“At that time,בָּעֵת הַהִיאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהI will beאֶהְיֶהElohimלֵאלֹהִיםto allלְכֹלthe familiesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand theyוְהֵמָּהwill beיִהְיוּto meלִיa people.”לְעָם
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“It foundמָצָאfavorחֵןin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרthe peopleעַםof the survivorsשְׂרִידֵיof the sword;חָרֶבIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלgoesהָלוֹךְto his rest.”לְהַרְגִּיעוֹ
From afarמֵרָחוֹקYHWHיְהוָהappeared to me:נִרְאָה לִי“With an eternalעוֹלָםloveוְאַהֲבַתI have loved you;אֲהַבְתִּיךְthereforeעַל כֵּןI have drawn youמְשַׁכְתִּיךְwith loyal love.חָסֶד
AgainעוֹדI will build you,אֶבְנֵךְand you will be built,וְנִבְנֵיתvirginבְּתוּלַתof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלagainעוֹדyou will adorn yourselfתַּעְדִּיwith your tambourines,תֻפַּיִךְand go outוְיָצָאתin the danceבִּמְחוֹלof those who make merry.מְשַׂחֲקִים
Againעוֹדyou will plantתִּטְּעִיvineyardsכְרָמִיםon the mountainsבְּהָרֵיof Samaria;שֹׁמְרוֹןthe plantersנֹטְעִיםwill plant,נָטְעוּandוְenjoy the fruit.חִלֵּלוּ
Forכִּיthere will beיֶשׁa dayיוֹםwhen the watchersנֹצְרִיםwill call outקָרְאוּon the mountainבְּהַרof Ephraim:אֶפְרָיִם‘Arise,קוּמוּand let us go upוְנַעֲלֶהto Zion,צִיּוֹןto YHWHאֶל יְהוָהour Elohim.’”אֱלֹהֵינוּ
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Singרָנּוּwith gladnessשִׂמְחָהfor Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹבand shoutוְצַהֲלוּat the headבְּרֹאשׁof the nations;הַגּוֹיִםproclaim,הַשְׁמִיעוּpraise,הַלְלוּand say,וְאִמְרוּ‘Save,הוֹשַׁעYHWH,יְהוָהyour people,אֶת עַמְּךָthe remnantאֵת שְׁאֵרִיתof Israel.’יִשְׂרָאֵל
Look, I amהִנְנִיbringing themמֵבִיא אוֹתָםfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof the north,צָפוֹןand I will gather themוְקִבַּצְתִּיםfrom the far endsמִיַּרְכְּתֵיof the earth;אָרֶץamong themבָּםthe blindעִוֵּרand the lame,וּפִסֵּחַthe pregnant womanהָרָהand the one giving birthוְיֹלֶדֶתtogether;יַחְדָּוa greatגָּדוֹלassemblyקָהָלwill returnיָשׁוּבוּhere.הֵנָּה
With weepingבִּבְכִיthey will come,יָבֹאוּand with supplicationsוּבְתַחֲנוּנִיםI will lead them;אוֹבִילֵםI will make them walkאוֹלִיכֵםby streamsאֶל נַחֲלֵיof water,מַיִםon a straightיָשָׁרroadבְּדֶרֶךְon whichבָּהּthey will notלֹאstumble;יִכָּשְׁלוּforכִּיI have becomeהָיִיתִיto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵלa father,לְאָבand Ephraimוְאֶפְרַיִםisהוּאmy firstborn.בְּכֹרִי
Hearשִׁמְעוּthe wordדְבַרof YHWH,יְהוָהnations,גּוֹיִםandוְdeclare itהַגִּידוּin the coastlandsבָאִיִּיםfar away,מִמֶּרְחָקand say:וְאִמְרוּ‘He who scatteredמְזָרֵהIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill gather him,יְקַבְּצֶנּוּand he will keep himוּשְׁמָרוֹas a shepherdכְּרֹעֶהkeeps his flock.’עֶדְרוֹ
ForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas ransomedפָדָהJacob,אֶת יַעֲקֹבand has redeemed himוּגְאָלוֹfrom the handמִיַּדof one strongerחָזָקthan he.מִמֶּנּוּ
