Jeremiah 31:9

With weeping, shall they come in, And with supplications, will I lead them, I will bring them unto rivers of waters By a smooth way, wherein they shall not stumble,—For I have become, to Israel, a father, And as for Ephraim, my firstborn, is he!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James 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.

In Context

8Behold me bringing them in out of the land of the North, And I will gather them out of the remote parts of the earth, Among them, the blind and the lame The woman with child and she that giveth birth, together,—A great convocation, shall return hither:

10Hear ye the word of Yahweh, O ye nations, And declare ye in the Coastlands, afar off,—And say—He that scattereth Israel, will gather him, And watch over him as a shepherd his flock;

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Cross References

Exodus 4:22Then shalt thou say unto Pharaoh, Thus, saith Yahweh—My son—my firstborn, is Israel;

Deuteronomy 32:6Is it Yahweh, ye thus requite, O impious people and unwise? Is not, he, thy father who begat thee? He, that made thee and established thee?

Psalms 23:2In pastures of tender grass, he maketh me lie down, Unto restful waters, he leadeth me;

Isaiah 35:6Then, shall leap as a hart the lame, Then shall shout the tongue of the dumb, For, there have broken forth—In the desert—waters, And streams, in the waste plain:

Isaiah 41:17As for the oppressed and the needy. Seeking water when there is none, Their tongue with thirst being parched I—Yahweh, will answer them, The God of Israel, I will not forsake them:

Isaiah 43:16Thus, saith Yahweh,—Who setteth in the sea, a way,—And in the mighty waters, a path;

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:2-10

Promises to Israel; Joyful Return from Captivity. ( b. c. 594.) 1 At the same time, saith the Lord , will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 2 Thus saith the Lord , The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. 3 The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. 4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built,… Read the whole commentary →

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