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Jeremiah 31:19-21
Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 31:19-21
Contemporary English Version
19 When we were young,
we strayed and sinned,
but then we realized
what we had done.
We are ashamed and disgraced
and want to return to you.”
20 People of Israel,
you are my own dear children.
Don't I love you best of all?
Though I often make threats,
I want you to be near me,
so I will have mercy on you.
I, the Lord, have spoken.
21 With rock piles and signposts,
mark the road well,
my dear people.
The road by which you left
by will now lead you home.
Jeremiah 31:19-21
New International Version
Jeremiah 31:19-21
New International Version
19 After I strayed,(A)
I repented;
after I came to understand,
I beat(B) my breast.
I was ashamed(C) and humiliated
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’(D)
20 Is not Ephraim my dear son,
the child(E) in whom I delight?
Though I often speak against him,
I still remember(F) him.
Therefore my heart yearns for him;
I have great compassion(G) for him,”
declares the Lord.
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