Jeremiah 31 - Compare Translations
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Jeremiah 31:1
KJVAt the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
WEB“At that time,” says Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
YLTAt that time, an affirmation of Jehovah, I am for God to all families of Israel, And they -- they are to Me for a people.
Jeremiah 31:2
KJVThus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
WEBYahweh says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”
YLTThus said Jehovah: Found grace in the wilderness Hath a people remaining from the sword Going to cause it to rest -- Israel.
Jeremiah 31:3
KJVThe Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
WEBYahweh appeared of old to me, saying,
YLTFrom afar Jehovah hath appeared to me, With love age-during I have loved thee, Therefore I have drawn thee [with] kindness.
Jeremiah 31:4
KJVAgain I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
WEBI will build you again,
YLTAgain 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.
Jeremiah 31:5
KJVThou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.
WEBAgain you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria.
YLTAgain thou dost plant vineyards In mountains of Samaria, Planters have planted, and made common.
Jeremiah 31:6
KJVFor there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God.
WEBFor there will be a day that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim cry,
YLTFor there is a day, Cried have watchmen on mount Ephraim, `Rise, and we go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God;
Jeremiah 31:7
KJVFor thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
WEBFor Yahweh says,
YLTFor thus said Jehovah: Sing, O ye to Jacob, [with] 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.
Jeremiah 31:8
KJVBehold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
WEBBehold, I will bring them from the north country,
YLTLo, I am bringing them in from the north country, And have gathered them from the sides of the earth, Among them [are] blind and lame, Conceiving and travailing one -- together, A great assembly -- they turn back hither.
Jeremiah 31:9
KJVThey shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
WEBThey will come with weeping.
YLTWith 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 [is] he.
Jeremiah 31:10
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Jeremiah 31:11
KJVFor the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
WEBFor Yahweh has ransomed Jacob,
YLTFor Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, And redeemed him from a hand stronger than he.
Jeremiah 31:12
KJVTherefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for 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 sorrow any more at all.
WEBThey will come and sing in the height of Zion,
YLTAnd 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.
Jeremiah 31:13
KJVThen shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
WEBThen the virgin will rejoice in the dance;
YLTThen 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,
Jeremiah 31:14
KJVAnd I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.
WEBI will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness,
YLTAnd satisfied the soul of the priests [with] fatness, And My people with My goodness are satisfied, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 31:15
KJVThus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
WEBYahweh says:
YLTThus 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.
Jeremiah 31:16
KJVThus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
WEBYahweh says:
YLTThus 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.
Jeremiah 31:17
KJVAnd there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
WEBThere is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh.
YLTAnd there is hope for thy latter end, An affirmation of Jehovah, And the sons have turned back [to] their border.
Jeremiah 31:18
KJVI have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
WEB“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus,
YLTI 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 [art] Jehovah my God.
Jeremiah 31:19
KJVSurely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
WEBSurely after that I was turned.
YLTFor 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.
Jeremiah 31:20
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Jeremiah 31:21
KJVSet thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
WEB“Set up road signs.
YLTSet 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.
Jeremiah 31:22
KJVHow long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
WEBHow long will you go here and there,
YLTTill when dost thou withdraw thyself, O backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath prepared a new thing in the land, Woman doth compass man.
Jeremiah 31:23
KJVThus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
WEBYahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Yet again they will use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I reverse their captivity: ‘Yahweh bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.’
YLTThus 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 [to] their captivity, Jehovah doth bless thee, habitation of righteousness, Mountain of holiness.
Jeremiah 31:24
KJVAnd there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
WEBJudah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.
YLTAnd dwelt in Judah have husbandmen, and in all its cities together, And they have journeyed in order.
Jeremiah 31:25
KJVFor I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
WEBFor I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
YLTFor I have satiated the weary soul, And every grieved soul I have filled.'
Jeremiah 31:26
KJVUpon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
WEBOn this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.
YLTOn this I have awaked, and I behold, and my sleep hath been sweet to me.
Jeremiah 31:27
KJVBehold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
WEB“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of animal.
YLTLo, 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.
Jeremiah 31:28
KJVAnd it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.
WEBIt will happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” says Yahweh.
YLTAnd 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.
Jeremiah 31:29
KJVIn those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
WEB“In those days they will say no more,
YLTIn those days they do not say any more: Fathers have eaten unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted.
Jeremiah 31:30
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Jeremiah 31:31
KJVBehold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
WEB“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh,
YLTLo, 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,
Jeremiah 31:32
KJVNot according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
WEBnot according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt;
YLTNot 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.
Jeremiah 31:33
KJVBut this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
WEB“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,”
YLTFor this [is] 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.
Jeremiah 31:34
KJVAnd they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
WEBThey will no longer each teach his neighbor,
YLTAnd 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.
Jeremiah 31:35
KJVThus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:
WEBYahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day,
YLTThus 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 [is] His name:
Jeremiah 31:36
KJVIf those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
WEB“If these ordinances depart from before me,” says Yahweh,
YLTIf 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.
Jeremiah 31:37
KJVThus saith the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord.
WEBYahweh says: “If heaven above can be measured,
YLTThus 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.
Jeremiah 31:38
KJVBehold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
WEB“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the city will be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
YLTLo, days [are coming], an affirmation of Jehovah, And the city hath been built to Jehovah, From the tower of Hananeel to the gate of the corner.
Jeremiah 31:39
KJVAnd the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
WEBThe measuring line will go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and will turn toward Goah.
YLTAnd gone out again hath the measuring line Over-against it, unto the height of Gareb, And it hath compassed to Goah.
Jeremiah 31:40
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