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Jeremiah 31:13

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11 For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him.

12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD— the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.

Then 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.

14 I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.

15 This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

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BSB
Then 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Then 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.
ASV
Then 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.
DARBY
Then 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.
BLB
Then the virgin will rejoice with dancing, and the young men and the old together; and I will turn their mourning to joy, and I will comfort them and make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
ÅB
Da skal jomfruer glede seg i dans, og unge og gamle skal glede seg sammen, og jeg vil vende deres klage til fryd og trøste dem og glede dem etter deres sorg.
OTB
"Da skal unge kvinner glede seg i dansen, og unge menn og gamle også. Jeg vil vende deres sorg til glede; jeg vil trøste dem og gi dem glede i stedet for sorg."
B1930
Da skal jomfruer glede sig i dans, og unge og gamle skal glede sig sammen, og jeg vil vende deres klage til fryd og trøste dem og glede dem efter deres sorg.

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  • Psalms 30:11

    You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

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  • Isaiah 61:3

    to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

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  • Isaiah 51:11

    So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

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  • Isaiah 51:3

    For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.

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  • Esther 9:22

    as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

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  • Isaiah 60:20

    Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.

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  • Psalms 149:3

    Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

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  • Jeremiah 31:4

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

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