Jeremiah 31:8-10

Contemporary English Version

⁸ I, the Lord, will bring
my people back from Babylonia^[a]
    and everywhere else on earth.
The blind and the lame
    will be there.
Expectant mothers
    and women about to give birth
will come and be part
    of that great crowd.
⁹ They will weep and pray
    as I bring them home.
I will lead them
    to streams of water.
They will walk on a level^[b] road
    and not stumble.
I am a father to Israel,^[c]
    my favorite children.

¹⁰ Listen to me, you nations
    nearby or across the sea.
I scattered the people of Israel,
    but I will gather them again.
I will protect them like a shepherd
    guarding a flock;