Jeremiah 31:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Once again they will say this in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes: 'May the LORD bless you, O dwelling of righteousness, O holy mountain.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל ע֣וֹד יֹאמְר֞וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה בְּאֶ֤רֶץ יְהוּדָה֙ וּבְעָרָ֔יו בְּשׁוּבִ֖י אֶת־שְׁבוּתָ֑ם יְבָרֶכְךָ֧ יְהוָ֛ה נְוֵה־צֶ֖דֶק הַ֥ר הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

Transliteration

kōh-ʾāmar YHWH ṣəḇāʾôt ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl ʿôḏ yōʾmərû ʾet-haddāḇār hazzeh bəʾereṣ yəhûḏāh ûḇəʿārāyw bəšûḇî ʾet-šəḇûtām yəḇārekəḵā YHWH nəwēh-ṣeḏeq har haqqōḏeš.

Grammar Details

• *kōh*: adverb - thus/so
• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - said
• *YHWH ṣəḇāʾôt*: divine name + masculine plural noun - YHWH of hosts
• *ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl*: masculine plural construct noun + proper noun - God of Israel
• *ʿôḏ*: adverb - yet/still/again
• *yōʾmərû*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will say
• *ʾet-haddāḇār hazzeh*: direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun + demonstrative adjective - this word/saying
• *bəʾereṣ yəhûḏāh*: preposition + construct state - in land of Judah
• *ûḇəʿārāyw*: conjunction + preposition + feminine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and in its cities
• *bəšûḇî*: preposition + qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - when I return
• *ʾet-šəḇûtām*: direct object marker + feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their captivity/fortunes
• *yəḇārekəḵā*: piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - may he bless you
• *YHWH*: divine name - YHWH
• *nəwēh-ṣeḏeq*: construct state - habitation of righteousness
• *har haqqōḏeš*: masculine singular noun + definite article + masculine singular noun - mountain of the holiness

Word Meanings

• *YHWH ṣəḇāʾôt*: YHWH of hosts/armies/heavenly forces
• *šəḇûtām*: their captivity/their fortunes/their restoration
• *nəwēh-ṣeḏeq*: habitation of righteousness/righteous dwelling place
• *har haqqōḏeš*: holy mountain/mountain of holiness/sacred height

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; They shall still say this word in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity; The LORD bless you, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} Yet again shall they use{H559} this speech{H1697} in the land{H776} of Judah{H3063} and in the cities{H5892} thereof, when I shall bring again{H7725} their captivity:{H7622} Jehovah{H3068} bless{H1288} thee, O habitation{H5116} of righteousness,{H6664} O mountain{H2022} of holiness.{H6944}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; As yet they shall use{H559}{(H8799)} this speech{H1697} in the land{H776} of Judah{H3063} and in the cities{H5892} thereof, when I shall bring again{H7725}{(H8800)} their captivity{H7622}; The LORD{H3068} bless{H1288}{(H8762)} thee, O habitation{H5116} of justice{H6664}, and mountain{H2022} of holiness{H6944}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel: It will come therto, that when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuyte, these wordes shalbe herde in ye londe and in his cities: The LORDE, which is the fayre brydegrome of rightuousnesse, make the frutefull, o thou holy hill:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Yet shall they say this thing in the land of Iudah, and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring againe their captiuitie, The Lorde blesse thee, O habitation of iustice and holy mountaine.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel: It wyl come therto, that when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuitie, these wordes shalbe hearde in the lande and in his cities, The Lord blesse thee O thou dwellyng place of ryghteousnesse, O thou holy hyll.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, [and] mountain of holiness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities of it, when I shall bring again their captivity: Yahweh bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Still they say this word in the land of Judah, And in its cities, In My turning back `to' their captivity, Jehovah doth bless thee, habitation of righteousness, Mountain of holiness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, Again will these words be used in the land of Judah and in its towns, when I have let their fate be changed: May the blessing of the Lord be on you, O resting-place of righteousness, O holy mountain.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I shall bring again their captivity: Yahweh bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Judah Will Be Restored The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,“I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem,‘May the LORD bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.’

Referenced Verses

• Zech 8:3 : 3 This is what the LORD says: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.
• Isa 1:26 : 26 I will restore your judges as at the beginning, and your counselors as at the start. Afterward, you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.
• Jer 50:7 : 7 All who found them devoured them. Their enemies said, 'We are not guilty, for they sinned against the LORD, their true pasture and the hope of their ancestors—the LORD.'
• Obad 1:17 : 17 But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance; it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will possess its inheritance.
• Mic 4:1 : 1 In the last days, the mountain of the house of the LORD will be firmly established at the top of the mountains, and it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.
• Isa 60:21 : 21 Your people will all be righteous; they will inherit the land forever— the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, for my glory.
• Jer 23:5-8 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king, act wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. 7 So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’ 8 Instead, they will say, ‘As the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the land of the north and from all the lands where He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell in their own land.
• Jer 30:18 : 18 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place.
• Jer 33:15-26 : 15 In those days and at that time, I will cause a righteous Branch to sprout for David, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days, Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. This is the name by which she will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness. 17 For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel. 18 Nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to present grain offerings, and to make sacrifices continually. 19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 This is what the Lord says: If you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night so that day and night would not come at their appointed time, 21 then my covenant with David my servant and my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me could also be broken, so that David would no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. 22 Just as the stars in the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me. 23 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 24 Have you not noticed what these people are saying: 'The Lord has rejected the two families he chose'? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation. 25 This is what the Lord says: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth, 26 then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and my servant David and will not choose one of his descendants to rule over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.
• Ruth 2:4 : 4 Just then, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, "The LORD be with you!" They responded, "The LORD bless you!"
• Ps 28:9 : 9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
• Ps 48:1-2 : 1 A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah. 2 Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
• Ps 87:1-3 : 1 A psalm, a song of the sons of Korah: His foundation is on the holy mountains. 2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3 Glorious things are spoken of you, city of God. Selah.
• Ps 122:5-8 : 5 For there are seats of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May those who love you prosper.' 7 May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your citadels. 8 For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, 'Peace be within you.'
• Ps 128:5 : 5 May the Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
• Ps 129:8 : 8 And those who pass by do not say, 'The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.'
• Ps 134:3 : 3 May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
• Isa 1:21 : 21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness once dwelt in her, but now murderers.