Jeremiah 31:18-20

International Standard Version

¹⁸ “I’ve certainly heard Ephraim
    shuddering with grief as they said,^[a]
‘You have disciplined me,
    and I’m disciplined like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and let me return,^[b]
    for you are the Lord my God.
¹⁹ Indeed, after I turned away, then I repented.
    And after I came to understand,
        I slapped my forehead.^[c]
I was both ashamed and humiliated
    because I bear the disgrace of my youth.’”

²⁰ “Is Ephraim my dear son?
    Is he a darling child?
Indeed, as often as I’ve spoken about him,
    I surely still remember him.
Therefore I deeply yearn for him.
    I’ll surely have great compassion on him,”
        declares the Lord.