And they will comeוּבָאוּand sing for joyוְרִנְּנוּon the heightבִמְרוֹםof Zion,צִיּוֹןand they will streamוְנָהֲרוּto the goodnessאֶל טוּבof YHWH,יְהוָהto the grainעַל דָּגָןand to the new wineוְעַל תִּירֹשׁand to the oil,וְעַל יִצְהָרand to the youngוְעַל בְּנֵיof the flockצֹאןand of the herd;וּבָקָרand their soulוְ נַפְשָׁםwill beהָיְתָהlike a wateredכְּ רָוֶהgarden,גַןand they will notוְלֹאlanguishלְדַאֲבָהever again.יוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד
Thenאָזthe virginבְּתוּלָהwill rejoiceתִּשְׂמַחin the dance,בְּמָחוֹלand the young menוּבַחֻרִיםand the oldוּזְקֵנִיםtogether;יַחְדָּוand I will turnוְהָפַכְתִּיtheir mourningאֶבְלָםinto joy,לְשָׂשׂוֹןand I will comfort themוְנִחַמְתִּיםand make them rejoiceוְשִׂמַּחְתִּיםout of their sorrow.מִיגוֹנָם
And I will drenchוְרִוֵּיתִיthe soulנֶפֶשׁof the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםwith fatness,דָּשֶׁןand my peopleוְעַמִּיwill be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּעוּwith my goodness,אֶת טוּבִיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.”יְהוָה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“A voiceקוֹלis heardנִשְׁמָעin Ramah,בְּרָמָהlamentation,נְהִיbitterתַמְרוּרִיםweeping:בְּכִיRachelרָחֵלweepingמְבַכָּהfor her children;עַל בָּנֶיהָshe refusesמֵאֲנָהto be comfortedלְהִנָּחֵםfor her children,עַל בָּנֶיהָbecauseכִּיthey are no more.”אֵינֶנּוּ
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Keep backמִנְעִיyour voiceקוֹלֵךְfrom weeping,מִבֶּכִיand your eyesוְעֵינַיִךְfrom tears;מִדִּמְעָהforכִּיthere isיֵשׁa wageשָׂכָרfor your work,לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהand they will returnוְשָׁבוּfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof the enemy.אוֹיֵב
And there isוְיֵשׁhopeתִּקְוָהfor your future,לְאַחֲרִיתֵךְdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהand the childrenבָנִיםwill returnוְשָׁבוּto their own territory.לִגְבוּלָם
I have surely heardשָׁמוֹעַ שָׁמַעְתִּיEphraimאֶפְרַיִםgrieving:מִתְנוֹדֵד‘You have disciplined me,יִסַּרְתַּנִיand I was disciplined,וָאִוָּסֵרlike a calfכְּעֵגֶלnotלֹאtrained;לֻמָּדbring me back,הֲשִׁיבֵנִיand I will come back,וְאָשׁוּבָהforכִּיyou areאַתָּהYHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim.אֱלֹהָי
ForכִּיafterאַחֲרֵיI turned away,שׁוּבִיI repented;נִחַמְתִּיand afterוְאַחֲרֵיI was instructed,הִוָּדְעִיI struckסָפַקְתִּיon my thigh;עַל יָרֵךְI was ashamed,בֹּשְׁתִּיand alsoוְגַםhumiliated,נִכְלַמְתִּיforכִּיI boreנָשָׂאתִיthe reproachחֶרְפַּתof my youth.’נְעוּרָי
IsהֲEphraimאֶפְרַיִםa dearיַקִּירsonבֵןto me,לִיorאִםa childיֶלֶדof delight?שַׁעֲשֻׁעִיםForכִּיas often asמִדֵּיI speakדַבְּרִיof him,בּוֹI stillעוֹדremember him;זָכֹר אֶזְכְּרֶנּוּthereforeעַל כֵּןmy inward partsמֵעַיare stirredהָמוּfor him;לוֹI will surelyרַחֵםhave compassion on him,אֲרַחֲמֶנּוּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Set upהַצִּיבִיfor yourselfלָךְroad markers;צִיֻּנִיםput upשִׂמִיfor yourselfלָךְguideposts;תַּמְרוּרִיםsetשִׁתִיyour heartלִבֵּךְon the highway,לַמְסִלָּהthe wayדֶּרֶךְby which you went.הָלָכְתְּReturn,שׁוּבִיvirginבְּתוּלַתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלreturnשֻׁבִיto theseאֶל אֵלֶּהyour cities.עָרַיִךְ
