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Jeremiah 31:17-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 31:17-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 There is hope for your future(A)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
and your children will return to their own territory.
18 I have heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my God.(B)
19 After I returned, I repented;
After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief.(C)
I was ashamed and humiliated
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”
20 Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to Me,
a delightful child?
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.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 31:17-20
New International Version
Jeremiah 31:17-20
New International Version
17 So there is hope(A) for your descendants,”
declares the Lord.
“Your children(B) will return to their own land.
18 “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
‘You disciplined(C) me like an unruly calf,(D)
and I have been disciplined.
Restore(E) me, and I will return,
because you are the Lord my God.
19 After I strayed,(F)
I repented;
after I came to understand,
I beat(G) my breast.
I was ashamed(H) and humiliated
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’(I)
20 Is not Ephraim my dear son,
the child(J) in whom I delight?
Though I often speak against him,
I still remember(K) him.
Therefore my heart yearns for him;
I have great compassion(L) for him,”
declares the Lord.
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