Jeremiah 31:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.”
Jeremiah 31:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 31:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 31:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They will come with weeping. I will lead them with petitions. I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they won’t stumble; for I am a father to Israel. Ephraim is my firstborn.”
Jeremiah 31:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 31:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born. ”
Jeremiah 31:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 31:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“With weeping they come in, And with supplications I bring them, I cause them to go unto streams of waters, In a right way--they stumble not in it, For I have been to Israel for a father, And Ephraim--My first-born <FI>is<Fi> he.”
Jeremiah 31:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 31:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. ”
Jeremiah 31:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 31:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They shall come weeping, and with mercie will I bring them againe: I will lead them by the riuers of water in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first borne.”
Jeremiah 31:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 31:9 in Context — Jeremiah 31
7 For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
10 Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
11 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
What Does Jeremiah 31:9 Mean?
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