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Jeremiah 31:9

WEB

9They will come with weeping. I will lead them with petitions. I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they won’t stumble; for I am a father to Israel. Ephraim is my firstborn.

KJV

9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

BSB

9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”

FBV

9They will come back with tears in their eyes, and they will be praying as I take them home. I will lead them beside streams of waters, on level paths where they won't stumble. For I am Israel's Father; Ephraim[+] is my firstborn.

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Extra References

Matthew 5:4

4Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Jeremiah 3:4

4Will you not from this time cry to me, ‘My Father, you are the guide of my youth!’?

Exodus 4:22

22You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘The LORD says, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

Jeremiah 50:4

4“In those days, and in that time,” says the LORD, “the children of Israel will come, they and the children of Judah together; they will go on their way weeping, and will seek the LORD their God.

Jeremiah 31:20

20Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says the LORD.

Psalms 23:2

2He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

Isaiah 35:6-8

6Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. 7The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay. 8A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called “The Holy Way”. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools shall not go there.

Isaiah 63:13

13Who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, so that they didn’t stumble?

Zechariah 12:10

10I will pour on David’s house and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplication. They will look to me[+] they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for his firstborn.

Isaiah 64:8

8But now, LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay and you our potter. We all are the work of your hand.