Jeremiah 31:9

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⁷ For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.

⁸ Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.

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.

¹⁰ Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

¹¹ For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

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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Cross references

Exodus 4:22
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
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Jeremiah 3:4
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
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Jeremiah 31:20
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
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Matthew 5:4
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
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Jeremiah 50:4
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.
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Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
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Jeremiah 3:19
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.
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Isaiah 35:6–8
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
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