20 “Is (A)Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a delightful child?
Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him;
Therefore My [a](B)heart yearns for him;
I will surely (C)have mercy on him,” declares the Lord.

21 “Set up for yourself roadmarks,
Place for yourself guideposts;
(D)Direct your [b]mind to the highway,
The way by which you went.
(E)Return, O virgin of Israel,
Return to these your cities.
22 “How long will you go here and there,
O (F)faithless daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman will encompass a man.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:20 Lit inward parts
  2. Jeremiah 31:21 Lit heart