Jeremiah 31:4

New International Reader's Version

I will build you up again. Nation of Israel, you will be rebuilt. Once again you will use your tambourines to celebrate. You will go out and dance with joy.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:21

Here is the message the Lord has spoken against him. The Lord says, “ ‘You will not win the battle over Zion. Its people hate you and make fun of you. The people of Jerusalem lift up their heads proudly as you run away.

Psalm 149:3

Let them praise his name with dancing. Let them make music to him with harps and tambourines.

Psalm 30:11

You turned my loud crying into dancing. You removed my clothes of sadness and dressed me with joy.

Psalm 51:18

May you be pleased to give Zion success. May it please you to build up the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalm 69:35

God will save Zion. He will build the cities of Judah again. Then people will live in them and own the land.

Isaiah 14:1

The Lord will show tender love toward Jacob’s people. Once again he will choose Israel. He’ll give them homes in their own land. Outsiders will join them. They and the people of Jacob will become one people.

Isaiah 30:32

He will strike them with his club to punish them. Each time he does, his people will celebrate with the music of harps and tambourines. He will use his powerful arm to strike down the Assyrians in battle.

Isaiah 37:22

So here is the message the Lord has spoken against him. The Lord is telling him, “ ‘ “You will not win the battle over Zion. Its people hate you and make fun of you. The people of Jerusalem lift up their heads proudly as you run away.

Jeremiah 1:10

Today I am appointing you to speak to nations and kingdoms. I give you authority to pull them up by the roots and tear them down. I give you authority to destroy them and crush them. I give you authority to build them up and plant them.”

Jeremiah 14:17

“Jeremiah, give them this message. Tell them, “ ‘Let tears flow from my eyes. Let them pour out night and day. Never let them stop. The people of my own nation have suffered a terrible wound. They have been crushed.

Jeremiah 18:13

So the Lord says, “Ask the nations a question. Say to them, ‘Who has ever heard anything like this? The people of Israel have done a very horrible thing.

Jeremiah 24:6

My eyes will watch over them. I will be good to them. And I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up. I will not tear them down. I will plant them. I will not pull them up by the roots.

Jeremiah 31:13

Then young women will dance and be glad. And so will the men, young and old alike. I will turn their mourning into gladness. I will comfort them. And I will give them joy instead of sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:21

The Lord says, “Put up road signs. Set up stones to show the way. Look carefully for the highway. Look for the road you will take. Return, people of Israel. Return to your towns.

Jeremiah 31:38

“The days are coming,” announces the Lord. “At that time Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me. It will be rebuilt from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

Jeremiah 33:7

I will bring Judah and Israel back from the places where they have been taken. I will build up the nation again. It will be just as it was before.

Jeremiah 46:11

“People of Egypt, go up to Gilead and get some healing lotion. You may try many medicines, but you will not be healed. There isn’t any healing for you.

Lamentations 1:15

“The Lord has refused to accept any of my soldiers. He has sent for an army to crush my young men. I am like grapes in the Lord’s winepress. He has stomped on me, even though I am his very own.

Lamentations 2:13

City of Jerusalem, what can I say about you? What can I compare you to? People of Zion, what are you like? I want to comfort you. Your wound is as deep as the ocean. Who can heal you?

Amos 5:2

“The people of Israel have fallen. They will never get up again. They are deserted in their own land. No one can lift them up.”

Amos 9:11

“The time will come when I will set up David’s fallen shelter. I will repair its broken walls. I will rebuild what was destroyed. I will make it what it used to be.

Luke 15:23

Bring the fattest calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.

Acts 15:16

“ ‘After this I will return and set up again David’s fallen tent. I will rebuild what was destroyed. I will make it what it used to be.

Judges 11:34

Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah. And guess who came out to meet him. It was his daughter! She was dancing to the beat of tambourines. She was his only child. He didn’t have any other sons or daughters.