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16 The Lord says to her,[a]
“Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears.[b]
For your heartfelt repentance[c] will be rewarded.
Your children will return from the land of the enemy.
I, the Lord, affirm it![d]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:16 tn The words “to her” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
  2. Jeremiah 31:16 tn Heb “Refrain your voice from crying and your eyes from tears.”
  3. Jeremiah 31:16 tn Heb “your work.” Contextually her “work” refers to her weeping and refusing to be comforted, that is, signs of genuine repentance (v. 15).
  4. Jeremiah 31:16 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

16 This is what the Lord says:

“Restrain your voice from weeping
    and your eyes from tears,(A)
for your work will be rewarded,(B)
declares the Lord.
    “They will return(C) from the land of the enemy.

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