Jeremiah 31:4

31:4 I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, ¹ 

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. ² 

Jeremiah 31:28

31:28 In the past I saw to it that they were uprooted and torn down, that they were destroyed and demolished. But now I will see to it that they are built up and firmly planted. ³  I, the Lord, affirm it!” ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “Virgin Israel.”

² sn Contrast Jer 7:34 and 25:10.

³ tn Heb “Just as I watched over them to uproot and to tear down, to destroy and demolish, so I will watch over them to build and to plant.” The words here repeat those of 1:10 and 1:12.

⁴ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”