Jeremiah 31:15-17

15This is what the Lord says:

“A voice is heard in Ramah,

Lamenting and bitter weeping.

Rachel is weeping for her children;

She refuses to be comforted for her children,

Because they are no more.”

¹⁶This is what the Lord says:

“Restrain your voice from weeping

And your eyes from tears;

For your work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord,

“And they will return from the land of the enemy.

17“There is hope for your future,” declares the Lord,

“And your children will return to their own territory.