Daily Bible CEV July 16 Verses

Israel Will Return to God

Jeremiah 31 The LORD said:

Israel, I promise that someday all your tribes

will again be my people, and I will be your God.

²In the desert I was kind to those who escaped death.

I gave them peace, and when the time is right,

I'll do the same for you.

I, the LORD, have spoken.

The LORD Will Rebuild Israel

³Some time ago, the LORD appeared to me and told me to say:

Israel, I will always love you;

that's why I've been so patient and kind.

⁴You are precious to me, and so I will rebuild your nation.

Once again you will dance for joy

and play your tambourines.

⁵You will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria

and enjoy the grapes.

⁶Someday those who guard the hill country of Ephraim

will shout, "Let's go to Zion

and worship the LORD our God."

Israel Will Return to Its Own Land

⁷The LORD says:

Celebrate and sing for Israel, the greatest of nations.

Offer praises and shout,

"Come and rescue your people, LORD!

Save what's left of Israel."

⁸I, the LORD, will bring my people back from Babylonia

and everywhere else on earth.

The blind and the lame will be there.

Expectant mothers and women about to give birth

will come and be part of that great crowd.

⁹They will weep and pray as I bring them home.

I will lead them to streams of water.

They will walk on a level road and not stumble.

I am a father to Israel, my favorite children.

¹⁰Listen to me, you nations nearby or across the sea.

I scattered the people of Israel,

but I will gather them again.

I will protect them like a shepherd guarding a flock;

¹¹I will rescue them from enemies

who could overpower them.

¹²My people will come to Mount Zion and celebrate;

their faces will glow because of my blessings.

I'll give them grain, grapes, and olive oil,

as well as sheep and cattle.

Israel will be prosperous and grow

like a garden with plenty of water.

¹³Young women and young men, together with the elderly,

will celebrate and dance,

because I will comfort them and turn their sorrow

into happiness.

¹⁴I will bless my people with more food than they need,

and the priests will enjoy the choice cuts of meat.

I, the LORD, have spoken.

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