20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
(A)Therefore My [a]heart yearns for him;
(B)I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.

21 “Set up signposts,
Make landmarks;
(C)Set your heart toward the highway,
The way in which you went.
[b]Turn back, O virgin of Israel,
Turn back to these your cities.
22 How long will you (D)gad about,
O you (E)backsliding daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman shall encompass a man.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:20 Lit. inward parts
  2. Jeremiah 31:21 Or Return

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