Jer 31:20, Lam 3:22, Hos 11:8-9, Luk 15:20, Jam 5:11 | 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.

Lamentations 3:22

22 ^eThe steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; ^{▼▼Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Because of the steadfast love of the Lord, we are not cut off}
^ghis mercies never come to an end;

Hosea 11:8-9

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

Luke 15:20

20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ^oran and ^pembraced him and ^qkissed him.

James 5:11

11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of ^rthe steadfastness of Job, and you have seen ^sthe purpose of the Lord, how ^tthe Lord is compassionate and merciful.