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Berean Standard Bible

“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.””

Jeremiah 31:9

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Jeremiah 31 belongs to the Book of Consolation, a section of hope for Israel after the warnings of judgment. God describes bringing his scattered people home.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

They will come with weeping, and going before them I will be their guide: guiding them by streams of water in a straight way where there is no falling: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is the first of my sons.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Irán con lloro, mas con misericordias los haré volver, y harélos andar junto á arroyos de aguas, por camino derecho en el cual no tropezarán: porque soy á Israel por padre, y Ephraim es mi primogénito.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Lágrimas de gozo les correrán por las mejillas, y con mucha suavidad los conduciré a su hogar. Andarán junto a serenas corrientes de agua sin tropezar. Porque yo soy Padre para Israel, y Efraín es mi hijo mayor.

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