Verse 20
Is Ephraim{H669} my dear{H3357} son?{H1121} is he a darling{H8191} child?{H3206} for as often{H1767} as I speak{H1696} against him, I do earnestly{H2142} remember{H2142} him still: therefore my heart{H4578} yearneth{H1993} for him; I will surely{H7355} have mercy{H7355} upon him, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
Referenced Verses
- Isa 63:15 : 15 Look{H7200} down{H5027} from heaven,{H8064} and behold{H7200} from the habitation{H2073} of thy holiness{H6944} and of thy glory:{H8597} where are thy zeal{H7068} and thy mighty{H1369} acts? the yearning{H1995} of thy heart{H4578} and thy compassions are restrained{H662} toward me.
- Isa 55:7 : 7 let the wicked{H7563} forsake{H5800} his way,{H1870} and the unrighteous{H205} man{H376} his thoughts;{H4284} and let him return{H7725} unto Jehovah,{H3068} and he will have mercy{H7355} upon him; and to our God,{H430} for he will abundantly{H7235} pardon.{H5545}
- Hos 14:4 : 4 I will heal{H7495} their backsliding,{H4878} I will love{H157} them freely;{H5071} for mine anger{H639} is turned away{H7725} from him.
- Judg 10:16 : 16 And they put away{H5493} the foreign{H5236} gods{H430} from among{H7130} them, and served{H5647} Jehovah;{H3068} and his soul{H5315} was grieved{H7114} for the misery{H5999} of Israel.{H3478}
- Song 5:4 : 4 My beloved{H1730} put in{H7971} his hand{H3027} by{H4480} the hole{H2356} [of the door], And my heart{H4578} was moved{H1993} for him.
- Isa 16:11 : 11 Wherefore my heart{H4578} soundeth{H1993} like a harp{H3658} for Moab,{H4124} and mine inward parts{H7130} for Kir-heres.{H7025}
- Gen 43:30 : 30 And Joseph{H3130} made haste;{H4116} for his heart{H7356} yearned{H3648} over his brother:{H251} and he sought{H1245} where to weep;{H1058} and he entered{H935} into his chamber,{H2315} and wept{H1058} there.
- Deut 32:36 : 36 For Jehovah{H3068} will judge{H1777} his people,{H5971} And repent{H5162} himself for his servants;{H5650} When he seeth{H7200} that [their] power{H3027} is gone,{H235} And there is none{H657} [remaining], shut up{H6113} or left{H5800} at large.
- 1 Kgs 3:26 : 26 Then spake{H559} the woman{H802} whose the living{H2416} child{H1121} was unto the king,{H4428} for her heart{H7356} yearned{H3648} over her son,{H1121} and she said,{H559} Oh,{H994} my lord,{H113} give{H5414} her the living{H2416} child,{H3205} and in no wise{H4191} slay{H4191} it. But the other said,{H559} It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide{H1504} it.
- Ps 103:13 : 13 Like as a father{H1} pitieth{H7355} his children,{H1121} So Jehovah{H3068} pitieth{H7355} them that fear{H3373} him.
- Prov 3:12 : 12 For whom Jehovah{H3068} loveth{H157} he reproveth;{H3198} Even as a father{H1} the son{H1121} in whom he delighteth.{H7521}
- Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who is a God{H410} like unto thee, that pardoneth{H5375} iniquity,{H5771} and passeth over{H5674} the transgression{H6588} of the remnant{H7611} of his heritage?{H5159} he retaineth{H2388} not his anger{H639} for ever,{H5703} because he delighteth{H2654} in lovingkindness.{H2617} 19 He will again{H7725} have compassion{H7355} upon us; he will tread{H3533} our iniquities{H5771} under foot; and thou wilt cast{H7993} all their sins{H2403} into the depths{H4688} of the sea.{H3220}
- Luke 15:24 : 24 for{G3778} this{G3778} my{G3450} son{G5207} was{G2258} dead,{G3498} and{G2532} is alive again;{G2532} he was{G2258} lost,{G622} and{G2532} is found.{G2147} And{G2532} they began{G756} to be merry.{G2165}
- Jer 3:19 : 19 But I said,{H559} How I will put{H7896} thee among the children,{H1121} and give{H5414} thee a pleasant{H2532} land,{H776} a goodly{H6643} heritage{H5159} of the hosts{H6635} of the nations!{H1471} and I said,{H559} Ye shall call{H7121} me My Father,{H1} and shall not turn away{H7725} from following me.{H310}
- Jer 31:9 : 9 They shall come{H935} with weeping;{H1065} and with supplications{H8469} will I lead{H2986} them: I will cause them to walk{H3212} by rivers{H5158} of waters,{H4325} in a straight{H3477} way{H1870} wherein they shall not stumble;{H3782} for I am a father{H1} to Israel,{H3478} and Ephraim{H669} is my first-born.{H1060}
- Jer 48:36 : 36 Therefore my heart{H3820} soundeth{H1993} for Moab{H4124} like pipes,{H2485} and my heart{H3820} soundeth{H1993} like pipes{H2485} for the men{H582} of Kir-heres:{H7025} therefore the abundance{H3502} that he hath gotten{H6213} is perished.{H6}
- Lam 3:31-32 : 31 For the Lord{H136} will not cast off{H2186} for ever.{H5769} 32 For though he cause grief,{H3013} yet will he have compassion{H7355} according to the multitude{H7230} of his lovingkindnesses.{H2617}
- Hos 11:8-9 : 8 How shall I give thee up,{H5414} Ephraim?{H669} [how] shall I cast{H4042} thee off, Israel?{H3478} how shall I make{H5414} thee as Admah?{H126} [how] shall I set{H7760} thee as Zeboiim?{H6636} my heart{H3820} is turned{H2015} within me, my compassions{H5150} are kindled{H3648} together.{H3162} 9 I will not execute{H6213} the fierceness{H2740} of mine anger,{H639} I will not return{H7725} to destroy{H7843} Ephraim:{H669} for I am God,{H410} and not man;{H376} the Holy One{H6918} in the midst{H7130} of thee; and I will not come{H935} in wrath.{H5892}
- Isa 57:16-18 : 16 For I will not contend{H7378} for ever,{H5769} neither will I be always{H5331} wroth;{H7107} for the spirit{H7307} would faint{H5848} before{H6440} me, and the souls{H5397} that I have made.{H6213} 17 For the iniquity{H5771} of his covetousness{H1215} was I wroth,{H7107} and smote{H5221} him; I hid{H5641} [my face] and was wroth;{H7107} and he went on{H3212} backsliding{H7726} in the way{H1870} of his heart.{H3820} 18 I have seen{H7200} his ways,{H1870} and will heal{H7495} him: I will lead{H5148} him also, and restore{H7999} comforts{H5150} unto him and to his mourners.{H57}
- Phil 1:8 : 8 For{G1063} God{G2316} is{G2076} my{G3450} witness,{G3144} how{G5613} I long{G1971} after you{G5209} all{G3956} in{G1722} the tender mercies{G4698} of Christ{G5547} Jesus.{G2424}
- Luke 15:32 : 32 But it was meet{G1163} to make merry{G2165} and{G2532} be glad:{G5463} for{G3754} this{G3778} thy{G4675} brother{G80} was{G2258} dead,{G3498} and{G2532} is alive [again];{G326} and{G2532} [was]{G2258} lost,{G622} and{G2532} is found.{G2147}