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Jeremiah 31:13-15
Living Bible
Jeremiah 31:13-15
Living Bible
13 The young girls will dance for joy, and menfolk—old and young—will take their part in all the fun; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and I will comfort them and make them rejoice, for their captivity with all its sorrows will be behind them. 14 I will feast the priests with the abundance of offerings brought to them at the Temple; I will satisfy my people with my bounty, says the Lord.
15 The Lord spoke to me again, saying: In Ramah there is bitter weeping—Rachel[a] is weeping for her children and cannot be comforted, for they are gone.
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- Jeremiah 31:15 Rachel, symbolic mother of the Northern tribes, who were taken away by the Assyrians as slaves.
Jeremiah 31:13-15
New International Version
Jeremiah 31:13-15
New International Version
13 Then young women will dance and be glad,
young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning(A) into gladness;
I will give them comfort(B) and joy(C) instead of sorrow.
14 I will satisfy(D) the priests(E) with abundance,
and my people will be filled with my bounty,(F)”
declares the Lord.
15 This is what the Lord says:
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