Jeremiah 31:18

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, || You have disciplined me, || And I am disciplined, as a heifer [that is] not taught, || Turn me back, and I turn back, || For You [are] my God YHWH.

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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

17And there is hope for your latter end,” || A declaration of YHWH, || “And the sons have turned back [to] their border.

19For after my turning back I regretted, || And after my being instructed I struck on the thigh, || I have been ashamed, I have also blushed, || For I have borne the reproach of my youth.

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Cross References

Job 33:27[Then] he looks on men and says, || I sinned, and I have perverted uprightness, || And it has not been profitable to me.

Psalms 32:9Do not be as a horse—as a mule, || Without understanding, || With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, || Not to come near to you.

Psalms 80:3O God, cause us to turn back, || And cause Your face to shine, and we are saved.

Psalms 80:19O YHWH, God of Hosts, turn us back, || Cause Your face to shine, and we are saved!

Psalms 94:12O the blessedness of the man || Whom You instruct, O YAH, || And teach him out of Your law,

Psalms 119:75I have known, O YHWH, || That Your judgments [are] righteous, || And [in] faithfulness You have 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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