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The Joyful Return of the Exiles

31 At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.(A)

Thus says the Lord:
The people who survived the sword
    found grace in the wilderness;
when Israel sought for rest,(B)
    the Lord appeared to him[a] from far away.[b]
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
    therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 31.3 Gk: Heb me
  2. 31.3 Or to him long ago