Jeremiah 31:18

I have, heard, Ephraim bemoaning himself, Thou hast chastised me and I have been chastised, Like a bullock, not broken in, Suffer me to return that I may return, For thou, art Yahweh my God.

Psalm 80:3

O God, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.

Job 5:17

Lo! how happy is the man whom God correcteth! Therefore, the chastening of the Almighty, do not thou refuse;

Jeremiah 31:9

With weeping, shall they come in, And with supplications, will I lead them, I will bring them unto rivers of waters By a smooth way, wherein they shall not stumble, - For I have become, to Israel, a father, And as for Ephraim, my firstborn, is he!

Lamentations 5:21

Bring us back, O Yahweh, unto thyself, and we will come back! Renew our days, as of old;

Psalm 80:7

O God of hosts, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.

Psalm 80:19

O Yahweh, God of hosts! bring us back, Light up thy face, That we may be saved.

Psalm 94:12

How happy the man whom thou correctest, O Yah! And whom, out of thy law, thou instructest!

Jeremiah 3:21-22

A voice on the bare heights, is heard, The weeping of the supplications of the sons of Israel, - Because they have perverted their way, Have forgotten Yahweh their God.

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal thou me O Yahweh, that I may be healed, Save me that I may be saved, - For, my praise, thou art!

Luke 15:20

Now, while yet he was holding afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, running, fell upon his neck, and tenderly kissed him.

Acts 3:26

Unto you first, God - having raised up his Servant - hath sent him forth, ready to bless you, when ye are turning away, each one, from your wickednesses.

Revelation 3:19

I, as many as I tenderly love, I convict and put under discipline: be zealous, therefore, and repent.

Job 33:27-28

He sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not;

Psalm 32:9

Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment, - With the bit and bridle of his mouth, hast thou to restrain him, - He will not come near unto thee.

Psalm 39:8-9

From all my transgressions, rescue thou me, - The reproach of the base, oh do not make me!

Psalm 85:4

Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.

Psalm 102:19-20

That he looked down, out of his holy height, Yahweh, from the heavens unto the earth, directed his gaze; -

Psalm 119:75

I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.

Proverbs 3:11

The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;

Proverbs 26:3

A whip for the horse, a bridle a for the ass, and a rod for the back of dullards.

Proverbs 29:1

He that being often reproved stiffeneth his neck, suddenly shall be hurt, and there be no healing.

Isaiah 1:5

Why should ye be smitten any more? Ye would again turn aside! The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faint:

Isaiah 9:13

Yet, the people, have not turned unto him that smote them, - And Yahweh of hosts, have they not sought.

Isaiah 51:20

Thy sons, have fainted, They lie at the head of all the streets like a gazelle in a net, - Who, indeed, are full of The indignation of Yahweh The rebuke of thy God.

Isaiah 53:7

Hard pressed - yet, he, humbled himself Nor opened his mouth - As, a lamb, to the slaughter, is led, And, as a sheep, before her shearers, is dumb - Nor opened his mouth.

Isaiah 57:15-18

For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up - Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed; -

Isaiah 63:16

For, thou, art our father, Though, Abraham, knew us not, And Israel could not acknowledge us, - Thou, O Yahweh, art our father, Our Redeemer from the Age-past time, is thy name.

Jeremiah 2:30

In vain, have I smitten your children, Correction, have they not accepted, - Your sword hath devoured your prophets, as a lion that destroyeth.

Jeremiah 3:25

We must lie down in our shame And our reproach, be our covering, For, against Yahweh our God, have we sinned, We and our fathers, from our youth even until this day, - Neither have we hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh our God.

Jeremiah 5:3

O Yahweh! thine own eyes, are they not directed to fidelity? Thou hast smitten them Yet have they not grieved, Thou hast consumed them - They have refused to receive correction, - They have made their faces bolder than a cliff, They have refused to return.

Jeremiah 31:6

For it is a day the watchmen have proclaimed throughout the hill country of Ephraim, - Arise ye and let us go up to Zion, unto Yahweh our God.

Jeremiah 50:4-5

In those days, and at that time, Declareth Yahweh, Shall the sons of Israel come in, They and the sons of Judah together: Weeping as they travel, so shall they journey on, And Yahweh their God, shall they seek;

Lamentations 3:27-30

Good it is for a man, that he should bear the yoke in his youth.

Hosea 4:16

For, as a heifer that is stubborn, hath Israel, been stubborn, - Now, can Yahweh, turn them out to pasture, like a young ram in a wide place?

Hosea 5:12-13

But, I, was like a moth, to Ephraim, - and like rotten wood to the house of Judah.

Hosea 5:15-2

I will depart, will return unto my place! till what time they acknowledge their guilt, and seek my face, - In their trouble, will they make for me diligent search.

Hosea 10:11

But, Ephraim, shall be a heifer broken in, loving to tread out corn, when, I, have passed over upon her fair neck, - I will drive Ephraim, Judah, shall plow, Jacob, shall harrow to him.

Hosea 11:8-9

How can I give thee up, Ephraim? abandon thee Israel? How can I make thee as Admah? set thee as Zeboim? Mine own heart, turneth against me, at once, are kindled my compassions.

Hosea 14:4-8

I will heal their apostacy, I will love them freely, - for mine anger, hath turned, from them.

