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Jeremiah 50:5

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50:5They will ask the way to Zion;

they will turn their faces toward it.

They will come11 and bind themselves to the Lord

in a lasting covenant that will never be forgotten.12

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Footnotes

  1. 11 The translation here assumes that the Hebrew בֹּאוּ (bo’u; a Qal imperative masculine plural) should be read בָּאוּ (ba’u; a Qal perfect third plural). This reading is presupposed by the Greek version of Aquila, the Latin version, and the (see note a, which mistakenly assumes that the form must be imperfect).
  2. 12 See Jer 32:40 and the study note there for the nature of this lasting agreement.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They will ask the way to Zion

and turn their faces toward it.

They will come and bind themselves to the Lord

in an everlasting covenant

that will not be forgotten.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They will ask about Zion,

turning their faces to this road.

They will come and join themselves to the Lord

in a permanent covenant that will never be forgotten.

NLTNew Living Translation

They will ask the way to Jerusalem

and will start back home again.

They will bind themselves to the Lord

with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They will ask the way to Zion,

turning their faces there.

They will come and join themselves to Yahweh

by an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.

KJV 1900King James Version

They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying,

Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord

In a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.