Jeremiah 31:18

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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.

Surely

Ephraim

Hosea 14:4

Thou hast

As a

Hosea 10:11

General references

Bible References

Surely

He comes to men and says: 'I sinned, and perverted what was right, but I did not get what I deserved.'

He looked down from his holy height. Jehovah gazed upon the earth from heaven.

The High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy, says: 'I dwell in the high and holy and also with him who has a contrite and humble spirit. I revive the spirit of the humble, and the heart of the contrite ones.'

I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek me. They will seek me earnestly in their affliction.

Come, and let us return to Jehovah. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us. He has wounded us but he will bandage us.

He went to his father. He was a long way from home when his father saw him. His heart filled with pity. He ran and threw his arms around his son and kissed him.

Ephraim

There will be a day when watchmen on the hills of Ephraim call out: 'Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to Jehovah our God.'

A voice is heard on the bare hills. It is the crying and the pleading of the people of Israel. They are perverted and have forgotten Jehovah their God.

In those days and at that time, declares Jehovah, the sons of Israel will come. Both they and the sons of Judah will go along weeping as they go. They will seek Jehovah their God.

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within me. All my compassion is aroused.

I will heal their apostasy! I will love them freely for my anger has turned away from them.

Thou hast

I have punished your children without results. They did not respond to correction. You killed my prophets like a raging lion.

Jehovah looks for faithfulness. He struck you, but you paid no attention. He crushed you, but you refused to learn. You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.

Blessed is the person whom God corrects. Do not despise discipline from the Almighty.

Deliver me from all my sin. Do not disgrace me in front of godless fools.

Jehovah, how happy are those you instruct, the ones to whom you teach your law!

I know, O Jehovah, that your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

My son, do not despise Jehovah's discipline or be weary of his correction.

Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is sick.

The people did not turn back to him who struck them, or seek Jehovah of Hosts.

Because of the iniquity of his covetousness gain I was angry and struck him. I hid and was angry. He went on backsliding in the way of his heart (his heart directed course of life).

I am like a moth to Ephraim and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

She did not obey the voice of Jehovah. She would not accept correction (discipline). She did not trust Jehovah and draw close to her God.

You have forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as to sons: My son, do not despise (regard lightly) discipline from Jehovah and do not lose heart when he corrects you. (Proverbs 3:11, 12)

I reprove and discipline those whom I love: be zealous therefore, and repent.

As a

Do not be stubborn like a horse or mule. They need a bit and bridle in their mouth to restrain them, or they will not come near you.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool's back.

He who is often reprimanded and hardens his neck will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Your sons have fainted. They lie at the head of every street. They are like antelope caught in a net. They are filled with the rage of Jehovah and the rebuke of your God.

He was oppressed and afflicted and yet he did not open his mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. He was silent like sheep ready to be sheared. He did not open his mouth.

It is good for a man to carry the yoke when he is young.

Ephraim was once like a well-trained young cow, ready and willing to thresh grain. But I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck and harness her for harder work. I made Judah pull the plow and Jacob pull the harrow.

General references

Job, have you confessed your sins to God and promised not to sin again?

In their distress they cried out to Jehovah. He saved them from their troubles.

If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land.

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.