Jeremiah 31:19-20 Surely, after my return, I was filled with regret, And, after I came to know myself, I smote upon the thigh,––I turned pale, and was even confounded, For I had borne the reproach of my youthful days.

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁹ Surely, after my return, I was filled with regret, And, after I came to know myself, I smote upon the thigh,––I turned pale, and was even confounded, For I had borne the reproach of my youthful days. ²⁰ Was Ephraim, a very precious son to me? Was he a most delightful, child? For, as often as I have spoken against him, I have, remembered, him, again! For this cause, have my affections been deeply moved for him, I must have, compassion, upon him, Declareth Yahweh.