Jeremiah 31:18-20

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁸ I have surely heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.^(A)
Take me back, so that I can return,
for you, Lord, are my God.^(B)
19 After my return, I felt regret;
After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief.^(C)
I was ashamed and humiliated^(D)
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”
²⁰ Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to me,
a delightful child?^(E)
Whenever I speak against him,
I certainly still think about him.
Therefore, my inner being yearns for him;
I will truly have compassion on him.^(F)
This is the Lord’s declaration.