Jeremiah 31:20
20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a delightful child?
Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him;
Therefore My inmost being yearns for him;
I will surely have compassion on him,” declares Yahweh.
Hosea 11:8
8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
How can I give you over to be like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboiim?
My heart is turned over within Me;
All My compassions are stirred.
Matthew 23:37
Lament over Jerusalem
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you did not want it.