Jeremiah 31:16
ContextNET © | The Lord says to her, 1 “Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! 2 For your heartfelt repentance 3 will be rewarded. Your children will return from the land of the enemy. I, the Lord, affirm it! 4 |
NIV © | This is what the LORD says: "Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded," declares the LORD. "They will return from the land of the enemy. |
NASB © | Thus says the LORD, "Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears; For your work will be rewarded," declares the LORD, "And they will return from the land of the enemy. |
NLT © | But now the LORD says, "Do not weep any longer, for I will reward you. Your children will come back to you from the distant land of the enemy. |
MSG © | But GOD says, "Stop your incessant weeping, hold back your tears. Collect wages from your grief work." GOD's Decree. "They'll be coming back home! |
BBE © | The Lord has said this: Keep your voice from sorrow and your eyes from weeping: for your work will be rewarded, says the Lord; and they will come back from the land of their hater. |
NRSV © | Thus says the LORD: Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for there is a reward for your work, says the LORD: they shall come back from the land of the enemy; |
NKJV © | Thus says the LORD: "Refrain your voice from weeping, And your eyes from tears; For your work shall be rewarded, says the LORD, And they shall come back from the land of the enemy. |
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NET © | The Lord says to her, 1 “Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! 2 For your heartfelt repentance 3 will be rewarded. Your children will return from the land of the enemy. I, the Lord, affirm it! 4 |
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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 |