Jeremiah 31:15
New Living Translation
Rachel’s Sadness Turns to Joy
15 This is what the Lord says:
“A cry is heard in Ramah—
deep anguish and bitter weeping.
Rachel weeps for her children,
refusing to be comforted—
for her children are gone.”
Jeremiah 31:15
Christian Standard Bible
Lament Turned to Joy
15 This is what the Lord says:
A voice was heard in Ramah,(A)
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.(B)
Jeremiah 31:15
Easy-to-Read Version
15 This is what the Lord says:
“A sound is heard in Ramah—
bitter crying and great sadness.
Rachel[a] cries for her children,
and she refuses to be comforted,
because her children are gone.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:15 Rachel Jacob’s wife. Here, this means all the women who are crying for their husbands and children who have died in the war with Babylon.
Jeremiah 31:15
Living Bible
15 The Lord spoke to me again, saying: In Ramah there is bitter weeping—Rachel[a] is weeping for her children and cannot be comforted, for they are gone.
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- Jeremiah 31:15 Rachel, symbolic mother of the Northern tribes, who were taken away by the Assyrians as slaves.
Jeremiah 31:15
New American Standard Bible
15 This is what the Lord says:
“(A)A voice is heard in (B)Ramah,
Lamenting and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
She (C)refuses to be comforted for her children,
Because (D)they are no more.”
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