Jeremiah 31:7-14

Complete Jewish Bible

⁷⁽⁸⁾Look! I am bringing them from the land in the north,
gathering them from the far ends of the earth;
among them are the blind and lame,
women with children, women in labor,
all together, a vast throng
returning here.
⁸⁽⁹⁾They will come weeping and praying
as I bring them back.
I will lead them by streams of water
on smooth paths, so that they won’t stumble.
For I am a father to Isra’el,
and Efrayim is my firstborn son.”

⁹⁽¹⁰⁾Nations, hear the word of Adonai!
Proclaim it in the coastlands far away. Say:
“He who scattered Isra’el is gathering him,
guarding him like a shepherd his flock.”
¹⁰⁽¹¹⁾For Adonai has ransomed Ya‘akov,
redeemed him from hands too strong for him.
¹¹⁽¹²⁾They will come and sing on the heights of Tziyon,
streaming to the goodness of Adonai,
to the grain, the wine, the olive oil,
and the young of the flock and the herd.
They themselves will be like a well-watered garden,
never to languish again.
¹²⁽¹³⁾“Then the virgin will dance for joy,
young men and old men together;
for I will turn their mourning into joy,
comfort and gladden them after their sorrow.
¹³⁽¹⁴⁾I will give the cohanim their fill of rich food,
and my people will be satisfied with my bounty,” says Adonai.

¹⁴⁽¹⁵⁾This is what Adonai says:
“A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamenting and bitter weeping.
It is Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children,
because they are no longer alive.”

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