Jeremiah 31:20 - Revised Standard Version

²⁰ Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he my darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I do remember him still. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a darling child and beloved? For as often as I speak against him, I do [earnestly] remember him still. Therefore My affection is stirred and My heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy, pity, and loving-kindness for him, says the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Isn’t Ephraim my much-loved child? Don’t I utterly adore him? Even when I scold him, I still hold him dear. I yearn for him and love him deeply, declares the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Certainly, Ephraim is an honorable son to me; surely, he is a tender child. For I will still remember him, as in the time when I first spoke about him. Because my heart is stirred up over him, surely I will take pity on him, says the Lord.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ Surely Ephraim is an honourable son to me, surely he is a tender child: for since I spoke of him, I will still remember him. Therefore are my bowels troubled for him: pitying, I will pity him, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:20 Cross References

Genesis 43:30

Then Joseph made haste, for his heart yearned for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there.

1 Kings 3:26

Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means slay it.” But the other said, “It shall be neither mine nor yours; divide it.”

Psalm 103:13

As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear him.

Proverbs 3:12

for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

Song of Solomon 5:4

My beloved put his hand to the latch, and my heart was thrilled within me.

Isaiah 16:11

Therefore my soul moans like a lyre for Moab, and my heart for Kir-heres.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 55:7

let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Isaiah 63:15

Look down from heaven and see, from thy holy and glorious habitation. Where are thy zeal and thy might? The yearning of thy heart and thy compassion are withheld from me.

Jeremiah 3:12

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, faithless Israel, says the Lord. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, says the Lord; I will not be angry for ever.

Jeremiah 3:19

“ ‘I thought how I would set you among my sons, and give you a pleasant land, a heritage most beauteous of all nations. And I thought you would call me, My Father, and would not turn from following me.

Jeremiah 31:9

With weeping they shall come, and with consolations I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.

Jeremiah 33:26

then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his descendants to rule over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes, and will have mercy upon them.”

Jeremiah 48:36

Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-heres; therefore the riches they gained have perished.

Lamentations 3:22

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end;

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them, As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?

Hosea 14:4

I will heal their faithlessness; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.

Leviticus 26:44

Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not spurn them, neither will I abhor them so as to destroy them utterly and break my covenant with them; for I am the Lord their God;

Luke 15:24

for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to make merry.

Luke 15:32

It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’ ”

Deuteronomy 32:36

For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none remaining, bond or free.

Philippians 1:8

For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Judges 10:16

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.