Jeremiah 31:1–3

GOD’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS PEOPLE

31 “At that time”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“I will be the God of all the families of Israel,g and they will be my people.”

2 This is what the Lord says:

The people who survived the sword

found favor in the wilderness.h

When Israel went to find rest,i

3 the Lord appeared to himA from far away.

I have loved you with an everlasting love;j

therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.k