Jeremiah 31:9

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⁷ For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’

⁸ Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!

They 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.”

¹⁰ Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.

¹¹ For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: They 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.”
KJV: They 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.
WEB: They 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.
ASV: They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.
DARBY: They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
BLB: They will come with weeping, and with supplications I will lead them; I will cause them to walk to the rivers of waters by a way [that is] straight; they will not stumble in it. For I am unto Israel for a Father, and Ephraim he [is] My firstborn.”

ÅB: Med gråt skal de komme og med ydmyke bønner, og jeg vil lede dem; jeg vil føre dem til rinnende bekker på en jevn vei, hvor de ikke skal snuble; for jeg er blitt en far for Israel, og Efra'im er min førstefødte.
OTB: "De skal komme med gråt; ved bønn vil jeg føre dem. Jeg vil lede dem ved vannstrømmer på en rett sti hvor de ikke skal snuble, for jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte."
B1930: Med gråt skal de komme og med ydmyke bønner, og jeg vil lede dem; jeg vil føre dem til rinnende bekker på en jevn vei, hvor de ikke skal snuble; for jeg er blitt en far for Israel, og Efra'im er min førstefødte.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 4:22
Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
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Jeremiah 3:4
Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.
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Jeremiah 31:20
Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
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Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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Jeremiah 50:4
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
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Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
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Jeremiah 3:19
Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
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Isaiah 35:6–8
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
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