Jeremiah 31:20-22

New Catholic Bible

²⁰ Thus says the Lord:
    Is not Ephraim still my dear son,
    the child in whom I delight?
No matter how often I speak against him,
    I still remember him lovingly.
Therefore, my heart yearns for him,
    and I have great compassion for him.

²¹ Set up road markers for yourself;
    make yourself guideposts.
Concentrate your thoughts on the road,
    the route along which you traveled.
Return, O virgin Israel;
    come back to these towns of yours.
²² How long will you wander aimlessly,
    O rebellious daughter?
For the Lord has created something new on the earth:
    a woman must strengthen a man.^[a]