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Jer 31:9 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

come		Jer 3:4; Jer 50:4; Psa 126:5,6; Hsa 12:4; Zec 12:10; Dan 9:17,18; Mat 5:4; Luk 6:21; Rom 8:26; 2Cr 7:9-11; Hbr 5:7
supplications		or, favours
I will		Psa 23:2; Isa 35:6-8; Isa 41:17-19; Isa 43:16-19; Isa 49:9-11; Rev 7:17
in a		Isa 40:3,4; Isa 57:14; Isa 63:13; Mat 3:3; Luk 3:4-6; Hbr 12:13
for I		Jer 31:20; Jer 3:4,19; Exd 4:22; Deu 32:6; 1Ch 29:10; Isa 63:16; Isa 64:8; Mat 6:9; 2Cr 6:18; Hbr 12:23
Ephraim		Eze 34:12-14

Correlating Passages

come

	Jer 3:4	Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou [art] the guide of my youth?
	Jer 50:4	In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.
	Psa 126:5	They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
	Psa 126:6	He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him].
	Hsa 12:4	Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him [in] Bethel, and there he spake with us;
	Zec 12:10	And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.
	Dan 9:17	Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
	Dan 9:18	O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
	Mat 5:4	Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
	Luk 6:21	Blessed [are ye] that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are ye] that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
	Rom 8:26	Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
	2Cr 7:9	Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
	2Cr 7:10	For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
	2Cr 7:11	For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, [what] clearing of yourselves, yea, [what] indignation, yea, [what] fear, yea, [what] vehement desire, yea, [what] zeal, yea, [what] revenge! In all [things] ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
	Hbr 5:7	Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

I will

	Psa 23:2	He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
	Isa 35:6	Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
	Isa 35:7	And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, [shall be] grass with reeds and rushes.
	Isa 35:8	And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it [shall be] for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err [therein].
	Isa 41:17	[When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
	Isa 41:18	I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
	Isa 41:19	I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, [and] the pine, and the box tree together:
	Isa 43:16	Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
	Isa 43:17	Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
	Isa 43:18	Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
	Isa 43:19	Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert.
	Isa 49:9	That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that [are] in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] in all high places.
	Isa 49:10	They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
	Isa 49:11	And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
	Rev 7:17	For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

in a

	Isa 40:3	The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
	Isa 40:4	Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
	Isa 57:14	And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
	Isa 63:13	That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, [that] they should not stumble?
	Mat 3:3	For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
	Luk 3:4	As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
	Luk 3:5	Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways [shall be] made smooth;
	Luk 3:6	And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
	Hbr 12:13	And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

for I

	Jer 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.
	Jer 3:4	Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou [art] the guide of my youth?
	Jer 3:19	But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
	Exd 4:22	And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel [is] my son, [even] my firstborn:
	Deu 32:6	Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? [is] not he thy father [that] hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
	1Ch 29:10	Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed [be] thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
	Isa 63:16	Doubtless thou [art] our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, [art] our father, our redeemer; thy name [is] from everlasting.
	Isa 64:8	But now, O LORD, thou [art] our father; we [are] the clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand.
	Mat 6:9	After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
	2Cr 6:18	And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
	Hbr 12:23	To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Ephraim

	Eze 34:12	As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep [that are] scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
	Eze 34:13	And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
	Eze 34:14	I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and [in] a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

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