At the sametime, saiththe LORD, will I bethe Godof allthe familiesof Israel, and theyshall bemy people. Thussaiththe LORD, The people which were leftof the swordfoundgracein the wilderness; even Israel, when I wentto cause him to rest. The LORDhath appearedof oldunto me, saying , Yea, I have lovedthee with an everlastinglove: thereforewith lovingkindnesshave I drawnthee. AgainI will buildthee, and thou shalt be built, O virginof Israel: thou shalt againbe adornedwith thy tabrets, and shalt go forthin the dancesof them that make merry. Thou shalt yetplantvinesupon the mountainsof Samaria: the plantersshall plant, and shall eat them as common things. Forthere shall bea day, that the watchmenupon the mountEphraimshall cry, Ariseye, and let us go upto Zionuntothe LORDour God. Forthussaiththe LORD; Singwith gladnessfor Jacob, and shoutamong the chiefof the nations: publishye, praiseye, and say, O LORD, savethy people, the remnantof Israel. Behold, I will bringthem from the northcountry, and gatherthem from the coastsof the earth, and with them the blindand the lame, the woman with childand her that travaileth with childtogether: a greatcompanyshall returnthither. They shall comewith weeping, and with supplicationswill I leadthem: I will cause them to walkbythe riversof watersin a straightway, wherein they shall notstumble: forI ama fatherto Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. Hearthe wordof the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the islesafar off, and say, He that scatteredIsraelwill gatherhim, and keephim, as a shepherd doth his flock. Forthe LORDhath redeemedJacob, and ransomedhim from the handof him that was strongerthanhe. Therefore they shall comeand singin the heightof Zion, and shall flow togethertothe goodnessof the LORD, forwheat, and forwine, and foroil, and forthe youngof the flockand of the herd: and their soulshall beas a wateredgarden; and they shall notsorrowany moreat all. Thenshall the virginrejoicein the dance, both young menand oldtogether: for I will turntheir mourninginto joy, and will comfortthem, and make them rejoicefrom their sorrow. And I will satiatethe soulof the priestswith fatness, and my peopleshall be satisfied withmy goodness, saiththe LORD. Thussaiththe LORD; A voicewas heardin Ramah, lamentation, and bitterweeping; Rachelweepingforher childrenrefusedto be comfortedforher children, becausethey were not. Thussaiththe LORD; Refrainthy voicefrom weeping, and thine eyesfrom tears: forthy workshall berewarded, saiththe LORD; and they shall come againfrom the landof the enemy. And there ishopein thine end, saiththe LORD, that thy childrenshall come againto their own border. I have surely heardEphraimbemoaning himself thus ; Thou hast chastisedme, and I was chastised, as a bullockunaccustomed to the yoke : turnthou me, and I shall be turned; forthou art the LORDmy God. Surelyafter thatI was turned, I repented; and after thatI was instructed, I smoteupon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, evenconfounded, becauseI did bearthe reproachof my youth. Is Ephraimmy dearson? is he a pleasantchild? forsinceI spokeagainst him, I do earnestly rememberhim still: thereforemy bowelsare troubledfor him; I will surely have mercyupon him, saiththe LORD. Set thee upwaymarks, makethee high heaps: setthine hearttoward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virginof Israel, turn againtothesethy cities. How longwilt thou go about, O thou backslidingdaughter? forthe LORDhath createda new thingin the earth, A womanshall compassa man. Thussaiththe LORDof hosts, the Godof Israel; As yetthey shall usethisspeechin the landof Judahand in the citiesthereof, when I shall bring againtheir captivity; The LORDblessthee, O habitationof justice, and mountainof holiness. And there shall dwellin Judahitself, and in allthe citiesthereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forthwith flocks. ForI have satiatedthe wearysoul, and I have replenishedeverysorrowfulsoul. UponthisI awaked, and beheld; and my sleepwas sweetunto me. Behold, the dayscome, saiththe LORD, that I will sowthe houseof Israeland the houseof Judahwith the seedof man, and with the seedof beast. And it shall come to pass, that like asI have watchedoverthem, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; sowill I watchoverthem, to build, and to plant, saiththe LORD. In thosedaysthey shall saynomore, The fathershave eatena sour grape, and the children's teethare set on edge. Butevery oneshall diefor his own iniquity: everymanthat eateththe sour grape, his teethshall be set on edge. Behold, the dayscome, saiththe LORD, that I will makea newcovenantwiththe houseof Israel, and withthe houseof Judah: Notaccording to the covenantthatI madewiththeir fathersin the day that I tookthem by the handto bringthem out of the landof Egypt; whichmy covenanttheybroke, although Iwas a husbandunto them, saiththe LORD: Butthis shall be the covenantthatI will makewiththe houseof Israel; Afterthosedays, saiththe LORD, I will putmy lawin their inward parts, and writeit intheir hearts; and will betheir God, and theyshall bemy people. And they shall teachnomoreevery manhis neighbor, and every manhis brother, saying, Knowthe LORD: forthey shall allknowme, from the leastof them untothe greatestof them, saiththe LORD: forI will forgivetheir iniquity, and I will remembertheir sinnomore. Thussaiththe LORD, which giveththe sunfor a lightby day, and the ordinancesof the moonand of the starsfor a lightby night, which divideththe seawhen the wavesthereof roar; The LORDof hosts is his name: Ifthoseordinancesdepartfrom beforeme, saiththe LORD, then the seedof Israelalsoshall ceasefrom beinga nationbeforeme forever. Thussaiththe LORD; Ifheavenabovecan be measured, and the foundationsof the earthsearched outbeneath, Iwill alsocast offallthe seedof Israelforallthatthey have done, saiththe LORD. Behold, the dayscome, saiththe LORD, that the cityshall be builtto the LORDfrom the towerof Hananeelunto the gateof the corner. And the measuringlineshall yetgo forthover againstit uponthe hillGareb, and shall compass aboutto Goath. And the wholevalleyof the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and allthe fieldsuntothe brookof Kidron, untothe cornerof the horsegatetoward the east, shall be holyunto the LORD; it shall notbe plucked up, northrown downany moreforever.