Jeremiah 31:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 31:20

18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself:
‘You have ^achastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
^bRestore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God.

19 Surely, ^aafter my turning, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was ^bashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
^aTherefore My¹ heart yearns for him;
^bI will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.

21 “Set up signposts,
Make landmarks;
^aSet your heart toward the highway,
The way in which you went.
¹Turn back, O virgin of Israel,
Turn back to these your cities.

22 How long will you ^agad about,
O you ^bbacksliding daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman shall encompass a man.”

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23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: ^a‘The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and ^bmountain of holiness!’

24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and ^ain all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks.

25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 31:20:

Against {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Heart {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Heart {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Spoke {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Will {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Ephraim {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ephraim {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Mercy {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

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