How longעַד מָתַיwill you wander here and there,תִּתְחַמָּקִיןfaithlessהַשּׁוֹבֵבָהdaughter?הַבַּתForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas createdבָרָאa new thingחֲדָשָׁהin the land:בָּאָרֶץa womanנְקֵבָהwill surroundתְּסוֹבֵבa man.”גָּבֶר
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל“Once moreעוֹדthey will sayיֹאמְרוּthis wordאֶת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּהin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Judahיְהוּדָהand in its cities,וּבְעָרָיוwhen I bring backבְּשׁוּבִיtheir captivity:אֶת שְׁבוּתָם‘May YHWHיְהוָהbless you,יְבָרֶכְךָdwellingנְוֵהof righteousness,צֶדֶקmountainהַרof holiness.’הַקֹּדֶשׁ
And Judahיְהוּדָהand allוְכָלits citiesעָרָיוwill liveוְיָשְׁבוּin itבָהּtogether,יַחְדָּוfarmersאִכָּרִיםand those who move aboutוְנָסְעוּwith the flock.בַּעֵדֶר
ForכִּיI have drenchedהִרְוֵיתִיthe wearyעֲיֵפָהsoul,נֶפֶשׁand everyוְכָלlanguishingדָּאֲבָהsoulנֶפֶשׁI have filled.”מִלֵּאתִי
At thisעַל זֹאתI awokeהֱקִיצֹתִיand looked,וָאֶרְאֶהand my sleepוּשְׁנָתִיwas sweetעָרְבָהto me.לִּי
“Look,הִנֵּהdaysיָמִיםare coming,בָּאִיםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהwhen I will sowוְזָרַעְתִּיthe houseאֶת בֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof Judahיְהוּדָהwith the seedזֶרַעof human beingsאָדָםand the seedוְזֶרַעof livestock.בְּהֵמָה
And it will happenוְהָיָהthat asכַּאֲשֶׁרI have watchedשָׁקַדְתִּיover themעֲלֵיהֶםto uprootלִנְתוֹשׁand to tear down,וְלִנְתוֹץto demolishוְלַהֲרֹסand to destroyוּלְהַאֲבִידand to bring harm,וּלְהָרֵעַsoכֵּןI will watchאֶשְׁקֹדover themעֲלֵיהֶםto buildלִבְנוֹתand to plant,וְלִנְטוֹעַdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
In those daysבַּיָּמִים הָהֵםthey will noלֹאlongerעוֹדsay,יֹאמְרוּ‘The fathersאָבוֹתhave eatenאָכְלוּsour grapes,בֹסֶרand the teethוְשִׁנֵּיof the childrenבָנִיםare set on edge.’תִּקְהֶינָה
Butכִּי אִםeach oneאִישׁfor his own iniquityבַּעֲוֺנוֹwill die;יָמוּתeveryכָּלhuman beingהָאָדָםwho eatsהָאֹכֵלthe sour grapes,הַבֹּסֶרhis teethשִׁנָּיוwill be set on edge.תִּקְהֶינָה
Look,הִנֵּהdaysיָמִיםare coming,בָּאִיםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהwhen I will makeוְכָרַתִּיwith the houseאֶת בֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand with the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof Judahיְהוּדָהa newחֲדָשָׁהcovenant,בְּרִית
notלֹאlike the covenantכַבְּרִיתthatאֲשֶׁרI madeכָּרַתִּיwith their fathersאֶת אֲבוֹתָםon the dayבְּיוֹםI took themהֶחֱזִיקִיby the handבְיָדָםto bring them outלְהוֹצִיאָםof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםmy covenantאֶת בְּרִיתִיthatאֲשֶׁרtheyהֵמָּהbroke,הֵפֵרוּthough Iוְאָנֹכִיwas their husband,בָּעַלְתִּי בָםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Forכִּיthis isזֹאתthe covenantהַבְּרִיתthatאֲשֶׁרI will makeאֶכְרֹתwith the houseאֶת בֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלafter those days,אַחֲרֵי הַיָּמִים הָהֵםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH:יְהוָהI will putנָתַתִּיmy instructionאֶת תּוֹרָתִיwithin them,בְּקִרְבָּםand on their heartוְעַל לִבָּםI will write it;אֶכְתֲּבֶנָּהand I will beוְהָיִיתִיto themלָהֶםElohim,לֵאלֹהִיםand theyוְהֵמָּהwill beיִהְיוּto meלִיa people.לְעָם
And noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדwill they teach,יְלַמְּדוּeach oneאִישׁhis neighborאֶת רֵעֵהוּand each oneוְאִישׁhis brother,אֶת אָחִיוsaying,לֵאמֹר‘KnowדְּעוּYHWH,’אֶת יְהוָהforכִּיall of themכוּלָּםwill know me,יֵדְעוּ אוֹתִיfrom the least of themלְמִקְטַנָּםto the greatest of them,וְעַד גְּדוֹלָםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהforכִּיI will forgiveאֶסְלַחtheir iniquity,לַעֲוֺנָםand their sinוּלְחַטָּאתָםI will notלֹאrememberאֶזְכָּרanymore.”עוֹד
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהwho givesנֹתֵןthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁfor lightלְאוֹרby day,יוֹמָםthe statutesחֻקֹּתof the moonיָרֵחַand of the starsוְכוֹכָבִיםfor lightלְאוֹרby night,לָיְלָהwho stirs upרֹגַעthe seaהַיָּםso that its wavesוַ גַלָּיוroar;יֶּהֱמוּYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot isצְבָאוֹתhis name:שְׁמוֹ
“Ifאִםthese statutesהַחֻקִּים הָאֵלֶּהdepartיָמֻשׁוּfrom before me,מִלְּפָנַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהthen alsoגַּםthe offspringזֶרַעof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill ceaseיִשְׁבְּתוּfrom beingמִהְיוֹתa nationגּוֹיbefore meלְפָנַיall the days.”כָּל הַיָּמִים
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Ifאִםthe heavensשָׁמַיִםcan be measuredיִמַּדּוּabove,מִלְמַעְלָהand the foundationsמוֹסְדֵיof the earthאֶרֶץsearched outוְיֵחָקְרוּbelow,לְמָטָּהthen alsoגַּםIאֲנִיwill rejectאֶמְאַסallבְּכָלthe offspringזֶרַעof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלfor allעַל כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרthey have done,עָשׂוּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Look,הִנֵּהdaysיָמִיםare coming,בָּאִיםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהwhen the cityוְ הָעִירwill be builtנִבְנְתָהfor YHWH,לַיהוָהfrom the towerמִמִּגְדַּלof Hananelחֲנַנְאֵלto the gateשַׁעַרof the Corner.הַפִּנָּה
And the measuringהַמִּדָּהlineקָוwill go outוְיָצָאagainעוֹדin front of itנֶגְדּוֹover the hillעַל גִּבְעַתof Gareb,גָּרֵבand it will turnוְנָסַבto Goah.גֹּעָתָה
And the wholeוְכָלvalleyהָעֵמֶקof the corpsesהַפְּגָרִיםand of the ashes,וְהַדֶּשֶׁןand allוְכָלthe fieldsהַשְּׁדֵמוֹתas far as the brookעַד נַחַלKidron,קִדְרוֹןas far as the cornerעַד פִּנַּתof the HorseהַסּוּסִיםGateשַׁעַרtoward the east,מִזְרָחָהwill be holinessקֹדֶשׁto YHWH;לַיהוָהit will notלֹאbe uprootedיִנָּתֵשׁorוְלֹאdemolishedיֵהָרֵסanymore,עוֹדforever.”לְעוֹלָם