Jeremiah 31 · Verse 13

Jeremiah 31:13

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.
Jeremiah 31:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 31:13 in other translations

BSBThen the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.
WEBThen the virgin will rejoice in the dance, the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
ASVThen shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
YLTThen rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men--together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,
DARBYThen shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow.
BBEThen the virgin will have joy in the dance, and the young men and the old will be glad: for I will have their weeping turned into joy, I will give them comfort and make them glad after their sorrow.
WebsterThen 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.

What does Jeremiah 31:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. young ... old--(Zec 8:4, 5).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 31:10-17

He that scattered Israel, knows where to find them. It is comfortable to observe the goodness of the Lord in the gifts of providence. But our souls are never valuable as gardens, unless watered with the dews of God's Spirit and grace. A precious promise follows, which will not have full accomplishment except in the heavenly Zion. Let them be satisfied of God's loving-kindness, and they will be satisfied with it, and…

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Jeremiah 31:13 in the original Hebrew

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אָ֣ז'azthenH227
תִּשְׂמַ֤חtis.Machshe will rejoiceH8055
בְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.Laha virginH1330
בְּמָח֔וֹלbe.ma.Cholwith dancingH4234
וּבַחֻרִ֥יםu.va.chu.Rimand young menH970
וּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.Nimand old [men]H2205
יַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavalikeH3162
וְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.Tiand I will turnH2015
אֶבְלָ֤ם'ev.Lammourning theirH60
לְשָׂשׂוֹן֙le.sa.sOninto joyH8342
וְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ni.cham.Timand I will comfort themH5162
וְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖יםve.si.mach.Timand I will make glad themH8055
מִיגוֹנָֽם\׃mi.go.Namfrom sorrow theirH3015

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Cross references for Jeremiah 31:13

  • Psalms 30:11

    Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

  • Isaiah 61:3

    To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  • Isaiah 51:11

    Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

  • Isaiah 51:3

    For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

  • Esther 9:22

    As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

  • Isaiah 60:20

    Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

  • Psalms 149:3

    Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

  • Jeremiah 31:4

    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.

  • John 16:22

    And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

  • Isaiah 65:18-19

    But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

  • Isaiah 35:10

    And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

  • Zechariah 8:19

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

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shall.
4; Ne 12:27,43; Ps 30:11; 149:3; Zec 8:4,5,19
for.
Ezr 6:22; Es 9:22; Isa 35:10; 51:3,11; 60:20; 61:3; 65:18,19
Joh 16:22

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Context

  • Jeremiah 31:12

    Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

  • Jeremiah 31:13

    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.

  • Jeremiah 31:14

    And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

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Jeremiah 31:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces la virgen se holgará en la danza, los mozos y los viejos juntamente; y su lloro tornaré en gozo, y los consolaré, y los alegraré de su dolor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Alors la vierge se réjouira dans la danse, et les jeunes gens et les vieillards, tous ensemble. Et je changerai leur deuil en allégresse, et je les consolerai, et je les réjouirai en les délivrant de leur douleur;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Dann wird die Jungfrau sich freuen im Reigen, und Jünglinge und Greise allzumal; und ich will ihre Trauer in Freude verwandeln und sie trösten, und will sie erfreuen, indem ich sie von ihrem Kummer befreie
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tunc lætabitur virgo in choro, juvenes et senes simul: et convertam luctum eorum in gaudium, et consolabor eos, et lætificabo a dolore suo.