Jeremiah 31:4 New English Translation
4 I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel,[a]
so that you will once again be built up.
Once again you will take up the tambourine
and join in the happy throng of dancers.[b]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:4 tn Heb “Virgin Israel.”sn For the significance of this metaphor see the note on Jer 14:17. Here the emphasis rests on his special love and care for his people and the hint (further developed in vv. 21-22) that, though they are guilty of sin, he views them like an innocent young virgin.
- Jeremiah 31:4 sn Contrast Jer 7:34 and 25:10.
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