Holy Scripture
Jeremiah 31:19
A church father on this verse
“Let us purify ourselves by tears, that the Lord our God may hear us when we lament, as he heard Ephraim when weeping, as it is written: "I have surely heard Ephraim weeping." He expressly repeats the words of Ephraim: "You have chastised me, and I was chastised; like a calf I was not trained." For a calf shows itself…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
19Stand by the way, and look, thou that dwellest in Aroer; and ask him that is fleeing, and him that escapes, and say, What has happened?
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In context
17Shake the head at him, all ye that are round about him; all of you utter his name; say ye, How is the glorious staff broken to pieces, the rod of magnificence!
18Come down from thy glory, and sit down in a damp place: Dibon shall be broken, because Moab is destroyed: there has gone up against thee one to ravage thy stronghold.
— Jeremiah 31:19 —
20Moab is put to shame, because he is broken: howl and cry; proclaim in Arnon, that Moab has perished.
21And judgment is coming against the land of Misor, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath,