Jer 31:18-20, Mat 5:4, 26:75, Jam 4:9-10 | ESV | STEP | I have heard Ephraim grieving , You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined , like an untrained calf ; bring me back that I may be restored , for you are the Lord my God .

f[See ver. 18 above]

g[Prov. 8:30]

h Song 5:4; Isa. 16:11

j Isa. 61:2, 3; John 16:20; 2 Cor. 1:7; 7:10; Rev. 21:4; [James 4:9, 10]

k ver. 34

l[Acts 3:13, 14]

m[Matt. 5:4]

n ver. 6; Isa. 57:15; [Luke 1:52]; See Matt. 23:12

Jeremiah 31:18-20

18 I have heard ^aEphraim grieving,
‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
like an untrained calf;
^bbring me back that I may be restored,
for you are the Lord my God.
19 For after ^cI had turned away, I relented,
and after I was instructed, ^dI struck my thigh;
^eI was ashamed, and I was confounded,
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
20 ^fIs Ephraim my dear son?
^gIs he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
^hTherefore my heart ^{▼▼Hebrew bowels} yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,

declares the Lord.

Matthew 5:4

4 “Blessed are ^jthose who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 26:75

75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ^k“Before the rooster crows, you will ^ldeny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

James 4:9-10

9 ^mBe wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 ⁿHumble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.