Jeremiah 31:2-6

This is what the Lord says: “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to find its rest.”

The Lord appeared to him long ago, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you out with kindness.

“I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will take up your tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the revelers.

“Again you will plant vineyards On the hills of Samaria; The planters will plant And will enjoy the fruit.

“For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, ‘Arise, and let’s go up to Zion, To the Lord our God.’ ”