Jeremiah 31:19

Surely after my return, I was filled with regret, And after I came to know myself, I smote upon the thigh,—I turned pale and was even confounded For I had borne the reproach of my youthful days.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.

In Context

18I have, heard, Ephraim bemoaning himself, Thou hast chastised me and I have been chastised, Like a bullock, not broken in, Suffer me to return that I may return, For thou, art Yahweh my God.

20Was Ephraim, a very precious son to me? Was he a most delightful child? For as often as I have spoken against him, I have, remembered, him again! For this cause, have my affections been deeply moved for him, I must have, compassion, upon him, Declareth Yahweh.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 30:2and thou shalt return unto Yahweh thy God and shalt hearken unto his voice, according to all that I am commanding thee to-day,—thou and thy sons, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,

Ezra 9:6and said, O my God, I turn pale and am ashamed, to lift up, O my God, my face unto thee,—for, our iniquities, have multiplied above the head, and our guilt hath magnified itself unto the heavens.

Job 20:11His bones, are full of youthful vigour, yet, with him—in the dust, shall it lie down.

Isaiah 54:4Do not fear for thou shalt not turn pale, Neither feel disgraced for thou shalt not be put to the blush,—For, the shame of thy youth, shalt thou forget, And the reproach of thy widowhood, shalt thou remember no more;

Jeremiah 22:21I spake unto thee, in thy carelessness,—Thou saidst I will not hearken! This hath been thy way from thy youth, That thou hast not hearkened to my voice.

Ezekiel 6:9Then shall they who have escaped of you remember me, among the nations whither they have been carried captive, In that I have broken their adulterous heart, which hath turned aside from me, And their eyes which have adulterously gone after their manufactured gods, So shall they become loathsome in their own sight, for the wicked things which they have done in all their abominations.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:19-27

Ephraim's Repentance and Privilege; Encouragements to the Captives. ( b. c. 594.) 18 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. 19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant… Read the whole commentary →

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