Jer 31:20, Hos 11:8 | ESV | STEP | Is Ephraim my dear son ? Is he my darling child ? For as often as I speak against him, I do remember him still . Therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the Lord .

a[See ver. 18 above]

Jeremiah 31:20

20 ^aIs Ephraim my dear son?
^bIs he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
^cTherefore my heart ^{▼▼Hebrew bowels} yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,

declares the Lord.

Hosea 11:8

8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
^eHow can I make you ^flike Admah?
How can I treat you ^glike Zeboiim?
^hMy heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.