Dec 31, 2023
Jeremiah 31:15-20
15 Thus says the Lord: “A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children;
she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no
more.”
16 Thus says the Lord: “Keep your voice from weeping,
and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work,
declares the Lord, and they shall come back from the land of the
enemy. 17 There is hope for your future, declares the
Lord, and your children shall come back to their own country.
18 I have heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have disciplined
me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf; bring me back
that I may be restored, for you are the Lord my God. 19
For after I had turned away, I relented, and after I was
instructed, I struck my thigh; I was ashamed, and I was confounded,
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ 20 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.”
Key Words: Voice, Weeping, Children, Comfort,
Hope, Restore, Mercy
Keystone Verse: A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children;
she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no
more. (Jeremiah 31:15)