Jeremiah 31:3-9

New American Standard Bible

³The Lord appeared to ^[a]him ^[b]long ago, saying,
“I have ^(A)loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you out with ^(B)kindness.
⁴^(C)I will build you again and you will be rebuilt,
Virgin of Israel!
You will ^[c]take up your ^(D)tambourines again,
And go out to the dances of the ^(E)revelers.
⁵Again you will ^(F)plant vineyards
On the ^[d]hills of Samaria;
The planters will plant
And will ^[e]enjoy the fruit.
⁶For there will be a day when watchmen
On the hills of Ephraim call out,
‘Arise, and ^(G)let’s go up to Zion,
To the Lord our God.’”

⁷For this is what the Lord says:
“^(H)Sing aloud with joy for Jacob,
And be joyful with the ^[f]^(I)chief of the nations;
Proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘Lord, ^(J)save Your people,
The ^(K)remnant of Israel!’
⁸Behold, I am ^(L)bringing them from the north country,
And I will ^(M)gather them from the remote parts of the earth,
Among them those who are ^(N)blind and those who ^(O)limp,
The pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
They will return here as a great assembly.
⁹^(P)They will come with weeping,
And by pleading I will bring them;
I will lead them by ^(Q)streams of waters,
On a straight path on which they will ^(R)not stumble;
For I am a ^(S)father to Israel,
And Ephraim is ^(T)My firstborn.”