Jeremiah 31:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

They will come weeping, but I will bring them back with consolation.  , I will lead them to wadis filled with water, by a smooth way where they will not stumble, for I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Cross References

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Jeremiah 3:4

Haven’t you recently called to me, ‘My Father! You were my friend in my youth.

Exodus 4:22

And you will say to Pharaoh: This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.

Jeremiah 50:4

In those days and at that time – this is the  Lord’s declaration – the Israelites and Judeans will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the  Lord their God.

Jeremiah 31:20

Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to me, a delightful child? Whenever I speak against him, I certainly still think about him. Therefore, my inner being yearns for him; I will truly have compassion on him. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

Isaiah 63:13

and led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble.

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb who is at the centre of the throne will shepherd them; he will guide them to springs of the waters of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who are hungry now, because you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, because you will laugh.

Matthew 6:9

‘Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, your name be honoured as holy.

Zechariah 12:10

‘Then I will pour out a spirit  , of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at  me whom they pierced. They will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for him as one weeps for a firstborn.

Jeremiah 3:19

I thought, ‘How I long to make you my sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance  of all the nations.’ I thought, ‘You will call me “My Father” and never turn away from me.’

Isaiah 64:8

Yet Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we all are the work of your hands.

Isaiah 57:14

He said, ‘Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle from my people’s way.’

Hebrews 12:23

to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written  in heaven, to a Judge, who is God of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,

Hebrews 12:13

and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated  but healed instead.

Hebrews 5:7

During his earthly life,  he offered prayers and appeals  with loud cries and tears  to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

2 Corinthians 6:18

And I will be a Father   to you, and you will be sons   and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.   ,

Romans 8:26

In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should,  but the Spirit himself intercedes for us  , with inexpressible groanings.

Matthew 3:3

For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said: A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight!   ,

Hosea 12:4

Jacob struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favour. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him.  ,

Isaiah 63:16

Yet you are our Father, even though Abraham does not know us and Israel doesn’t recognise us. You, Lord, are our Father; your name is Our Redeemer from Ancient Times.

Deuteronomy 32:6

Is this how you repay the  Lord, you foolish and senseless people? Isn’t he your Father and Creator?  , Didn’t he make you and sustain you?

1 Chronicles 29:10

Then David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly. David said, May you be blessed, Lord God of our father Israel, from eternity to eternity.

Numbers 2:18

Ephraim’s military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud.

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them, and I will not abandon them.

Isaiah 43:20

Wild animals – jackals and ostriches #– #will honour me, because I provide water in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people.

Isaiah 45:11

This is what the  Lord, the Holy One of Israel  and its Maker, says: ‘Ask me what is to happen to   my sons, and instruct me about the work of my hands.

Hosea 3:5

Afterwards, the people of Israel will return  and seek the Lord their God and David their king.  They will come with awe to the Lord   and to his goodness in the last days.

Malachi 2:10

Don’t all of us have one Father?  Didn’t one God create us?  Why then do we act treacherously against one another,  profaning  the covenant of our ancestors?

Deuteronomy 14:1

‘You are sons of the Lord your God;  do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head  on behalf of the dead,