Jeremiah 31:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They shall come{H935}{(H8799)} with weeping{H1065}, and with supplications{H8469} will I lead{H2986}{(H8686)} them: I will cause them to walk{H3212}{(H8686)} by the rivers{H5158} of waters{H4325} in a straight{H3477} way{H1870}, wherein they shall not stumble{H3782}{(H8735)}: for I am a father{H1} to Israel{H3478}, and Ephraim{H669} is my firstborn{H1060}.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Jer 31:10
    78%

    10 Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; declare it in the distant coastlands and say: He who scattered Israel will gather them and watch over them like a shepherd cares for his flock.

  • Jer 31:8
    78%

    8 Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is giving birth—all together. They will return as a great company.

  • Jer 3:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18 In those days, the people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together; they will come from a land in the north to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.

    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.

  • Jer 31:20
    74%

    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.

  • Hos 11:1
    74%

    1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

  • Hos 11:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 I taught Ephraim to walk, taking them in My arms, but they did not realize it was I who healed them.

    4 I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I was to them like one who lifts the yoke from their necks, and I bent down to feed them.

  • Zech 10:6-12
    7 verses
    73%

    6 I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and it will be as though I had never rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.

    7 Ephraim will be like mighty warriors, and their hearts will rejoice as if from wine. Their children will see it and be happy; their hearts will exult in the LORD.

    8 I will whistle for them and gather them, for I have redeemed them. They will become as numerous as they were before.

    9 Though I scatter them among the nations, they will remember Me even in distant lands. They will live with their children and return.

    10 I will bring them back from the land of Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to the lands of Gilead and Lebanon, but there will not be enough room for them.

    11 They will cross the sea of distress, striking the waves, and the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will pass away.

    12 I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk, declares the LORD.

  • Jer 30:3
    73%

    3 For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it.

  • Jer 50:4
    73%

    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.

  • Ezek 34:13
    73%

    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.

  • Isa 42:16
    72%

    16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; along unfamiliar paths, I will guide them. I will turn darkness before them into light and make the rough places level. These are the things I will do, and I will not abandon them.

  • Jer 50:19
    72%

    19 I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.

  • Jer 31:1
    72%

    1 At that time, declares the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.

  • Jer 31:18
    71%

    18 I have surely heard Ephraim’s lamenting: 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf. Restore me, and I will return, for you are the LORD my God.'

  • Ezek 37:21
    71%

    21 Then say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Behold, I will take the Israelites from among the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.'

  • Hos 11:8
    71%

    8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within Me; My compassion grows warm and tender.

  • Jer 3:4
    71%

    4 Have you not just now called to me, 'My Father, you are the friend of my youth'?

  • Hos 9:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of every one. Woe to them when I turn away from them!

    13 Ephraim, as I have seen, was like Tyre, planted in a pleasant meadow. But Ephraim will lead their children out to be slaughtered.

  • Jer 16:15
    71%

    15 Instead, they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives who brought the Israelites up from the land of the north and from all the countries where He had scattered them.' For I will restore them to the land I gave to their ancestors.

  • Hos 9:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16 Ephraim is struck down; their root is dried up; they will bear no fruit. Even if they give birth, I will kill their cherished offspring.

    17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; they will become wanderers among the nations.

  • Isa 49:10
    70%

    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.

  • Isa 27:12
    70%

    12 On that day, the LORD will thresh from the flowing stream of the Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, Israelites, will be gathered one by one.

  • Amos 9:7
    70%

    7 'Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O people of Israel?' declares the Lord. 'Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?'

  • Exod 4:22
    70%

    22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,

  • Jer 31:6
    70%

    6 For there will be a day when the watchmen call out on the hills of Ephraim, saying: Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.

  • Jer 32:37
    70%

    37 Behold, I will gather them from all the lands where I banished them in My anger, wrath, and great displeasure. I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.

  • Isa 40:11
    69%

    11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

  • Amos 9:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14 I will restore My people Israel from captivity. They will rebuild desolate cities and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine. They will make gardens and eat their fruit.

    15 I will plant them upon their land, and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them, says the Lord your God.

  • Jer 23:3
    69%

    3 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.

  • Isa 46:3
    69%

    3 Listen to Me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, you who have been carried by Me from the womb, lifted up from birth.

  • Jer 12:15
    69%

    15 'But after I have uprooted them, I will return and have compassion on them and will bring them back, each to their own inheritance and each to their own land.'

  • Jer 31:16
    69%

    16 This is what the LORD says: Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded, declares the LORD. They will return from the land of the enemy.

  • Hos 10:10
    69%

    10 When I desire, I will discipline them, and nations will be gathered against them to bind them for their double iniquities.

  • Job 31:18
    69%

    18 but from my youth I raised him as a father would, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—

  • Zeph 3:20
    69%

    20 At that time, I will bring you in; at the time I gather you. For I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes, says the LORD.

  • Amos 3:1
    69%

    1 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt:

  • Jer 33:7
    69%

    7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and I will rebuild them as they were at first.

  • Hos 5:9
    69%

    9 Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of punishment. Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known what is certain.