Jeremiah 31:1-3

New Catholic Bible

¹ At that time, says the Lord:
    I will be the God of all the families of Israel,
    and they will be my people.
² Thus says the Lord:
    The people who survived the sword
    found favor in the wilderness.
When the people of Israel sought for rest,
³     the Lord appeared to them from afar, saying,
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
    therefore, I have continued to be merciful to you.