Jer 3:21-22, 31:6, 9, 50:4-5, Hos 11:8-9, 14:4-8 | ESV | STEP | A voice on the bare heights is heard , the weeping and pleading of Israel’s sons because they have perverted their way ; they have forgotten the Lord their God .

Jeremiah 3:21-22

21 A voice on the ^abare heights is heard,
^bthe weeping and pleading of Israel’s sons
because they have perverted their way;
they have forgotten the Lord their God.
22 ^c“Return, O faithless sons;
^dI will heal your faithlessness.”
“Behold, we come to you,
for you are the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 31:6

6 For there shall be a day when watchmen will call
in ^ethe hill country of Ephraim:
^f‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,
to the Lord our God.’”

Jeremiah 31:9

9 ^gWith weeping they shall come,
^hand with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them ⁱwalk by brooks of water,
^jin a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for ^kI am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is ^lmy firstborn.

Jeremiah 50:4-5

4 ^m“In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, ⁿthe people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, ^oweeping as they come, and they ^pshall seek the Lord their God. 5 ^qThey shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, ^rsaying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an ^severlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’

Hosea 11:8-9

8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
^tHow can I make you ^ulike Admah?
How can I treat you ^vlike Zeboiim?
^wMy heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.
9 I will not execute my burning anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim;
^xfor I am God and not a man,
^ythe Holy One in your midst,
and I will not come in wrath. ^{▼▼Or into the city}

Hosea 14:4-8

4 I ^aawill heal their apostasy;
^abI will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them.
5 ^acI will be like the dew to Israel;
^adhe shall blossom like the lily;
he shall take root like the trees ^aeof Lebanon;
6 his shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be ^aflike the olive,
and his fragrance like Lebanon.
7 They shall return and ^agdwell beneath my ^{▼▼Hebrew his} shadow;
they shall flourish like the grain;
they shall blossom like the vine;
their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 O ^aiEphraim, what have I to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you. ^{▼▼Hebrew him}
I am like an evergreen cypress;
^akfrom me comes your fruit.