1 A t that time, says the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.

“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”

2 T hus says the Lord: The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness —when Israel sought to find rest.

Thus says the Lord, “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to find its rest.”

3 T he Lord appeared from of old to me, saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.

The Lord appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.

4 A gain I will build you and you will be built, O Virgin Israel! You will again be adorned with your timbrels and go forth in the dancing of those who make merry.

“ Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! Again you will take up your tambourines, And go forth to the dances of the merrymakers.

5 A gain you shall plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant and make the fruit common and enjoy it.

“Again you will plant vineyards On the hills of Samaria; The planters will plant And will enjoy them.

6 F or there shall be a day when the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim shall cry out, Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.

“For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, ‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion, To the Lord our God.’”

7 F or thus says the Lord: Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the head of the nations. Proclaim, praise, and say, The Lord has saved His people, the remnant of Israel!

For thus says the Lord, “ Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, And shout among the chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise and say, ‘O Lord, save Your people, The remnant of Israel.’

8 B ehold, I will bring them from the north country and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and among them will be the blind and the lame, the woman with child and she who labors in childbirth together; a great company, they will return here to Jerusalem.

“Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them the blind and the lame, The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together; A great company, they will return here.

9 T hey will come with weeping, pouring out prayers. I will lead them back; I will cause them to walk by streams of water and bring them in a straight way in which they will not stumble, for I am a Father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn.

“ With weeping they will come, And by supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of waters, On a straight path in which they will not stumble; For I am a father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.”

10 H ear the word of the Lord, O you nations, and declare it in the isles and coastlands far away, and say, He Who scattered Israel will gather him and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.

Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, And declare in the coastlands afar off, And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him And keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”

11 F or the Lord has ransomed Jacob and has redeemed him from the hand of him who was too strong for him.

For the Lord has ransomed Jacob And redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.

12 T hey shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion and shall flow together and be radiant with joy over the goodness of the Lord—for the corn, for the juice, for the oil, and for the young of the flock and the herd. And their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall not sorrow or languish any more at all.

“They will come and shout for joy on the height of Zion, And they will be radiant over the bounty of the Lord — Over the grain and the new wine and the oil, And over the young of the flock and the herd; And their life will be like a watered garden, And they will never languish again.

13 T hen will the maidens rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together. For I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice after their sorrow.

“Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together, For I will turn their mourning into joy And will comfort them and give them joy for their sorrow.

14 I will satisfy fully the life of the priests with abundance, and My people will be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.

“I will fill the soul of the priests with abundance, And My people will be satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.

15 T hus says the Lord: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.

Thus says the Lord, “ A voice is heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She refuses to be comforted for her children, Because they are no more.”

16 T hus says the Lord: Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord; and shall return from the enemy’s land.

Thus says the Lord, “ Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears; For your work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord, “And they will return from the land of the enemy.

17 A nd there is hope for your future, says the Lord; your children shall come back to their own country.

“There is hope for your future,” declares the Lord, “And your children will return to their own territory.

18 I have surely heard Ephraim moaning thus: You have chastised me, and I was chastised, like a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke; bring me back, that I may be restored, for You are the Lord my God.

“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, Like an untrained calf; Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the Lord my God.

19 S urely after I was turned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I penitently smote my thigh. I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I bore the disgrace of my youth.

‘For after I turned back, I repented; And after I was instructed, I smote on my thigh; I was ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

20 I s Ephraim My dear son? Is he a darling child and beloved? For as often as I speak against him, I do remember him still. Therefore My affection is stirred and My heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy, pity, and loving-kindness for him, says the Lord.

“Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him; Therefore My heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him,” declares the Lord.

21 S et up for yourselves highway markers, make for yourselves guideposts; turn your thoughts and attention to the way by which you went. Retrace your steps, O Virgin Israel, return to these your cities.

“Set up for yourself roadmarks, Place for yourself guideposts; Direct your mind to the highway, The way by which you went. Return, O virgin of Israel, Return to these your cities.

22 H ow long will you waver and hesitate, O you backsliding daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the land: a female shall compass (woo, win, and protect) a man.

“How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth— A woman will encompass a man.”

23 T hus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in her cities when I release them from exile: The Lord bless you, O habitation of justice and righteousness, O holy mountain!

Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes, ‘The Lord bless you, O abode of righteousness, O holy hill!’

24 A nd Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together— farmers and those who wander about with their flocks.

Judah and all its cities will dwell together in it, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.

25 F or I will satisfy the weary soul, and I will replenish every languishing and sorrowful person.

For I satisfy the weary ones and refresh everyone who languishes.”

26 T hereupon I awoke and looked, and my sleep was sweet to me.

At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me. A New Covenant

27 B ehold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed (offspring) of man and of beast.

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.

28 A nd it will be that as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down, and to overthrow, destroy, and afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord.

As I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to overthrow, to destroy and to bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the Lord.

29 I n those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

“In those days they will not say again, ‘ The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are set on edge.’

30 B ut everyone shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats sour grapes—his teeth shall be set on edge.

But everyone will die for his own iniquity; each man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.

31 B ehold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,

“ Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,

32 N ot according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was their Husband, says the Lord.

not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord.

33 B ut this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, says the Lord, I will put My law within them, and on their hearts will I write it; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.

“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “ I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

34 A nd they will no more teach each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, Know the Lord, for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”

35 T hus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for a light by day and the fixed order of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, Who stirs up the sea’s roaring billows or stills the waves when they roar—the Lord of hosts is His name:

Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The Lord of hosts is His name:

36 I f these ordinances depart from before Me, says the Lord, then the posterity of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before Me throughout the ages.

“ If this fixed order departs From before Me,” declares the Lord, “Then the offspring of Israel also will cease From being a nation before Me forever.”

37 T hus says the Lord: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done, says the Lord.

Thus says the Lord, “ If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel For all that they have done,” declares the Lord.

38 B ehold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when the city shall be built for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the city will be rebuilt for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

39 A nd the measuring line shall go out farther straight onward to the hill Gareb and shall then turn to Goah.

The measuring line will go out farther straight ahead to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah.

40 A nd the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or overthrown any more to the end of the age.

And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord; it will not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever.”