Jeremiah 31:2

With the Hebrew beneath

Jeremiah 31:2, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears

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

“It foundמָצָאmatsa

find favor

To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.

Where else “matsa” appears

favorחֵןchen

favor

Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.

Where else “chen” appears

in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

Where else “midbar” appears

the peopleעַםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears

of the survivorsשְׂרִידֵיseride

survivor

Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.

Where else “seride” appears

of the swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “charev” appears

Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears

goesהָלוֹךְhaloch

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “haloch” appears

to his restהַרְגִּיעhargi

calm

To bring quiet, calm.

Where else “hargi” appears

Translation note

“Israel goes to his rest”: the Hebrew is brief; it can also be understood as “when going to give him rest.”

The context