Jeremiah 31:9

New Century Version

They will be crying as they come, but they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead those people by streams of water on an even road where they will not stumble. I am Israel’s father, and Israel is my firstborn son.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:10

David praised the Lord in front of all the people who were gathered. He said: “We praise you, Lord, God of our father Israel. We praise you forever and ever.

Psalm 107:7

He led them on a straight road to a city where they could live.

Psalm 23:2

He lets me rest in green pastures. He leads me to calm water.

Psalm 89:27

I will make him my firstborn son, the greatest king on earth.

Exodus 4:22

Then say to the king, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.

Isaiah 42:16

Then I will lead the blind along a way they never knew; I will guide them along paths they have not known. I will make the darkness become light for them, and the rough ground smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not leave my people.

Isaiah 43:20

Even the wild animals will be thankful to me— the wild dogs and owls. They will honor me when I put water in the desert and rivers in the dry land to give water to my people, the ones I chose.

Isaiah 45:11

This is what the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker, says: “You ask me about what will happen. You question me about my children. You give me orders about what I have made.

Isaiah 57:14

Someone will say, “Build a road! Build a road! Prepare the way! Make the way clear for my people.”

Isaiah 63:13

who led the people through the deep waters? Like a horse walking through a desert, the people did not stumble.

Isaiah 63:16

You are our father. Abraham doesn’t know we are his children, and Israel doesn’t recognize us. Lord, you are our father. You are called “the one who has always saved us.”

Isaiah 64:8

But Lord, you are our father. We are like clay, and you are the potter; your hands made us all.

Jeremiah 3:19

“I, the Lord, said, ‘How happy I would be to treat you as my own children and give you a pleasant land, a land more beautiful than that of any other nation.’ I thought you would call me ‘My Father’ and not turn away from me.

Jeremiah 3:4

Now you are calling to me, ‘My father, you have been my friend since I was young.

Jeremiah 31:20

“You know that Israel is my dear son, The child I love. Yes, I often speak against Israel, but I still remember him. I love him very much, and I want to comfort him,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 50:4

The Lord says, “At that time the people of Israel and Judah will come together. They will cry and look for the Lord their God.

Hosea 12:4

When Jacob wrestled with the angel and won, he cried and asked for his blessing. Later, God met with him at Bethel and spoke with him there.

Hosea 3:5

After this, the people of Israel will return to the Lord their God and follow him and the king from David’s family. In the last days they will turn in fear to the Lord, and he will bless them.

Zechariah 12:10

“I will pour out on David’s family and the people in Jerusalem a spirit of kindness and mercy. They will look at me, the one they have stabbed, and they will cry like someone crying over the death of an only child. They will be as sad as someone who has lost a firstborn son.

Malachi 2:10

We all have the same father; the same God made us. So why do people break their promises to each other and show no respect for the agreement our ancestors made with God?

Numbers 2:18

The divisions of the camp of Ephraim will be on the west side, where they will camp under their flag. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.

Matthew 3:3

John the Baptist is the one Isaiah the prophet was talking about when he said: “This is a voice of one who calls out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord. Make the road straight for him.’ ”

Matthew 5:4

They are blessed who grieve, for God will comfort them.

Matthew 6:9

So when you pray, you should pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name always be kept holy.

Luke 6:21

You people who are now hungry are blessed, because you will be satisfied. You people who are now crying are blessed, because you will laugh with joy.

Romans 8:26

Also, the Spirit helps us with our weakness. We do not know how to pray as we should. But the Spirit himself speaks to God for us, even begs God for us with deep feelings that words cannot explain.

2 Corinthians 6:18

“I will be your father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

Deuteronomy 14:1

You are the children of the Lord your God. When someone dies, do not cut yourselves or shave your heads to show your sadness.

Deuteronomy 32:6

This is not the way to repay the Lord, you foolish and unwise people. He is your Father and Maker, who made you and formed you.

Hebrews 12:13

Keep on the right path, so the weak will not stumble but rather be strengthened.

Hebrews 12:23

You have come to the meeting of God’s firstborn children whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all people, and to the spirits of good people who have been made perfect.

Hebrews 5:7

While Jesus lived on earth, he prayed to God and asked God for help. He prayed with loud cries and tears to the One who could save him from death, and his prayer was heard because he trusted God.

Revelation 7:17

because the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs of water that give life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”