Jeremiah 3:19

I said , How I would set you among my sons , and give you a pleasant land , a heritage most beautiful of all nations . And I thought you would call me, My Father , and would not turn from following me .

“I myself said, “‘How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.` I thought you would call me ‘Father` and not turn away from following me.

But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.