Jeremiah 31:19-21

New International Reader's Version

¹⁹After we wandered away from you,
    we turned away from our sins.
After we learned our lesson,
    we beat our chests in sorrow.
We were full of shame.
    What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’
²⁰Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children?
    Aren’t they the children I take delight in?
I often speak against them.
    But I still remember them.
So my heart longs for them.
    I love them with a tender love,”
    announces the Lord.

²¹The Lord says, “Put up road signs.
    Set up stones to show the way.
Look carefully for the highway.
    Look for the road you will take.
Return, people of Israel.
    Return to your towns.

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