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Jeremiah 31:20

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[Is] Ephraim my dear son? [is he] a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

Is Ephraim {H669} my dear {H3357} son {H1121}? is he a pleasant {H8191} child {H3206}? for since {H1767} I spake {H1696} against him, I do earnestly {H2142} remember {H2142} him still: therefore my bowels {H4578} are troubled {H1993} for him; I will surely {H7355} have mercy {H7355} upon him, saith {H5002} the LORD {H3068}.

"Isn't Efrayim my very dear son, a child who delights me so? I speak about him all the time, I can't help but recall him to mind. In sum, I deeply yearn for him; I will surely show him favor," says ADONAI.

Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 55:7 (8 votes)

    Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  • Micah 7:18 (7 votes)

    Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.

  • Micah 7:19 (7 votes)

    He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

  • Lamentations 3:31 (6 votes)

    For the Lord will not cast off for ever:

  • Lamentations 3:32 (6 votes)

    But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

  • Isaiah 63:15 (6 votes)

    ¶ Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where [is] thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

  • Psalms 103:13 (6 votes)

    Like as a father pitieth [his] children, [so] the LORD pitieth them that fear him.