Jeremiah 31:16-18

International Children’s Bible

“Stop crying.
    Don’t let your eyes fill with tears.
You will be rewarded for your work!” says the Lord.
    “The people will come back from their enemy’s land.
¹⁷ So there is hope for you!” says the Lord.
    “Your children will come back to their own land.

¹⁸ “I have heard Israel moaning:
    ‘Lord, you punished me, and I have learned my lesson.
    I was like a calf that had never been trained.
Take me back, and I will come back.
    You truly are the Lord my God.