Jeremiah 31:8–14

⁸Watch! I am going to bring them from the northern land.

I will gather them from remote regions of the earth^s—

the blind and the lame will be with them,^t

along with those who are pregnant and those about to give birth.

They will return here as a great assembly!^u

⁹They will come weeping,

but I will bring them back with consolation.^Bv

I will lead them to wadis filled with water,

by a smooth way where they will not stumble,^w

for I am Israel’s Father,

and Ephraim is my firstborn.^x

¹⁰Nations, hear the word of the Lord,

and tell it among the far off coasts and islands!^y

Say, “The one who scattered Israel will gather him.^z

He will watch over him as a shepherd guards his flock,

¹¹for the Lord has ransomed Jacob

and redeemed him from the power of one stronger than he.”^aa

¹²They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;^ab

they will be radiant with joy^ac

because of the Lord’s goodness,

because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil,^ad

and because of the young of the flocks and herds.

Their life will be like an irrigated garden,

and they will no longer grow weak from hunger.

¹³Then the young women will rejoice with dancing,

while young and old men rejoice together.

I will turn their mourning into joy,^a

give them consolation,

and bring happiness out of grief.

¹⁴I will refresh the priests with an abundance,^Ab

and my people will be satisfied with my goodness.

This is the Lord’s declaration.