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 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.
In other translations
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 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.
Hebrew words
הֲבֵןhaven¿ a sonH1121יַקִּירyakirdearH3357לִיliof meאֶפְרַיִם'efrayim[is] EphraimH669אִם'imor?H518יֶלֶדyeleda child ofH3206שַׁעֲשֻׁעִיםsha'ashu'imdelight<s>H8191כִּי־ki-forH3588מִדֵּיmideias often asH1767דַבְּרִיdaberispeak IH1696בּוֹboin <the> himזָכֹרzakhorcertainly <to remember>H2142אֶזְכְּרֶנּוּ'ezkerenuI remember himH2142עוֹדodstillH5750עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651הָמוּhamuthey are in a tumultH1993מֵעַיme'aiinward parts myH4578לוֹlofor <the> himרַחֵםrachemsurely <have compassion>H7355אֲרַחֲמֶנּוּ'arachamenuI will have compassion on himH7355נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָה׃ סyahwehYahwehH3068
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Related verses
- Isaiah 55:7Let 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.Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
- Micah 7:18-1918 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. 19 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.18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? 19 He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
- Lamentations 3:31-3231 For the Lord will not cast off for ever: 32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.31 For the Lord will not cast us off forever. 32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
- Judges 10:16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
- Psalm 103:13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
- Isaiah 63:15Look 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?Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
- Luke 15:24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
- Hosea 14:4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
- Hosea 11:8-98 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. 9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.8 How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred! 9 I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man— the Holy One among you— and I will not come in wrath.
- Jeremiah 48:36Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir–heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
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People and places
People: Ephraim