15 Thus says the Lord,
(A)A voice is heard in (B)Ramah,
Lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
She (C)refuses to be comforted for her children,
Because (D)they are no more.”

16 Thus says the Lord,

(E)Restrain your voice from weeping
And your eyes from tears;
For your (F)work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord,
“And they will (G)return from the land of the enemy.
17 “There is (H)hope for your future,” declares the Lord,
“And your children will return to their own territory.

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