Jeremiah 31:20-22

Contemporary English Version

²⁰ People of Israel,
you are my own dear children.
    Don't I love you best of all?
Though I often make threats,
I want you to be near me,
    so I will have mercy on you.
I, the Lord, have spoken.

²¹ With rock piles and signposts,
mark the road well,
    my dear people.
The road by which you left
    by will now lead you home.
²² Will you ever decide
    to be faithful?
I will make sure that someday
    things will be different,
as different as a woman
    protecting a man.^[a]