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Jeremiah 31
Mourning Turned to Joy
1“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”
2This is what the LORD says:
3The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying:
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23This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity,they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’
24And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks,
25for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
The New Covenant
26At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
27“The 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 of beast.
28Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
29“In those days, it will no longer be said:
30Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.
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35Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
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37This is what the LORD says:declares the LORD.
38“The days are coming,”declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
39The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.
40The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”