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The Lord means to ransom Jacob, to grant deliverance from the tyrant’s power. (Jeremiah 31, 11)
The exiles will return, greeting mount Sion with cries of gladness; thronging in to take possession of the Lord’s gifts, corn and oil and wine, increase of flock and herd. Revived their spirits shall be, like a garden when the stream flows full; they shall hunger no more. (Jeremiah 31, 12)
Full-fed my priests shall be with dainties; blessings my people shall have, the Lord says, till they ask no more. (Jeremiah 31, 14)
Now, the Lord says, a voice is heard in Rama, of lamentation and bitter mourning; it is Rachel weeping for her children, and she will not be comforted, because none is left.✻ (Jeremiah 31, 15)
But thus he reassures thee: Sad voice, lament, sad eyes, weep no more; I, the Lord, give thee promise of a reward for thy working-days, a return from the enemy’s country. (Jeremiah 31, 16)
A hope is left for thee hereafter, the Lord says; to their own possessions thy sons shall return. (Jeremiah 31, 17)
Doubt not I heard it, the cry of Ephraim forlorn: Lord, it was thy task to chasten me, that must learn, like bullock untamed, to bear the yoke; grant me return, and I will return to thee;✻ thou art the Lord my God. (Jeremiah 31, 18)
Why, what a favourite son is this Ephraim, what a spoilt child of mine, that I should pronounce my doom on him, and care for him none the less! In truth, my heart goes out to him; I will be merciful to him yet, the Lord says. (Jeremiah 31, 20)
fickle maid, dally no longer. Here is a new order of things the Lord has established on earth; weak woman is to be the protectress of man’s strength.✻ (Jeremiah 31, 22)
A message from the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: To town and country-side of Juda I will restore the exiled folk, and once again the greeting will be heard, A blessing on thee from the Lord, fair home of true observance, holy mountain-side! (Jeremiah 31, 23)
A time is coming, the Lord says, when I mean to enrich Israel’s home, Juda’s home, with stock of men and of cattle both; (Jeremiah 31, 27)
jealous watch I will still keep over them, but not, as of old, to root up and to demolish, to scatter and lay waste and to do hurt; all shall be building, the Lord says, all shall be planting now. (Jeremiah 31, 28)
