Jer 31:18-20 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ I have surely heard Ephraim grieving , ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised , Like an untrained calf ; Bring me back that I may be restored , For You are the Lord my God .

Jeremiah 31:18-20

18 “I have surely heard Ephraim ^agrieving,
‘You have ^bchastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained ^ccalf;
^dBring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the Lord my God.
19 ‘For after I turned back, I ^erepented;
And after I was instructed, I ^fsmote on my thigh;
I was ^gashamed and also humiliated
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
20 “Is ^hEphraim My dear son?
Is he a delightful child?
Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him;
Therefore My ^{▼▼ Lit inward parts
,} ^jheart yearns for him;
I will surely ^khave mercy on him,” declares the Lord.