Jeremiah 31:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"With weepingבִּבְכִ֣י
(biv·chi)
1065: a weepingfrom bakah
they will come,יָבֹ֗אוּ
(ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
And by supplicationוּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮
(u·ve·ta·cha·nu·nim)
8469: supplication for favorfrom chanan
I will leadאֹֽובִילֵם֒
(o·v·vi·lem)
2986: to conduct, bear alonga prim. root
them; I will make them walkאֹֽולִיכֵם֙
(o·v·li·chem)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
by streamsנַ֣חֲלֵי
(na·cha·lei)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
of waters,מַ֔יִם
(ma·yim,)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
On a straightיָשָׁ֔ר
(ya·shar,)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
pathבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ
(be·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
in which they will not stumble;יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ
(yik·ka·she·lu)
3782: to stumble, stagger, tottera prim. root
For I amהָיִ֤יתִי
(ha·yi·ti)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a fatherלְאָ֔ב
(le·'av,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
to Israel,לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(le·yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
And Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֖יִם
(ve·'ef·ra·yim)
669: a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as apher
is My firstborn."בְּכֹ֥רִי
(be·cho·ri)
1060: first-bornfrom bakar


















KJV Lexicon
They shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
with weeping
Bkiy  (bek-ee')
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping -- overflowing, sore, (continual) weeping, wept.
and with supplications
tachanuwn  (takh-an-oon')
earnest prayer -- intreaty, supplication.
will I lead
yabal  (yaw-bal')
to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp) -- bring (forth), carry, lead (forth).
them I will cause them to walk
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
by the rivers
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
of waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
in a straight
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
wherein they shall not stumble
kashal  (kaw-shal')
to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
for I am a father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
to Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and Ephraim
'Ephrayim  (ef-rah'-yim)
double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites.
is my firstborn
bkowr  (bek-ore')
firstborn; hence, chief -- eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"With weeping they will come, And by supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of waters, On a straight path in which they will not stumble; For I am a father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will come weeping, but I will bring them back with consolation. I will lead them to wadis filled with water by a smooth way where they will not stumble, for I am Israel's Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.

International Standard Version
They'll come crying, and I'll lead them as they pray for mercy. I'll make them walk by streams of water, along a straight path on which they won't stumble. For I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my firstborn."

NET Bible
They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel's father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will cry as they return. They will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams on a level path where they will not stumble. I will be a Father to Israel, and Ephraim will be my firstborn.

King James 2000 Bible
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, in which they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
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