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Jeremiah 31:19 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Surely after that I was turned. I repented. After that I was instructed. I struck my thigh. I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I bore the reproach of my youth.’ "
Jeremiah 31:19
Verse in Context
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17 There is hope for your latter end,” says the LORD. “Your children will come again to their own territory.
18 “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.
19 Surely after that I was turned. I repented. After that I was instructed. I struck my thigh. I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
20 Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says the LORD.
21 “Set up road signs. Make guideposts. Set your heart toward the highway, even the way by which you went. Turn again, virgin of Israel. Turn again to these your cities.
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Jeremiah 31:1
"“At that time,” says the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”"
Jeremiah 31:2
"The LORD says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”"
Jeremiah 31:3
"The LORD appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness."
Jeremiah 31:4
"I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry."
Jeremiah 31:5
"Again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. The planters will plant, and will enjoy its fruit."
Jeremiah 31:6
"For there will be a day that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim cry, ‘Arise! Let’s go up to Zion to the LORD our God.’”"
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