Jeremiah 31:20
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.
Jeremiah 31:20 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says the LORD. |
| 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. |
| YLT | A precious son is Ephraim to Me? A child of delights? For since My speaking against him, I do thoroughly remember him still, Therefore have My bowels been moved for him, I do greatly love him, An affirmation of Jehovah. |
| DARBY | Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah. |
| BBE | Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord. |
| Webster | Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke 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. |
What does Jeremiah 31:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 31:18-20
Ephraim (the ten tribes) is weeping for sin. He is angry at himself for his sin, and folly, and frowardness. He finds he cannot, by his own power, keep himself close with God, much less bring himself back when he is revolted. Therefore he prays, Turn thou me, and I shall be turned. His will was bowed to the will of God. When the teaching of God's Spirit went with the corrections of his providence, then the work was…
Jeremiah 31:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 31:20
- Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
- Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
- Lamentations 3:31-32
For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
- Judges 10:16
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
- Psalms 103:13
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
- Isaiah 63:15
Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?
- Hosea 14:4
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
- Luke 15:24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
- Philippians 1:8
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
- Isaiah 16:11
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir–haresh.
- Jeremiah 48:36
Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir–heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
- Hosea 11:8-9
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9; 3:19; Ps 103:13; Pr 3:12; Lu 15:24,32
for.
De 32:36; Jud 10:16; Isa 57:16-18; La 3:31,32; Ho 11:8,9
my bowels.
Ge 43:30; 1Ki 3:26; So 5:4; Php 1:8
are troubled. Heb. sound.
48:36; Isa 16:11; 63:15
I will.
Isa 55:7; 57:18; Ho 14:4; Mic 7:18,19
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Context
- Jeremiah 31:19
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
- Jeremiah 31:20
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.
- Jeremiah 31:21
Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
Jeremiah 31:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿No es Ephraim hijo precioso para mí? ¿no es niño delicioso? pues desde que hablé de él, heme acordado de él constantemente. Por eso mis entrañas se conmovieron por él: apiadado, tendré de él misericordia, dice Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Éphraïm m’est-il un fils précieux, un enfant de prédilection? Car depuis que j’ai parlé contre lui, je me souviens de lui encore constamment; c’est pourquoi mes entrailles se sont émues pour lui; certainement j’aurai compassion de lui, dit l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ist mir Ephraim ein teurer Sohn oder ein Kind der Wonne? Denn sooft ich auch wider ihn geredet habe, gedenke ich seiner doch immer wieder. Darum ist mein Innerstes um ihn erregt; ich will mich gewißlich seiner erbarmen, spricht Jehova. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si filius honorabilis mihi Ephraim, si puer delicatus! quia ex quo locutus sum de eo, adhuc recordabor ejus. Idcirco conturbata sunt viscera mea super eum: miserans miserebor ejus, ait Dominus. |