Jeremiah 31:17-21 »‘Your future is filled with hope,’ says Jehovah. ‘Your children will return to their own territory.’

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁷ »‘Your future is filled with hope,’ says Jehovah. ‘Your children will return to their own territory.’ ¹⁸ »I hear the people of Israel say in grief, ‘Jehovah, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back for we are ready to return to you, Jehovah our God. ¹⁹ »‘We turned away from you. But soon we wanted to return. After you had punished us we hung our heads in grief. We were ashamed and disgraced because we sinned when we were young.’« ²⁰ »Ephraim, O Ephraim my dear delightful son! Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him. My heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,« declares Jehovah. ²¹ »Set up road marks. Place guideposts! Direct your mind to the highway, the way by which you went. Return, O virgin of Israel. Return to these your cities.