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Jeremiah 31:18

(31:17) I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, “Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untamed calf; cause me to return, and I will return; for thou art the Lord my God.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

In Context

17(31:16) And there is hope for [thee in] thy future, saith the Lord, and thy children shall return to their own borders.

19(31:18) Surely after my returning, I repent; and after I am made conscious [by punishment], I smite upon my thigh: I am ashamed, yea, I am confounded, because I bear the disgrace of my youth.”

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Cross References

Job 33:27He then should assemble men around, and say, “I had sinned, and perverted what is right, yet have I not received a like return.”

Psalms 32:9Be ye not like the horse, or like the mule, who hath no understanding; who must be held in with bit and bridle, his ornament, lest he come near unto thee.

Psalms 80:3(80:4) O God, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.

Psalms 80:19(80:20) O Lord God of hosts, cause us to return: let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.

Psalms 94:12Happy is the man whom thou admonisheth, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law:

Psalms 119:75I know, O Lord, that thy decrees are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:11-18

Restoration of Israel; Promises to Israel. ( b. c. 594.) 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. 12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord , for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the… Read the whole commentary →

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