Jeremiah 31:16-18

Common English Bible

¹⁶ The Lord proclaims:
Keep your voice from crying
    and your eyes from weeping,
    because your endurance will be rewarded,
        declares the Lord.
    They will return from the land of their enemy!
¹⁷ There’s hope for your future,
    declares the Lord.
        Your children will return home!

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.