Jeremiah 31:8-14

English Standard Version

⁸Behold, I will bring them ^(A)from the north country
    and ^(B)gather them from ^(C)the farthest parts of the earth,
among them ^(D)the blind and the lame,
    the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
    a great company, they shall return here.
⁹^(E)With weeping they shall come,
    ^(F)and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them ^(G)walk by brooks of water,
    ^(H)in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for ^(I)I am a father to Israel,
    and Ephraim is ^(J)my firstborn.

¹⁰“Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
    and declare it in the coastlands far away;
say, ‘He who scattered Israel will ^(K)gather him,
    and will keep him ^(L)as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
¹¹^(M)For the Lord has ransomed Jacob
    and has redeemed him from ^(N)hands too strong for him.
¹²They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
    ^(O)and they shall be radiant ^(P)over the goodness of the Lord,
^(Q)over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
    and over the young of the flock and the herd;
^(R)their life shall be like a watered garden,
    ^(S)and they shall languish no more.
¹³^(T)Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
    and the young men and the old shall be merry.
^(U)I will turn their mourning into joy;
    I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
¹⁴^(V)I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance,
    and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness,
declares the Lord.”