Jeremiah 31:18 “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, l…”

Jeremiah 31:18

I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

World English Bible

“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, for you are the LORD my God.

American Standard Version

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

Geneva Bible 1599

I haue heard Ephraim lamenting thus, Thou hast corrected me, and I was chastised as an vntamed calfe: conuert thou me, and I shalbe conuerted: for thou art the Lord my God.

Darby Translation

I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

Young's Literal Translation

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, 'Thou hast chastised me, And I am chastised, as a heifer not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For thou [art] Jehovah my God.

Bible in Basic English

Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God.

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Cross references

“surely”

Luke 15:20 Isaiah 57:15–18 Job 33:27 Job 33:28 Psalm 102:19 Psalm 102:20

Luke 15:20 · BSB

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

Isaiah 57:15–18 · BSB

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive th…

Job 33:27 · BSB

Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

Job 33:28 · BSB

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’

Psalm 102:19 · BSB

For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth

Psalm 102:20 · BSB

to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

“Ephraim”

Jeremiah 31:9 Jeremiah 31:6 Hosea 14:4–8 Jeremiah 3:21 Jeremiah 3:22 Jeremiah 50:4

Jeremiah 31:9 · 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.…

Jeremiah 31:6 · BSB

For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’”

Hosea 14:4–8 · BSB

I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.

Jeremiah 3:21 · BSB

A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.

Jeremiah 3:22 · BSB

“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.

Jeremiah 50:4 · BSB

“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.

“Thou hast”

Job 5:17 Isaiah 9:13 Revelation 3:19 Psalm 94:12 Jeremiah 2:30 Jeremiah 5:3

Job 5:17 · BSB

Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

Isaiah 9:13 · BSB

But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

Revelation 3:19 · BSB

Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

Psalm 94:12 · BSB

Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,

Jeremiah 2:30 · BSB

“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”

Jeremiah 5:3 · BSB

O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.

“as a”

Lamentations 3:27–30 Psalm 32:9 Proverbs 26:3 Proverbs 29:1 Isaiah 51:20 Isaiah 53:7

Lamentations 3:27–30 · BSB

It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.

Psalm 32:9 · BSB

Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.

Proverbs 26:3 · BSB

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Proverbs 29:1 · BSB

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

Isaiah 51:20 · BSB

Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.

Isaiah 53:7 · BSB

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

“turn”

Psalm 80:3 Jeremiah 17:14 Lamentations 5:21 Acts 3:26 Psalm 80:7 Psalm 80:19

Psalm 80:3 · BSB

Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Jeremiah 17:14 · BSB

Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

Lamentations 5:21 · BSB

Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,

Acts 3:26 · BSB

When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

Psalm 80:7 · BSB

Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Psalm 80:19 · BSB

Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

“for”

Jeremiah 3:25 Isaiah 63:16

Jeremiah 3:25 · BSB

Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”

Isaiah 63:16 · BSB

Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

Also

Hosea 4:16

Hosea 4:16 · BSB

For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.

19After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’

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