Jeremiah 31:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: you shall again be adorned with tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ע֤וֹד אֶבְנֵךְ֙ וְֽנִבְנֵי֔ת בְּתוּלַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ע֚וֹד תַּעְדִּ֣י תֻפַּ֔יִךְ וְיָצָ֖את בִּמְח֥וֹל מְשַׂחֲקִֽים׃

Transliteration

Again ʾebnēk and nibənêt, bətûlat Yiśrāʾēl; again taʿdî tuppaik and yāṣāʾt in məḥôl məśaḥăqîm.

Grammar Details

• *ʾebnēk*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - I will build you
• *nibənêt*: verb, niphal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will be built
• *bətûlat*: noun, feminine singular construct - virgin
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *taʿdî*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will adorn
• *tuppaik*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your timbrels/tambourines
• *yāṣāʾt*: verb, qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will go out
• *məḥôl*: noun, masculine singular - dance
• *məśaḥăqîm*: verb, piel participle, masculine plural - making merry/dancing/laughing

Word Meanings

• *ʾebnēk*: I will build you/restore you/establish you
• *nibənêt*: you will be built/established/restored
• *bətûlat*: virgin/maiden
• *taʿdî*: you will adorn/decorate/ornament
• *tuppaik*: your timbrels/tambourines/hand-drums
• *yāṣāʾt*: you will go out/come forth/proceed
• *məḥôl*: dance/dancing procession
• *məśaḥăqîm*: making merry/dancing/rejoicing/laughing

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will build you up again, and you will be rebuilt, O virgin Israel. Again, you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Again will I build{H1129} thee, and thou shalt be built,{H1129} O virgin{H1330} of Israel:{H3478} again shalt thou be adorned{H5710} with thy tabrets,{H8596} and shalt go forth{H3318} in the dances{H4234} of them that make merry.{H7832}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Again I will build{H1129}{(H8799)} thee, and thou shalt be built{H1129}{(H8738)}, O virgin{H1330} of Israel{H3478}: thou shalt again be adorned{H5710}{(H8799)} with thy tabrets{H8596}, and shalt go forth{H3318}{(H8804)} in the dances{H4234} of them that make merry{H7832}{(H8764)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I will repayre the agayne (o thou doughter of Israel) that thou mayest be fast and sure. Thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne, & go forth with them, that lede the daunce.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Againe I will builde thee, and thou shalt be builded, O virgine Israel: thou shalt stil be adorned with thy timbrels, and shalt goe foorth in the dance of them that be ioyfull.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I wyll repayre thee agayne O thou daughter of Israel, that thou mayest be fast and sure: thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne, and go foorth with them that leade the daunce:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Again will I build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: again shall you be adorned with your tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who make merry.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Again do I build thee, And thou hast been built, O virgin of Israel, Again thou puttest on thy tabrets, And hast gone out in the chorus of the playful.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I will again make new your buildings, O virgin of Israel, and you will take up your place: again you will take up your instruments of music, and go out in the dances of those who are glad.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Again will I build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: again you shall be adorned with your tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who make merry.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, 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.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 33:7 : 7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
• Jer 31:13 : 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
• Judg 11:34 : 34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; and she was his only child; besides her, he had neither son nor daughter.
• Ps 149:3 : 3 Let them praise his name with the dance: let them sing praises to him with the tambourine and harp.
• Ps 150:3-6 : 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with the lute and harp. 4 Praise him with the tambourine and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and flutes. 5 Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
• Isa 37:22 : 22 This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
• Jer 1:10 : 10 See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
• Jer 14:17 : 17 Therefore, you shall speak this word to them: 'Let my eyes flow with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.'
• Jer 18:13 : 13 Therefore thus says the LORD; Ask now among the nations, who has heard such things: the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
• Jer 30:18-19 : 18 Thus says the LORD; Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places; and the city shall be rebuilt on its own ruins, and the palace shall remain as it used to be. 19 And out of them shall come thanksgiving and the voice of those who make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
• 1 Sam 18:6-7 : 6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments. 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
• 2 Kgs 19:21 : 21 This is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
• Ps 51:18 : 18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.
• Ps 69:35 : 35 For God will save Zion and will build the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and have it in possession.
• Lam 1:15 : 15 The Lord has trodden underfoot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he has called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord has trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
• Lam 2:13 : 13 What can I witness for you? what can I liken to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what can I compare to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your ruin is vast like the sea: who can heal you?
• Amos 5:2 : 2 The virgin of Israel has fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
• Amos 9:11 : 11 In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old.
• Luke 15:23 : 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it; and let us eat and be merry:
• Acts 15:16 : 16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; and I will build again its ruins, and I will set it up:
• Eph 2:20-22 : 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together grows to a holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom you also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.
• Rev 19:1-8 : 1 And after these things I heard a great voice of a multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, to the Lord our God: 2 For true and righteous are His judgments: for He has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged the blood of His servants at her hand. 3 And again they said, Hallelujah. And her smoke rose up forever and ever. 4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah. 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all you His servants, and you that fear Him, both small and great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord God omnipotent reigns. 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
• Rev 21:10-27 : 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a great and high wall, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates of it, and the wall of it. 16 And the city lies four-square, and the length is as large as the width: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the width and the height of it are equal. 17 And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 18 And the construction of its wall was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each individual gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22 And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is its light. 24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light: and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. 25 And its gates shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. 27 And nothing unclean shall ever enter into it, nor anyone who practices abomination or a lie: but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
• Jer 31:21 : 21 Set up waymarks, make high heaps: set your heart toward the highway, the way you came: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these your cities.
• Exod 15:20-21 : 20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. 21 And Miriam answered them, Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.