Jeremiah 31:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁰ Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he the child in whom I delight? As often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore I am deeply moved 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

With that, Joseph hurried out, because he was overcome with affection for his brother, and he was about to weep. So he went into a private room and wept there.

1 Kings 3:26

But the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because compassion for her son burned within her, “Please, my lord, give her the living boy; certainly do not kill him!” The other said, “It shall be neither mine nor yours; divide it.”

Psalm 103:13

As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.

Proverbs 3:12

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

Song of Solomon 5:4

My beloved thrust his hand into the opening, and my inmost being yearned for him.

Isaiah 16:11

Therefore my heart moans like a harp for Moab and my very soul for Kir-heres.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up 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 their way and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Isaiah 63:15

Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and glorious habitation. Where are your zeal and your might? Your great pity and your 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 forever.

Jeremiah 3:19

I thought how I would set you among my children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful heritage of all the nations. And I thought you would call to 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 let them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path where they shall not stumble, for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Jeremiah 33:26

would I reject the offspring of Jacob and of my servant David and not choose any of his descendants as rulers over the offspring 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 people of Kir-heres, for 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 their ways 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 disloyalty; 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 or 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 son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.

Luke 15:32

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’ ”

Deuteronomy 32:36

Indeed, the Lord will vindicate his people, have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, neither bond nor free remaining.

Philippians 1:8

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

Judges 10:16

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and he could no longer bear to see Israel suffer.