Jeremiah Chapter 31
So God was like, "I’m the whole vibe for all the fam of Israel, and they’re definitely my crew."
At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
God stated, "The squad that made it through hard times found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I showed up to give them a break."
Thus 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.
The Lord hit me up ages ago, saying, "For real, I’ve loved you forever: that’s why I pulled you in with kindness."
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, {saying}, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. {of...: Heb. from afar} {with lovingkindness...: have I extended lovingkindness unto thee}
I’m about to build you back up, O Israel, you’re gonna be looking fresh again with your vibes, dancing like a whole aesthetic.
Again 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. {tabrets: or, timbrels}
You’re gonna plant those vines on the hills of Samaria: the planters will get to munch on them like it’s nothing.
Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat {them} as common things. {eat...: Heb. profane them}
There’s gonna be a day when the watchmen on Mount Ephraim shout, "Yo, let’s roll up to Zion to vibe with our God!"
For 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.
For real, the Lord said, "Sing with joy for Jacob, and yell out among the nations: spread the word, praise Him, and say, 'Lord, save your people, the remnant of Israel!'"
For 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.
Check it, I’m bringing them in from the north, gathering them from everywhere, with the blind and the lame, plus the pregnant ladies: it’s gonna be a squad reunion.
Behold, 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.
They’ll be coming in crying, and I’ll lead them with prayers: I’ll guide them by the rivers on a smooth path where they won’t trip, ‘cause I’m like a dad to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
They 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. {supplications: or, favours}
Listen up, nations, and shout it out from afar: the one who scattered Israel will gather them back, keeping them safe like a shepherd with his flock.
Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare {it} in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd {doth} his flock.
The Lord's got Jacob's back, snatched him from someone way stronger. No cap.
For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of {him that was} stronger than he.
They’re gonna roll up and vibe in Zion, all about that goodness from the Lord with wheat, wine, and oil. Their souls are gonna be like a lit garden, no more sad feels.
Therefore 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.
The young ladies are gonna pop off dancing, young and old together; I’ll flip their sad times into joy, fr.
Then 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.
I’ll bless the priests big time, and my crew will vibe with my goodness, says the Lord.
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
The Lord said, "I heard a voice in Ramah, straight-up crying; Rachel’s weeping for her kids, can’t be comforted ‘cause they’re gone."
Thus 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.
The Lord says, "Chill with the tears, your work's gonna pay off; they’ll come back from the enemy's land."
Thus 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.
There’s hope for you, says the Lord; your kids are gonna return to their own spot.
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
I heard Ephraim crying out, "You’ve disciplined me hard, like a bullock not used to the yoke; turn me back, and I’ll be flipped, ‘cause you’re my God."
I 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.
For real, once I turned, I felt regret; after I learned, I was like, "Yikes," feeling ashamed for the drama of my youth.
Surely 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.
Is Ephraim my favorite son? Is he a chill kid? Since I called him out, I can’t stop thinking about him; my heart’s troubled for him; I’ll for sure show him mercy, says the Lord.
{Is} Ephraim my dear son? {is he} a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD. {are...: Heb. sound}
Set up some markers, stack those vibes high: focus on the main road, the path you took before; come back, O Israel, return to your cities, fr.
Set 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.
How long you gonna be wandering, backsliding daughter? The Lord's about to do something new, a woman gonna surround a man, no cap.
How 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.
The Lord of hosts, God of Israel, said this: they gonna use this talk in Judah and its cities when I bring them back; The Lord bless you, O place of justice, and holy mountain, periodt.
Thus 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.
In Judah and all its cities, there gonna be farmers and those with flocks vibing together.
And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they {that} go forth with flocks.
I’ve filled the tired soul, and I’ve refreshed every sad soul, it’s bussin.
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
I woke up and peeped; my sleep was mad sweet, no lie.
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
The days are coming, says the Lord, when I’ll plant Israel and Judah with people and animals, lit.
Behold, 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.
Just like I’ve been watching over them to tear down and destroy, I’ll also watch over them to build and plant, says the Lord, goated.
And 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.
In those days, they won’t say anymore, “The fathers ate sour grapes, and the kids got the bad vibes.”
In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
But everyone gonna face their own mess: whoever eats the sour grape, their teeth gonna feel it, fr.
But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Yo, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I’m dropping a new vibe with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Not like the old deal I made with their ancestors when I pulled them outta Egypt; they totally ghosted on that, even though I was their ride or die, says the Lord.
Not 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: {although...: or, should I have continued an husband unto them?}
But here’s the new deal I’m making with Israel; after those days, says the Lord, I’ll drop my law in their hearts and be their God, and they’ll be my crew.
But 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.
No one’s gonna teach their neighbor or their bro, saying, “Know the Lord,” ’cause they’ll all know me, from the least to the greatest, says the Lord; I’ll forgive their mess-ups and forget their sins, no cap.
And 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.
Thus says the Lord, who gives sunlight during the day and moonlight vibes at night, who parts the sea when it’s roaring; the Lord of hosts is his name.
Thus 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:
If those vibes ever dip, says the Lord, then Israel’s crew will stop being a nation before me forever.
If 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.
Thus says the Lord; if you can measure the heavens above or dig deep into the earth, I’ll also drop all of Israel for everything they’ve done, says the Lord.
Thus 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.
Yo, the days are coming, says the Lord, when the city will be built for the Lord from the tower of Hananeel to the corner gate.
Behold, 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.
And the measuring line’s gonna stretch over to the hill Gareb and circle around to Goath.
And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields to the Kidron brook, up to the horse gate eastward, will be holy to the Lord; it won’t be uprooted or tossed down ever again.
And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, {shall be} holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.