Jer 3:19, Hos 11:8, Mat 23:37-38 | ESV | STEP | I said , How I would set you among my sons , and give you a pleasant land , a heritage most beautiful of all nations . And I thought you would call me, My Father , and would not turn from following me .

Jeremiah 3:19

19 “‘I said,
How I would set you among my sons,
and give you a pleasant land,
a heritage most beautiful of all nations.
And I thought you would ^acall me, My Father,
and would not turn from following me.

Hosea 11:8

8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
^bHow can I make you ^clike Admah?
How can I treat you ^dlike Zeboiim?
^eMy heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.

Matthew 23:37-38

Lament over Jerusalem

37 ^f“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that ^gkills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have ^hgathered ⁱyour children together ^jas a hen gathers her brood ^kunder her wings, and ^lyou were not willing! 38 See, ^myour house is left to you desolate.