Jeremiah 31:9-11

New Century Version

⁹They will be crying as they come,
    but they will pray as I bring them back.
I will lead those people by streams of water
    on an even road where they will not stumble.
I am Israel’s father,
    and Israel is my firstborn son.

¹⁰“Nations, listen to the message from the Lord.
    Tell this message in the faraway lands by the sea:
‘The one who scattered the people of Israel will bring them back,
    and he will watch over his people like a shepherd.’
¹¹The Lord will pay for the people of Jacob
    and will buy them back from people stronger than they were.