Jeremiah 31:20 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 31:20

Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

KJV

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Is Ephraim my dear son? - It is impossible to conceive any thing more tenderly affectionate than this. Let us consider the whole account. The ten tribes, called here Ephraim, for the reason before alleged, are represented as acknowledging their sins. I have heard Ephraim bemoaning himself; and in his lamentation he says, 1. Thou hast chastised me. 2. Though he at first rebelled against the chastisement, yet at last he submitted and acknowledged his offenses. 3. He turned from all his offenses; he was converted.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הֲבֵן֩	ha.Ven	¿ a son	H1121 →
יַקִּ֨יר	ya.Kir	dear	H3357 →
לִ֜י	li	of me
אֶפְרַ֗יִם	'ef.Ra.yim	[is] Ephraim	H669 →
אִ֚ם	'im	or?	H518 →
יֶ֣לֶד	Ye.led	a child of	H3206 →
שַׁעֲשֻׁעִ֔ים	sha.'a.shu.'Im	delight<s>	H8191 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
מִדֵּ֤י	mi.Dei	as often as	H1767 →
דַבְּרִי֙	da.be.Ri	speak I	H1696 →
בּ֔וֹ	bo	in <the> him
זָכֹ֥ר	za.Khor	certainly <to remember>	H2142 →
אֶזְכְּרֶ֖נּוּ	'ez.ke.Re.nu	I remember him	H2142 →
ע֑וֹד	od	still	H5750 →
עַל־	'al-	there-	H5921 →
כֵּ֗ן	Ken	-fore	H3651 →
הָמ֤וּ	ha.Mu	they are in a tumult	H1993 →
מֵעַי֙	me.'Ai	inward parts my	H4578 →
ל֔וֹ	lo	for <the> him
רַחֵ֥ם	ra.Chem	surely <have compassion>	H7355 →
אֲֽרַחֲמֶ֖נּוּ	'ara.cha.Me.nu	I will have compassion on him	H7355 →
נְאֻם־	ne.'um-	[the] utterance of	H5002 →
יְהוָֽה׃ ס	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely…
leads to
- Proverbs 28:13
  He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- James 4:8–10
  Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Ezekiel 18:21–23
  But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
- Luke 15:10
  In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
- Isaiah 44:22
  I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Through
Psalms 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
leads to
- Luke 11:11–12
  What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
- Hebrews 12:5–11
  And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
- Luke 15:21–22
  The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’