12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;(D)
they will be radiant with joy(E)
because of the Lord’s goodness,
because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil,(F)
and because of the young of the flocks and herds.
Their life will be like an irrigated garden,
and they will no longer grow weak from hunger.
13 Then the young women will rejoice with dancing,
while young and old men rejoice together.
I will turn their mourning into joy,(G)
give them consolation,
and bring happiness out of grief.
14 I will refresh the priests with an abundance,[a](H)
and my people will be satisfied with my goodness.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:14 Lit fatness

10 Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
And declare in the (A)coastlands afar off,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will (B)gather him
And keep him as a (C)shepherd keeps his flock.”
11 For the Lord has (D)ransomed Jacob
And redeemed him from the hand of him who was (E)stronger than he.
12 “They will (F)come and shout for joy on the (G)height of Zion,
And they will be (H)radiant over the [a]bounty of the Lord
Over the (I)grain and the new wine and the oil,
And over the young of the (J)flock and the herd;
And their life will be like a (K)watered garden,
And they will (L)never languish again.
13 “Then the virgin will rejoice in the (M)dance,
And the young men and the old, together,
For I will (N)turn their mourning into joy
And will comfort them and give them (O)joy for their sorrow.
14 “I will [b]fill the soul of the priests with [c]abundance,
And My people will be (P)satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:12 Lit goodness
  2. Jeremiah 31:14 Lit saturate
  3. Jeremiah 31:14 Lit fatness