Verse 9

They will come with weeping, and with pleas for mercy, I will lead them. I will guide them to streams of water on a straight path where they will not stumble, for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Med gråt skal de komme, og med bønner vil jeg lede dem. Jeg vil føre dem til vannstrømmene på en rett vei, der de ikke skal snuble. For jeg er en Far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    De skal komme med gråt, og med bønn skal jeg lede dem; jeg vil få dem til å gå ved vannstrømmer, på en rett vei der de ikke skal snuble; for jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • Norsk King James

    De skal komme med gråt, og med bønner vil jeg lede dem; jeg vil føre dem langs vannveiene i en rett vei, hvor de ikke skal snuble; for jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    De kommer med gråt, og med stor nåde skal jeg føre dem; jeg vil lede dem til bekker med vann, på en rett vei hvor de ikke skal snuble; for jeg er Israels far, og Efraim er min førstefødte sønn.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Med gråt skal de komme, og mens de ber om nåde, vil jeg føre dem. Jeg vil lede dem til rennende vann, på en jevn vei hvor de ikke vil snuble. For jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    De skal komme med gråt, og med bønn vil jeg lede dem: Jeg vil la dem gå ved vannets elver på en jevn vei, hvor de ikke skal snuble, for jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    De skal komme med gråt, og jeg vil lede dem med bønner; jeg vil la dem vandre langs livgivende strømmer på en sikker vei, hvor de ikke skal snuble, for jeg er far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    De skal komme med gråt, og med bønn vil jeg lede dem: Jeg vil la dem gå ved vannets elver på en jevn vei, hvor de ikke skal snuble, for jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    De kommer med gråt, og jeg fører dem med bønner. Jeg leder dem til vannrike bekker på en rett vei hvor de ikke skal snuble. For jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Med gråt skal de komme, og med bønn skal jeg lede dem. Jeg vil føre dem til vannløp på en rett vei der de ikke skal snuble. For jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    De skulle komme med Graad, og med (megen) Naade vil jeg fremføre dem; jeg vil lede dem til Vandbække, paa en ret Vei, de skulle ikke støde sig derpaa; thi jeg er Israels Fader, og Ephraim, han er min førstefødte (Søn).

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    De skal komme med gråt, og med bønn vil jeg føre dem: Jeg vil lede dem ved elvene på vannveier, hvor de ikke skal snuble: for jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    De skal komme med gråt; og med bønn skal jeg lede dem: Jeg skal la dem gå ved vannstrømmene, på en rett vei hvor de ikke skal snuble; for jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    De kommer med gråt, og mens de ber, leder jeg dem. Jeg fører dem til vannstrømmer på en jevn vei hvor de ikke skal snuble. For jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    De skal komme med gråt, og jeg vil lede dem med bønner: Jeg vil føre dem ved vannrike bekker, på en rett vei hvor de ikke skal snuble; for jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er min førstefødte.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    De vil komme gråtende, og jeg vil gå foran dem som deres veileder: jeg leder dem ved vannstrømmer i en rett vei hvor det ikke er noen fall: for jeg er en far for Israel, og Efraim er den førstefødte av mine sønner.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They departed from hence in heuynes, but with ioye will I bringe them hither agayne. I will lede them by the ryuers of water in a straight waye, where they shall not stomble: For I will be Israels father, and Epraim shalbe my firstborne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    They shall come weeping, and with mercie will I bring them againe: I will lead them by the riuers of water in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first borne.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They shall come weepyng, and with mercifull pitie will I bring them hither agayne: I will leade them to the riuers of water in a strayght way where they shall not stumble: For I am Israels father, and Ephraim is my first borne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    With weeping they come in, And with supplications I bring them, I cause them to go unto streams of waters, In a right way -- they stumble not in it, For I have been to Israel for a father, And Ephraim -- My first-born `is' he.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    They will come with weeping, and going before them I will be their guide: guiding them by streams of water in a straight way where there is no falling: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is the first of my sons.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel’s father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 3:4 : 4 Have you not just now called to me, 'My Father, you are the friend of my youth'?
  • Exod 4:22 : 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,
  • Jer 50:4 : 4 In those days and at that time,' declares the LORD, 'the people of Israel and the people of Judah will come together, weeping as they go, seeking the LORD their God.
  • Isa 63:13 : 13 who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble;
  • Jer 31:20 : 20 Is Ephraim my dear son, my precious child? For as often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore, my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the LORD.
  • Isa 64:8 : 8 Do not be exceedingly angry, LORD, and do not remember our sins forever. Behold us, we are all your people.
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
  • Jer 3:19 : 19 I myself said, “How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.” I thought you would call me 'Father' and not turn away from following me.
  • Ps 23:2 : 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
  • Isa 35:6-8 : 6 Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. 7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, grass will grow with reeds and rushes. 8 And there will be a highway there, called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for those who walk in that way—fools shall not wander astray.
  • Isa 40:3-4 : 3 A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.
  • Isa 41:17-19 : 17 The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I, the Lord, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers on the barren heights and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs. 19 I will put in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will set junipers in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together,
  • Isa 43:16-19 : 16 This is what the LORD says— He who makes a way through the sea and a path through mighty waters, 17 who brings out the chariot and horse, the army and the strong—they lie down together and cannot rise; they are extinguished, snuffed out like a wick. 18 Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth—do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
  • Isa 49:9-9 : 9 To say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' They will feed along the roads and find pasture on every barren hill. 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down. For He who has compassion on them will guide them, and He will lead them beside springs of water. 11 I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up.
  • Isa 57:14 : 14 And it will be said: 'Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.'
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. 6 The one who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will surely return with joyful shouting, carrying their sheaves.
  • Deut 32:6 : 6 Is this how you repay the LORD, you foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, your Creator, the One who made you and established you?
  • 1 Chr 29:10 : 10 David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Blessed are you, LORD, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting."
  • Isa 63:16 : 16 But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.
  • Ezek 34:12-14 : 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered sheep when he is with them, so I will look after My flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. 13 I will bring them out from the nations, gather them from the countries, and bring them to their own land. I will shepherd them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys, and in all the inhabited places of the land. 14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their grazing land will be on the high mountains of Israel. There they will lie down in a pleasant grazing land and feed in rich pastures on the mountains of Israel.
  • Dan 9:17-18 : 17 Now, our God, hear the prayer and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary. 18 Incline Your ear, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our pleas before You on account of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy.
  • Hos 12:4 : 4 In the womb, he grasped his brother’s heel; and in his strength, he struggled with God.
  • Matt 3:3 : 3 This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.'
  • Matt 5:4 : 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  • Matt 6:9 : 9 This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
  • Luke 3:4-6 : 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'" 5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked paths will become straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth, 6 and all humanity will see God's salvation.
  • Luke 6:21 : 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
  • Rom 8:26 : 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses. For we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspeakable groanings.
  • 2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And, 'I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,' says the Lord Almighty.
  • 2 Cor 7:9-9 : 9 Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God intended, so that you would not suffer any loss from us. 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death. 11 See what earnestness this godly sorrow has produced in you! What eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what readiness to see justice done! At every point you have proved yourselves to be pure in this matter.
  • Heb 5:7 : 7 During His earthly life, He offered prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission.
  • Heb 12:13 : 13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
  • Heb 12:23 : 23 to the assembly of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
  • Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.