Zephaniah 3:2

She hath hearkened to no voice, accepted no correction; in Yahweh, hath not trusted, to her God, hath not drawn near:

Malachi 4:6

And he shall bring back the heart of the fathers unto the children, and the heart of the children unto their fathers, - lest I come, and smite the land, with utter destruction.

Luke 1:17

And, he, shall go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, - To turn the hearts of fathers unto children, and the unyielding, into the prudence of the righteous, and to prepare, for the Lord, a people made ready.

Philippians 2:13

For it is, God, who energiseth within you, both the desiring and the energising, in behalf of his good pleasure.

James 1:16-18

Be not deceived, my brethren beloved: -

Hebrews 12:5

And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which, indeed, with you as with sons, doth reason: - My son! be not slighting the discipline of the Lord, neither be fainting, when by him, thou art reproved;

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Summary

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.

Bible References

Surely

Job 33:27
He sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not;
Psalm 102:19
That he looked down, out of his holy height, Yahweh, from the heavens unto the earth, directed his gaze; -
Isaiah 57:15
For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up - Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed; -
Hosea 5:15
I will depart, will return unto my place! till what time they acknowledge their guilt, and seek my face, - In their trouble, will they make for me diligent search.
Hosea 6:1
Come, and let us return unto Yahweh! for, he, hath torn, that he might heal us, - smitten, that he might bind us up.
Luke 15:20
Now, while yet he was holding afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, running, fell upon his neck, and tenderly kissed him.

Ephraim

Jeremiah 31:6
For it is a day the watchmen have proclaimed throughout the hill country of Ephraim, - Arise ye and let us go up to Zion, unto Yahweh our God.
Jeremiah 3:21
A voice on the bare heights, is heard, The weeping of the supplications of the sons of Israel, - Because they have perverted their way, Have forgotten Yahweh their God.
Jeremiah 50:4
In those days, and at that time, Declareth Yahweh, Shall the sons of Israel come in, They and the sons of Judah together: Weeping as they travel, so shall they journey on, And Yahweh their God, shall they seek;
Hosea 11:8
How can I give thee up, Ephraim? abandon thee Israel? How can I make thee as Admah? set thee as Zeboim? Mine own heart, turneth against me, at once, are kindled my compassions.
Hosea 14:4
I will heal their apostacy, I will love them freely, - for mine anger, hath turned, from them.

Thou hast

Jeremiah 2:30
In vain, have I smitten your children, Correction, have they not accepted, - Your sword hath devoured your prophets, as a lion that destroyeth.
Jeremiah 5:3
O Yahweh! thine own eyes, are they not directed to fidelity? Thou hast smitten them Yet have they not grieved, Thou hast consumed them - They have refused to receive correction, - They have made their faces bolder than a cliff, They have refused to return.
Job 5:17
Lo! how happy is the man whom God correcteth! Therefore, the chastening of the Almighty, do not thou refuse;
Psalm 39:8
From all my transgressions, rescue thou me, - The reproach of the base, oh do not make me!
Psalm 94:12
How happy the man whom thou correctest, O Yah! And whom, out of thy law, thou instructest!
Psalm 119:75
I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
Proverbs 3:11
The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;
Isaiah 1:5
Why should ye be smitten any more? Ye would again turn aside! The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faint:
Isaiah 9:13
Yet, the people, have not turned unto him that smote them, - And Yahweh of hosts, have they not sought.
Isaiah 57:17
Because of his iniquitous gain, was I wroth - and smote him Hiding myself that I might be wroth, - But he went on turning aside in the way of his own heart.
Hosea 5:12
But, I, was like a moth, to Ephraim, - and like rotten wood to the house of Judah.
Zephaniah 3:2
She hath hearkened to no voice, accepted no correction; in Yahweh, hath not trusted, to her God, hath not drawn near:
Hebrews 12:5
And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which, indeed, with you as with sons, doth reason: - My son! be not slighting the discipline of the Lord, neither be fainting, when by him, thou art reproved;
Revelation 3:19
I, as many as I tenderly love, I convict and put under discipline: be zealous, therefore, and repent.

As a

Psalm 32:9
Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment, - With the bit and bridle of his mouth, hast thou to restrain him, - He will not come near unto thee.
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle a for the ass, and a rod for the back of dullards.
Proverbs 29:1
He that being often reproved stiffeneth his neck, suddenly shall be hurt, and there be no healing.
Isaiah 51:20
Thy sons, have fainted, They lie at the head of all the streets like a gazelle in a net, - Who, indeed, are full of The indignation of Yahweh The rebuke of thy God.
Isaiah 53:7
Hard pressed - yet, he, humbled himself Nor opened his mouth - As, a lamb, to the slaughter, is led, And, as a sheep, before her shearers, is dumb - Nor opened his mouth.
Lamentations 3:27
Good it is for a man, that he should bear the yoke in his youth.
Hosea 10:11
But, Ephraim, shall be a heifer broken in, loving to tread out corn, when, I, have passed over upon her fair neck, - I will drive Ephraim, Judah, shall plow, Jacob, shall harrow to him.

General references

Job 34:31
For, unto GOD, hath one ever said - I have borne punishment, I will not be perverse;
Psalm 107:13
Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;
Isaiah 1:19
If ye be willing - and hearken Of the good of the land, shall ye eat;
1 Corinthians 11:31
If, however, we had been setting, ourselves, apart, we had not, in that case, been coming under judgment;