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14 I’ll give the priests abundant provisions,[a]
    and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,”
        declares the Lord.

The End of Rachel’s Mourning

15 This is what the Lord says:

“A voice is heard in Ramah,
    lamentation and bitter crying.
Rachel is crying,
    and she refuses to be comforted for her children,
        because they are no longer alive.”
16 This is what the Lord says:

“Restrain your voice from crying,
    and your eyes from tears,
for there is a reward for your work,”
    declares the Lord.
        “They’ll return from the enemy’s land.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:14 Lit. fatness