Jeremiah 31:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 43:30

Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.

1 Kings 3:26

Then the mother of the living child came forward, for her heart went out to her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the child; do not on any account put it to death. But the other woman said, It will not be mine or yours; let it be cut in two.

Psalm 103:13

As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.

Proverbs 3:12

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

Song of Solomon 5:4

My loved one put his hand on the door, and my heart was moved for him.

Isaiah 16:11

For this cause the cords of my heart are sounding for Moab, and I am full of sorrow for Kir-heres.

Isaiah 30:18

For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.

Isaiah 63:15

Let your eyes be looking down from heaven, from your holy and beautiful house: where is your deep feeling, the working of your power? do not keep back the moving of your pity and your mercies:

Jeremiah 3:12

Go, and give out these words to the north, and say, Come back, O Israel, though you have been turned away from me, says the Lord; my face will not be against you in wrath: for I am full of mercy, says the Lord, I will not be angry for ever.

Jeremiah 3:19

But I said, How am I to put you among the children, and give you a desired land, a heritage of glory among the armies of the nations? and I said, You are to say to me, My father; and not be turned away from me.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come with weeping, and going before them I will be their guide: guiding them by streams of water in a straight way where there is no falling: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is the first of my sons.

Jeremiah 33:26

Then I will give up caring for the seed of Jacob and of David my servant, so that I will not take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will let their fate be changed and will have mercy on them.

Jeremiah 48:36

So my heart is sounding for Moab like the sound of pipes, and my heart is sounding like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: for the wealth he has got for himself has come to an end.

Lamentations 3:22

It is through the Lord's love that we have not come to destruction, because his mercies have no limit.

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them, By my life, says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the evil-doer; it is more pleasing to me if he is turned from his way and has life: be turned, be turned from your evil ways; why are you looking for death, O children of Israel?

Hosea 14:4

I will put right their errors; freely will my love be given to them, for my wrath is turned away from him.

Leviticus 26:44

But for all that, when they are in the land of their haters I will not let them go, or be turned away from them, or give them up completely; my agreement with them will not be broken, for I am the Lord their God.

Luke 15:24

For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

Luke 15:32

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

Deuteronomy 32:36

For the Lord will be judge of his people, he will have pity for his servants; when he sees that their power is gone, there is no one, shut up or free.

Philippians 1:8

For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

Judges 10:16

So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.