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They will be weeping as they come.
    They will pray for my help as I lead them.
I will lead them beside streams of fresh water,
    and on flat paths where they will not fall down.
I will help them because I am a father for Israel's people.
    Ephraim is like my firstborn son.’[a]

10 People of all nations,
    listen to the Lord's message.
Shout it aloud for everyone to hear,
    even those who live on the coasts far away.
Say, ‘The Lord chased Israel's people away,
    but now he will bring them back.
He will take care of them,
    like a shepherd who takes care of his sheep.’
11 Yes, the Lord will rescue Jacob's descendants.
    He will pay the cost to let them be free.
They will no longer be under the power of people who were stronger than them.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:9 Israel and Ephraim were names for the north kingdom.