Jeremiah 31:7-14

Holman Christian Standard Bible

God’s People Brought Home

⁷For this is what the Lord says:

Sing with joy for Jacob;
shout for the chief of the nations!
Proclaim, praise, and say,
“Lord, save Your people,^(A)
the remnant of Israel!”
⁸Watch! I am going to bring them from the northern land.
I will gather them from remote regions of the earth^(B)—
the blind and the lame will be with them,
along with those who are pregnant and those about to give birth.
They will return here as a great assembly!^(C)
⁹They will come weeping,
but I will bring them back with consolation.^[a]^(D)
I will lead them to wadis filled with water
by a smooth way where they will not stumble,^(E)
for I am Israel’s Father,
and Ephraim is My firstborn.
¹⁰Nations, hear the word of the Lord,
and tell it among the far off coastlands!^(F)
Say: The One who scattered Israel will gather him.
He will watch over him as a shepherd guards his flock,
¹¹for the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and redeemed him from the power of one stronger than he.^(G)
¹²They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;
they will be radiant with joy^(H)
because of^(I) the Lord’s goodness,
because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil,^(J)
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.
¹³Then the young woman will rejoice with dancing,
while young and old men rejoice together.
I will turn their mourning into joy,^(K)
give them consolation,
and bring happiness out of grief.
¹⁴I will refresh the priests with an abundance,^[b]^(L)
and My people will be satisfied with My goodness.
This is the Lord’s declaration.