Jeremiah 3:19

The Passion Translation

“I, Yahweh, said: “ ‘What bliss would fill my heart to treat you like an honored son! What joy would fill my heart to give you a land of delights, the most glorious and beautiful inheritance among the nations.’ I longed for the day when you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from me.

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:4

And yet you have the nerve to say to me, ‘Father! You’ve been my trusted companion as long as I’ve lived.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will return praying with tears as I lead them home. I will guide them to streams of water, by a smooth path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son.

Isaiah 63:16

For you are our loving Father. Even if our ancestors, Abraham and Jacob, don’t acknowledge us, you, O  Yahweh, are our loving Father! From ancient times your name is our Redeemer.

Hebrews 10:39

But we are certainly not those who are held back by fear and perish; we are among those who have faith and experience true life!

Ephesians 1:5

For it was always in his perfect plan to adopt us as his delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that his tremendous love that cascades over us would glorify his grace —for the same love he has for the Beloved, Jesus, he has for us. And this unfolding plan brings him great pleasure!

Galatians 3:26

You have all become true children of God by faith in Jesus Christ!

Daniel 11:45

He will pitch his lavish royal tents between the sea and the beautiful mountain of the holy temple. Yet he will come to his end all alone, with no one to stand with him.”

Daniel 11:41

He will even invade the glorious land, and many countries will fall, but Edom, Moab, and what remains of the Ammonites will escape.

Daniel 11:16

The invading king of Syria will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to resist him. He will occupy the land of splendor, and all of it will be under his control.

Daniel 8:9

From one of them, a small horn emerged. It eventually grew to be very big, and its power extended toward the south, the east, and toward the beautiful land.

Ezekiel 20:6

That day I promised that I would bring them out of Egypt to a land I had searched out especially for them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the most splendid land of all.

Jeremiah 31:20

Yahweh replies, “Ephraim, you are still my child no matter what you’ve done; you are still my beloved children, my very precious children. Even though I rebuke you, my thoughts are filled with love. That is why I am so deeply moved with compassion, for I long for you and have mercy in my heart for you,” declares Yahweh.

Jeremiah 12:10

Many rulers have destroyed my vineyard. They have trampled my property and have made my magnificent fields into a desolate desert.

Jeremiah 5:7

“On what basis can I forgive you? Your children have forsaken me and sworn by gods that are not real. Even though I satisfied my people to the full, they committed adultery, beating a path to a whorehouse.

Isaiah 64:8

Yet still, Yahweh, you are our Father. We are like clay and you are our Potter. Each one of us is the creative, artistic work of your hands.

Proverbs 3:35

Stubborn fools fill their lives with disgrace, but glory and honor rest upon the wise.

Psalm 106:24

Yet they still didn’t believe your words and they despised the land of delight you gave to them.

1 Peter 1:17

Since you call on him as your heavenly Father, the impartial Judge who judges according to each one’s works, live each day with holy awe and reverence throughout your time on earth.

Psalm 16:6

Your pleasant path leads me to pleasant places. I’m overwhelmed by the privileges that come with following you!

Psalm 89:26

And he will come before me, saying, ‘You truly are my Father, my only God, and my strong deliverer!’

Jeremiah 3:17

When that day comes, they will call Jerusalem the throne of Yahweh. All nations will be drawn there to be in the presence of Yahweh. They will no longer stubbornly follow their own evil hearts.

Jeremiah 33:9

And it will become to me a source of joy, honor, and splendor for all the earth to see. When they hear of all the prosperity that I bestow upon the people, they will be shaken to the core at all the good and prosperity that I lavish upon it.