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Jeremiah 31:18-27 Common English Bible (CEB)

18. I hear, yes, I hear Ephraim lamenting:"You disciplined me,and I learned my lesson,even though I was as stubborn as a mule.Bring me back, let me return,because you are the Lord my God.

19. After I turned away from you,I regretted it;I realized what I had done,and I have hit myself—I was humiliated and disgraced,and I have carried this disgracesince I was young."

20. Isn’t Ephraim my much-loved child?Don’t I utterly adore him?Even when I scold him,I still hold him dear.I yearn for him and love him deeply,declares the Lord.

21. Set up markers,put up signs;think about the road you have traveled,the path you have taken.Return, virgin Israel;return to these towns of yours.

22. How long will you hem and haw,my rebellious daughter?The Lord has created something new on earth:Virgin Israel will once again embrace her God!

23. The Lord of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: When I bring my people back from captivity, they will once again utter these words in the land and towns of Judah:The Lord bless you,righteous dwelling place,holy mountain.

24. Those who live in Judah and its towns will dwell together with farmers and shepherds.

25. I will strengthen the weary and renew those who are weak.

26. Then I woke up and looked around. What a pleasant sleep I had!

27. The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will plant seeds in Israel and Judah, and both people and animals will spring up.

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