Jeremiah 31:16-18

Complete Jewish Bible

¹⁶⁽¹⁷⁾so there is hope for your future,” says Adonai.
“Your children will return
to their own territory.

¹⁷⁽¹⁸⁾“I hear Efrayim bemoaning himself:
‘You disciplined me, and I took your discipline
like a young ox not used to a yoke.
Let me return, and I will return,
for you are Adonai, my God.
¹⁸⁽¹⁹⁾Yes, I turned away;
but later I repented.
When I had been made to understand,
I struck my thigh in shame and remorse,
bearing the weight of the disgrace
acquired when I was young.’