They shall come [a]weeping, and with mercy will I bring them again: I will lead them by the rivers of [b]water in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is [c]my firstborn.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:9 That is, lamenting their sins, which had not given ear to the Prophets, and therefore it followeth that God received them to mercy, Jer. 50:4. Some take it that they should weep for joy.
  2. Jeremiah 31:9 Where they found no impediments, but abundance of all things.
  3. Jeremiah 31:9 That is, my dearly beloved, as the first child is to the father.

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