Jeremiah 31:16-18

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¹⁶This 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.
¹⁷There is hope for your future,”
    declares the Lord.
“Your^[a] children will return to their own territory.”

Ephraim’s Prayer and Confession

¹⁸“I’ve certainly heard Ephraim
    shuddering with grief as they said,^[b]
‘You have disciplined me,
    and I’m disciplined like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and let me return,^[c]
    for you are the Lord my God.

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Jeremiah 31:17 The Heb. lacks Your
Jeremiah 31:18 The Heb. lacks as they said
Jeremiah 31:18 Or repent

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Ephraim’s Prayer and Confession

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Jeremiah 31:16-18

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