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.

以色列的民哪，我要再建立你，你就被建立；你必再以击鼓为美，与欢乐的人一同跳舞而出；

少女以色列啊，我要再建立你，你就得以建立；你必再拿起手鼓，随着欢乐的舞者而出。

少女以色列啊，我要再建立你，你就得以建立；你必再拿起手鼓，随着欢乐的舞者而出。

以色列人啊，我要重建你们的家园，你们要再次拿起铃鼓与欢乐的人一同跳舞。

童女以色列啊！我要再次建立你，你就必被建立。你要再次拿起铃鼓，出去和那些欢乐的人一同跳舞。

以色列的民哪，我要再建立你，你就被建立；你必再以擊鼓為美，與歡樂的人一同跳舞而出；

少女以色列啊，我要再建立你，你就得以建立；你必再拿起手鼓，隨着歡樂的舞者而出。

少女以色列啊，我要再建立你，你就得以建立；你必再拿起手鼓，隨着歡樂的舞者而出。

以色列人啊，我要重建你們的家園，你們要再次拿起鈴鼓與歡樂的人一同跳舞。

童女以色列啊！我要再次建立你，你就必被建立。你要再次拿起鈴鼓，出去和那些歡樂的人一同跳舞。

以色列子民哪，我必再建立你，你就得建立；你必再以「手鼓」為裝飾，出去加入嬉嬉笑鬧者的舞蹈。

以色列處女歟、我必復建爾、俾爾堅立如故、執鼗為儀、與歡欣之眾舞蹈而出、

耶和華又曰、我必復建以色列國、譬彼處女、執鼗相從、舞蹈而出、忻喜懽忭、

主又曰、以色列民、民原文作處女我必復建爾、則爾得建、譬彼處女、執鼓為飾、與群歡樂者、舞蹈而出、

I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful.

Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel! Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.

I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with your tambourines.

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

I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will take up your tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the revelers.

Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned with your tambourines, And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.

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

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

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.

I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, 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.

I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.

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.

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.

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

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

“ 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.

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.

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.

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.

After David had killed Goliath, the men of Israel returned home. The women came out of all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul. They danced and sang joyful songs. They played harps and tambourines.As they danced, they sang,“ Saul has killed thousands of men. David has killed tens of thousands.”

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.

You are a building that is built on the apostles and prophets. They are the foundation. Christ Jesus himself is the most important stone in the building.The whole building is held together by him. It rises to become a holy temple because it belongs to the Lord.And because you belong to him, you too are being built together. You are being made into a house where God lives through his Spirit.

Aaron’s sister Miriam was a prophet. She took a tambourine in her hand. All the women followed her. They played tambourines and danced.Miriam sang to them,“ Sing to the Lord. He is greatly honored. He has thrown Pharaoh’s horses and chariot drivers into the Red Sea.”

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.

The Lord says,“ I will bless Jacob’s people with great success again. I will show tender love to Israel. Jerusalem will be rebuilt where it was destroyed. The palace will stand in its proper place.From those places the songs of people giving thanks will be heard. The sound of great joy will come from there. I will cause there to be more of my people. There will not be fewer of them. I will bring them honor. People will have respect for them.

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

Praise him by blowing trumpets. Praise him with harps and lyres.Praise him with tambourines and dancing. Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.Praise him with clashing cymbals. Praise him with clanging cymbals.Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

After these things I heard a roar in heaven. It sounded like a huge crowd shouting,“ Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.The way he judges is true and fair. He has judged the great prostitute. She made the earth impure with her terrible sins. God has paid her back for killing those who served him.”Again they shouted,“ Hallelujah! The smoke from her fire goes up for ever and ever.”The 24 elders and the four living creatures bowed down. They worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out,“ Amen! Hallelujah!”Then a voice came from the throne. It said,“ Praise our God, all you who serve him! Praise God, all you who have respect for him, both great and small!”Then I heard the noise of a huge crowd. It sounded like the roar of rushing waters and like loud thunder. The people were shouting,“ Hallelujah! Our Lord God is the King who rules over all.Let us be joyful and glad! Let us give him glory! It is time for the Lamb’s wedding. His bride has made herself ready.Fine linen, bright and clean, was given to her to wear.” Fine linen stands for the right things that God’s holy people do.

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?

“‘ 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.

“ 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.”

Then he carried me away in a vision. The Spirit took me to a huge, high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City. It was coming down out of heaven from God.It shone with the glory of God. It gleamed like a very valuable jewel. It was like a jasper, as clear as crystal.The city had a huge, high wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, one at each of them. On the gates were written the names of the 12 tribes of Israel.There were three gates on the east and three on the north. There were three gates on the south and three on the west.The wall of the city had 12 foundations. Written on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls.The city was laid out like a square. It was as long as it was wide. The angel measured the city with the rod. It was 1,400 miles long. It was as wide and high as it was long.The angel measured the wall as human beings measure things. It was 200 feet thick.The wall was made out of jasper. The city was made out of pure gold, as pure as glass.The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of jewel. The first foundation was made out of jasper. The second was made out of sapphire. The third was made out of agate. The fourth was made out of emerald.The fifth was made out of onyx. The sixth was made out of ruby. The seventh was made out of chrysolite. The eighth was made out of beryl. The ninth was made out of topaz. The tenth was made out of turquoise. The eleventh was made out of jacinth. The twelfth was made out of amethyst.The 12 gates were made from 12 pearls. Each gate was made out of a single pearl. The main street of the city was made out of gold. It was gold as pure as glass that people can see through clearly.I didn’t see a temple in the city. That’s because the Lamb and the Lord God who rules over all are its temple.The city does not need the sun or moon to shine on it. God’s glory is its light, and the Lamb is its lamp.The nations will walk by the light of the city. The kings of the world will bring their glory into it.Its gates will never be shut, because there will be no night there.The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.Only what is pure will enter the city. No one who causes people to believe lies will enter it. No one who does shameful things will enter it either. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the city.

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

“ 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.

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.”

“ 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.