Jer 31:20 | 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.