1 A t that time, an affirmation of Jehovah, I am for God to all families of Israel, And they -- they are to Me for a people.

At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

2 T hus said Jehovah: Found grace in the wilderness Hath a people remaining from the sword Going to cause it to rest -- Israel.

Thus saith Jehovah: The people left of the sword have found grace in the wilderness, Israel, when I go to give him rest.

3 F rom afar Jehovah hath appeared to me, With love age-during I have loved thee, Therefore I have drawn thee kindness.

Jehovah hath appeared from afar unto me, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.

4 A gain do I build thee, And thou hast been built, O virgin of Israel, Again thou puttest on thy tabrets, And hast gone out in the chorus of the playful.

I will build thee again, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel! Thou shalt again be adorned with thy tambours, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

5 A gain thou dost plant vineyards In mountains of Samaria, Planters have planted, and made common.

Thou shalt again plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall eat the fruit.

6 F or there is a day, Cried have watchmen on mount Ephraim, `Rise, and we go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God;

For there shall be a day, when the watchmen upon mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God.

7 F or thus said Jehovah: Sing, O ye to Jacob, joy, And cry aloud at the head of the nations, Sound ye, praise ye, and say, Save, O Jehovah, thy people, the remnant of Israel.

For thus saith Jehovah: Sing aloud gladness for Jacob, and shout at the head of the nations; publish ye, praise ye, and say, Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.

8 L o, I am bringing them in from the north country, And have gathered them from the sides of the earth, Among them blind and lame, Conceiving and travailing one -- together, A great assembly -- they turn back hither.

Behold, I bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth; among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great assemblage shall they return hither.

9 W ith weeping they come in, And with supplications I bring them, I cause them to go unto streams of waters, In a right way -- they stumble not in it, For I have been to Israel for a father, And Ephraim -- My first-born he.

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

10 H ear a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd his flock,

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.

11 F or Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, And redeemed him from a hand stronger than he.

For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.

12 A nd they have come in, And have sung in the high place of Zion, And flowed unto the goodness of Jehovah, For wheat, and for new wine, and for oil, And for the young of the flock and herd, And their soul hath been as a watered garden, And they add not to grieve any more.

And they shall come and sing aloud upon the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for corn, and for new wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not languish any more at all.

13 T hen rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men -- together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow.

14 A nd satisfied the soul of the priests fatness, And My people with My goodness are satisfied, An affirmation of Jehovah.

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.

15 T hus said Jehovah, A voice in Ramah is heard, wailing, weeping most bitter, Rachel is weeping for her sons, She hath refused to be comforted for her sons, because they are not.

Thus saith Jehovah: A voice hath been heard in Ramah, the wail of very bitter weeping,—Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

16 T hus said Jehovah: Withhold thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears, For there is a reward for thy work, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they have turned back from the land of the enemy.

Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for there is a reward for thy work, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

17 A nd there is hope for thy latter end, An affirmation of Jehovah, And the sons have turned back their border.

And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah, and thy children shall come again to their own border.

18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, `Thou hast chastised me, And I am chastised, as a heifer not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For thou Jehovah my God.

I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

19 F or after my turning back I repented, And after my being instructed I struck on the thigh, I have been ashamed, I have also blushed, For I have borne the reproach of my youth.

Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after I knew myself, I smote upon thigh. I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, for I bear the reproach of my youth.

20 A precious son is Ephraim to Me? A child of delights? For since My speaking against him, I do thoroughly remember him still, Therefore have My bowels been moved for him, I do greatly love him, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

21 S et up for thee signs, make for thee heaps, Set thy heart to the highway, the way thou wentest, Turn back, O virgin of Israel, Turn back unto these thy cities.

Set up waymarks, make for thyself signposts; set thy heart toward the highway, the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

22 T ill when dost thou withdraw thyself, O backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath prepared a new thing in the land, Woman doth compass man.

How long wilt thou wander about, thou backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath created a new thing on the earth, a woman shall encompass a man.

23 T hus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Still they say this word in the land of Judah, And in its cities, In My turning back their captivity, Jehovah doth bless thee, habitation of righteousness, Mountain of holiness.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: They shall again use this speech, in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall turn their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness!

24 A nd dwelt in Judah have husbandmen, and in all its cities together, And they have journeyed in order.

And therein shall dwell Judah, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.

25 F or I have satiated the weary soul, And every grieved soul I have filled.'

For I have satiated the weary soul, and every languishing soul have I replenished.

26 O n this I have awaked, and I behold, and my sleep hath been sweet to me.

—Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

27 L o, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sown the house of Israel, And the house of Judah, With seed of man, and seed of beast.

Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah the seed of man and the seed of beast.

28 A nd it hath been, as I watched over them to pluck up, And to break down, and to throw down, And to destroy, and to afflict; So do I watch over them to build, and to plant, An affirmation of Jehovah.

And it shall come to pass, as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to overthrow, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them to build, and to plant, saith Jehovah.

29 I n those days they do not say any more: Fathers have eaten unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted.

In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge:

30 B ut -- each for his own iniquity doth die, Every man who is eating the unripe fruit, Blunted are his teeth.

for every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

31 L o, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have made with the house of Israel And with the house of Judah a new covenant,

Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

32 N ot like the covenant that I made with their fathers, In the day of My laying hold on their hand, To bring them out of the land of Egypt, In that they made void My covenant, And I ruled over them -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day of my taking them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they broke, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.

33 F or this the covenant that I make, With the house of Israel, after those days, An affirmation of Jehovah, I have given My law in their inward part, And on their heart I do write it, And I have been to them for God, And they are to me for a people.

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

34 A nd they do not teach any more Each his neighbour, and each his brother, Saying, Know ye Jehovah, For they all know Me, from their least unto their greatest, An affirmation of Jehovah; For I pardon their iniquity, And of their sin I make mention no more.

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will pardon their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.

35 T hus said Jehovah, Who is giving the sun for a light by day, The statutes of moon and stars for a light by night, Quieting the sea when its billows roar, Jehovah of Hosts His name:

Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for light by day, the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for light by night, who stirreth up the sea so that the waves thereof roar,—Jehovah of hosts is his name:

36 I f these statutes depart from before Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, Even the seed of Israel doth cease From being a nation before Me all the days.

If those ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

37 T hus said Jehovah: If the heavens above be measured, And the foundations of earth below searched, Even I kick against all the seed of Israel, For all that they have done, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Thus saith Jehovah: If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off the whole seed of Israel, for all that they have done, saith Jehovah.

38 L o, days, an affirmation of Jehovah, And the city hath been built to Jehovah, From the tower of Hananeel to the gate of the corner.

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah, from the tower of Hananeel unto the corner-gate.

39 A nd gone out again hath the measuring line Over-against it, unto the height of Gareb, And it hath compassed to Goah.

And the measuring line shall yet go forth before it unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn toward Goath.

40 A nd all the valley of the carcases and of the ashes, And all the fields unto the brook Kidron, Unto the corner of the horse-gate eastward, holy to Jehovah, it is not plucked up, Nor is it thrown down any more to the age!

And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the torrent Kidron, unto the corner of the horse-gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah: it shall not be plucked up, nor overthrown any more for ever.