Text -- Jeremiah 31:16 (NET)

31:16 The Lord says to her, “Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! For your heartfelt repentance will be rewarded. Your children will return from the land of the enemy. I, the Lord, affirm it!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Jer 31:16

¹ tn The words “to her” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “Refrain your voice from crying and your eyes from tears.”

³ tn Heb “your work.” Contextually her “work” refers to her weeping and refusing to be comforted, that is, signs of genuine repentance (v. 15).

⁴ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”