27 “The days are coming,”(A) declares the Lord, “when I will plant(B) the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals. 28 Just as I watched(C) over them to uproot(D) and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster,(E) so I will watch over them to build and to plant,”(F) declares the Lord.

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The New Covenant

27 “Look, the days are coming,” declares[a] Yahweh, “and I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humankind, and with the seed of animals.[b] 28 And then[c] as I have watched over them to pull up, and to tear down, and to annihilate, and to destroy, and to do evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares[d] Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:27 Literally “a declaration of”
  2. Jeremiah 31:27 Hebrew “animal”
  3. Jeremiah 31:28 Literally “And it will happen”
  4. Jeremiah 31:28 Literally “a declaration of”