Yeremia 31:4
Konteks31:4 I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, 1
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. 2
Yeremia 33:7
Konteks33:7 I will restore Judah and Israel 3 and will rebuild them as they were in days of old. 4
[31:4] 1 tn Heb “Virgin Israel.”
[31:4] sn For the significance of this metaphor see the note on Jer 14:17. Here the emphasis appears on his special love and care for his people and the hint (further developed in vv. 21-22) that, though guilty of sin, he considers them like an innocent young virgin.
[31:4] 2 sn Contrast Jer 7:34 and 25:10.
[33:7] 3 tn Heb “I will reverse [or restore] the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel.” For this idiom see the translator’s note on Jer 29:14 and see the usage in 30:3, 18; 31:23; 32:44.
[33:7] 4 tn This phrase simply means “as formerly” (BDB 911 s.v. רִאשׁוֹן 3.a). The reference to the “as formerly” must be established from the context. See the usage in Judg 20:32; 1 Kgs 13:6; Isa 1:26.
[33:7] sn Reference is to the reunification of Israel and Judah to the state that they were before the division after Solomon. Compare Jer 3:18; 30:3; 31:27 and see the study note on 30:3.