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
Jeremiah 31:12
Study it in the app“And they will come and sing for joy on the height of Zion, and they will stream to the goodness of YHWH, to the grain and to the new wine and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul will be like a watered garden, and they will not languish ever again.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 31:12, word by word
- And they will comeבָאוּvau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vau” appears- and sing for joyרִנְּנוּrinnu
shout for joy
To raise a glad cry.
Where else “rinnu” appears- on the heightמְרוֹםmerom
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “merom” appears- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- and they will streamנָהֲרוּnaharu
stream
Pour in like a river.
Where else “naharu” appears- to the goodnessטוּבtuv
goodness
What is good in a person, shown in how he treats others, like God's character.
Where else “tuv” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- to the grainדָּגָןdagan
grain
Grain: wheat and barley.
Where else “dagan” appears- and to the new wineתִּירֹשׁtirosh
new wine
New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.
Where else “tirosh” appears- and to the oilיִצְהָרyitshar
fresh oil
Fresh olive oil.
Where else “yitshar” appears- and to the youngבְּנֵיbene
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “bene” appears- of the flockצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- and of the herdבָקָרvakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appears- and their soulנַפְשָׁnafsha
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsha” appears- will beהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- like a wateredרָוֶהrave
watered, saturated
Watered, well soaked with water; also filled with drink.
Where else “rave” appears- gardenגַןgan
garden
Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.
Where else “gan” appears- languishדַאֲבָהdaava
languish
To languish, to waste away from grief or weariness.
Where else “daava” appears- ever againיוֹסִיפוּyosifu
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yosifu” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
11For YHWH has ransomed Jacob, and has redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.
12 · This verse (above)
13Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; and I will turn their mourning into joy, and I will comfort them and make them rejoice out of their sorrow.