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
Jeremiah 31:13
Study it in the app“Then 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 31:13, word by word
- the virginבְּתוּלָהbetula
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “betula” appears- will rejoiceתִּשְׂמַחtismach
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “tismach” appears- in the danceמָחוֹלmachol
dance
Dance: the round dance with which joy is celebrated.
Where else “machol” appears- and the young menבַחֻרִיםvachurim
young man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “vachurim” appears- and the oldזְקֵנִיםzekenim
old
A person of many years.
Where else “zekenim” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears- and I will turnהָפַכְתִּיhafachti
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “hafachti” appears- their mourningאֶבְלָevla
mourning
Mourning, grief for one who has died.
Where else “evla” appears- into joyשָׂשׂוֹןsason
joy, gladness
Joy, lively gladness.
Where else “sason” appears- and I will comfort themנִחַמְתִּיnichamti
comfort
To ease someone in his pain with words and company.
Where else “nichamti” appears- out of their sorrowיגוֹנָygona
sorrow, grief
Deep sorrow, grief.
Where else “ygona” appears
The context
12And 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14And I will drench the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness, declares YHWH.”