Jeremiah 31:18-20

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“I have surely heard Ephraim ^(A)grieving,
‘You have ^(B)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained ^(C)calf;
^(D)Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the Lord my God.

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‘For after I turned back, I ^(E)repented;
And after I was instructed, I ^(F)smote on my thigh;
I was ^(G)ashamed and also humiliated
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

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“Is ^(H)Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a delightful child?
Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him;
Therefore My ^(a)^(I)heart yearns for him;
I will surely ^(J)have mercy on him,” declares the Lord.

Footnotes:

a. Jeremiah 31:20: ['Lit ', inward parts]

Cross references:

A. Jeremiah 31:18: Jeremiah 3:21

B. Jeremiah 31:18: Job 5:17; Psalm 94:12

C. Jeremiah 31:18: Hosea 4:16

D. Jeremiah 31:18: Psalm 80:3; Psalm 80:7; Psalm 80:19; Jeremiah 17:14; Lamentations 5:21; Acts 3:26

E. Jeremiah 31:19: Ezekiel 36:31; Zechariah 12:10

F. Jeremiah 31:19: Ezekiel 21:12; Luke 18:13

G. Jeremiah 31:19: Jeremiah 3:25

H. Jeremiah 31:20: Hosea 11:8

I. Jeremiah 31:20: Genesis 43:30; Judges 10:16; Isaiah 63:15; Hosea 11:8

J. Jeremiah 31:20: Isaiah 55:7; Isaiah 57:18; Hosea 14:4; Micah 7:18