Jeremiah 31:9 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Weeping - For joy, not for sorrow. Supplications - The conviction that God is guiding them, encourages them to pray. Ephraim is My firstborn - The house of Joseph is thus to be restored to its old preeminence.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בִּבְכִ֣י	biv.Khi	with weeping	H1065 →
יָבֹ֗אוּ	ya.Vo.'u	they will come	H935 →
וּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮	u.ve.ta.cha.nu.Nim	and with supplications	H8469 →
אֽוֹבִילֵם֒	'oi.Lem	I will bring them	H2986 →
אֽוֹלִיכֵם֙	'o.li.Khem	I will lead them	H1980 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
נַ֣חֲלֵי	Na.cha.lei	torrents of	H5158 →
מַ֔יִם	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	be.De.rekh	on a path	H1870 →
יָשָׁ֔ר	ya.Shar	straight	H3477 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ	yi.ka.she.Lu	they will stumble	H3782 →
בָּ֑הּ	Bah	in <the> it
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
הָיִ֤יתִי	ha.Yi.ti	I have become	H1961 →
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙	le.Yis.ra.'El	of Israel	H3478 →
לְאָ֔ב	le.'Av	<into> a father	H1 →
וְאֶפְרַ֖יִם	ve.'ef.Ra.yim	and Ephraim	H669 →
בְּכֹ֥רִי	be.Kho.ri	[is] firstborn my	H1060 →
הֽוּא׃ ס	Hu'	he	H1931 →

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
Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
leads to
- Revelation 21:4
  ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- 2 Corinthians 7:9–10
  And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any…
- John 16:20–22
  Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- Isaiah 61:2–3
  to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
- Psalms 126:5–6
  Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
Through
Exodus 4:22
Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
leads to
- Hosea 11:1
  When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
- Romans 9:4
  the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
Through
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…
leads to
- 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…