14 I will¹ satiate the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.” ‡

15 Thus says the Lord:
^a“A voice was heard in ^bRamah,
Lamentation and bitter ^cweeping,
Rachel weeping for her children,
Refusing to be comforted for her children,
Because ^dthey are no more.” ‡

17 There is ^ahope in your future, says the Lord,
That your children shall come back to their own border. ‡

18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself:
‘You have ^achastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
^bRestore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God. ‡