Jeremiah 31:13

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

Then shall the

בְּתוּלָה

bᵉthûwlâh

H1330

a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state

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שָׂמַח

sâmach

H8055

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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in the

חוּל

chûwl

H2342

properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fig...

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both

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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and

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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יַחַד

yachad

H3162

properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

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for I will

שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

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their

אֵבֶל

ʼêbel

H60

lamentation

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into

שִׂמְחָה

simchâh

H8057

blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)

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and will

נָחַם

nâcham

H5162

properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavora...

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them and

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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them

שָׂמַח

sâmach

H8055

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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from their

יָגוֹן

yâgôwn

H3015

affliction

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Key Terms in This Verse

dance H2342

חוּל chûwl

properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert

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virgin H1330

בְּתוּלָה bᵉthûwlâh

a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state

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mourning H60

אֵבֶל ʼêbel

lamentation

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comfort H5162

נָחַם nâcham

properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)

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sorrow H3015

יָגוֹן yâgôwn

affliction

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joy H8057

שִׂמְחָה simchâh

blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)

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rejoice H8055

שָׂמַח sâmach

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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rejoice H8055

שָׂמַח sâmach

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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turn H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

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young H1121

בֵּן bên

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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Cross References

Psalm 30:11 cross-reference

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Isaiah 61:3 cross-reference

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteou...

Isaiah 51:11 cross-reference

Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee a...

Isaiah 51:3 cross-reference

For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, t...

Psalm 149:3 cross-reference

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

Jeremiah 31:4 cross-reference

Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

Esther 9:22 cross-reference

As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and ...

Isaiah 60:20 cross-reference

Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

Nehemiah 12:27 cross-reference

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with sing...

Nehemiah 12:43 cross-reference

Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

Isaiah 35:10 cross-reference

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

John 16:22 cross-reference

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

Zechariah 8:19 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and chee...

Ezra 6:22 cross-reference

And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house...

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