Jeremiah 31:16-18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Keep your voice from weeping
and your eyes from tears,
for the reward for your work will come –
this is the Lord’s declaration –
and your children will return from the enemy’s land.
¹⁷ There is hope for your future^(A) –
this is the Lord’s declaration –
and your children will return to their own territory.
¹⁸ I have surely heard Ephraim moaning,
‘You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.^(B)
Take me back, so that I can return,
for you, Lord, are my God.^(C)