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Jehovah appeared [a]of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore [b]with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. 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. Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall [c]enjoy the fruit thereof.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Or, from afar
  2. Jeremiah 31:3 Or, have I continued lovingkindness unto thee
  3. Jeremiah 31:5 Hebrew profane, or make common. See Lev. 19:23–25; Dt. 20:6; 28:30.

The Lord appeared to us in the past,[a] saying:

“I have loved(A) you with an everlasting love;
    I have drawn(B) you with unfailing kindness.
I will build you up again,
    and you, Virgin(C) Israel, will be rebuilt.(D)
Again you will take up your timbrels(E)
    and go out to dance(F) with the joyful.(G)
Again you will plant(H) vineyards
    on the hills of Samaria;(I)
the farmers will plant them
    and enjoy their fruit.(J)

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar