Psa 103:17, Jer 31:18-20, Hos 6:3, 11:8, Mal 3:6 | ESV | STEP | But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children ,

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

declares the Lord.

Hosea 6:3

3 ^mLet us know; ⁿlet us press on to know the Lord;
^ohis going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us ^pas the showers,
^qas the spring rains that water the earth.”

Hosea 11:8

8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
^rHow can I make you ^slike Admah?
How can I treat you ^tlike Zeboiim?
^uMy heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.

Malachi 3:6

Robbing God

6 “For ^vI the Lord do not change; ^wtherefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.