Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Hearing, I heard Ephraim being thrust away: Thou didst correct me, and I shall be corrected as a calf not being taught: turn me back and I shall be turned back, for thou Jehovah my God.

New American Standard Bible

“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained calf;
Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the Lord my God.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

I have heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my God.

International Standard Version

"I've certainly heard Ephraim shuddering with grief as they said, "You have disciplined me, and I'm disciplined like an untrained calf. Restore me, and let me return, for you are the LORD my God.

A Conservative Version

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [saying], Thou have chastised me, and I was chastised as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]. Turn thou me back, and I shall be turned back, for thou are LORD my God.

American Standard Version

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus , Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke : turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

Amplified


“I have surely heard Ephraim (Israel) moaning and grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like a bull unaccustomed to the yoke or an untrained calf;
Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the Lord my God.

Bible in Basic English

Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God.

Darby Translation

I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

King James 2000

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: restore me, and I shall return; for you are the LORD my God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Indeed I heard Ephraim pitying themselves, 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like a calf that is not trained. Bring me back and let me return, for you [are] Yahweh my God.

Modern King James verseion

I have surely heard Ephraim mourning to himself, saying, You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bull not broken in; turn me, and I shall be turned. For You are Jehovah my God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Moreover, I heard Ephraim, that was led away captive, complain on this manner, 'O LORD, thou hast corrected me, and thy chastening have I received, as an untamed calf. Convert thou me, and I shall be converted, for thou art my LORD God.

NET Bible

I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, 'We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.

New Heart English Bible

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, 'You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God.

The Emphasized Bible

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.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus], You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are Yahweh my God.

Youngs Literal Translation

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, 'Thou hast chastised me, And I am chastised, as a heifer not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For thou art Jehovah my God.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אפרים 
'Ephrayim 
Usage: 180

me, and I was chastised
יסר 
Yacar 
Usage: 43

as a bullock
עגל 
`egel 
Usage: 35

to the yoke turn
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

thou me, and I shall be turned
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

for thou art the Lord

Usage: 0

References

American

Easton

Context Readings

Israel And Judah Will Be Delivered From Their Distress

17 And there is hope to thy latter state, says Jehovah, and thy sons turned back to their bound. 18 Hearing, I heard Ephraim being thrust away: Thou didst correct me, and I shall be corrected as a calf not being taught: turn me back and I shall be turned back, for thou Jehovah my God. 19 For after my being turned back I was comforted; and after my knowing I struck upon the thigh: I was ashamed and also disgraced for I bore the reproach of my youth.



Cross References

Psalm 80:3

O God, turn us back and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved:

Job 5:17

Behold, happy the man God shall rebuke him: and thou shalt not reject the correction of the Almighty:

Jeremiah 31:9

In weeping will they come, and I will lead them in mercies; I will cause them to go to the streams of waters in a straight way; they shall not stumble in it: for I was to Israel for a father, and Ephraim he is my first-born.

Lamentations 5:21

Turn us back, O Jehovah, to thee, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

Psalm 80:7

O God of armies, turn us back and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Psalm 80:19

O Jehovah, God of armies turn us back; cause thy face to shine, and We shall be saved.

Psalm 94:12

Happy the man whom thou shalt chastise, O Jah: and thou wilt teach him from thy laws.

Jeremiah 3:21-22

A voice was heard upon the naked hills, weepings, supplications of the sons of Israel: for they perverted their way, they forgot Jehovah their God.

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou my praise.

Luke 15:20

And having risen, he came to his father. And yet being far off, his father saw him, and felt compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

Acts 3:26

To you first God, having raised up his child Jesus, sent him praising you, in turning away each from your wickedness.

Revelation 3:19

I, if as many as I love, I rebuke and correct: be emulous therefore, and repent.

Job 33:27-28

He will look upon men, and he shall say, I sinned, and I perverted the right, and it was not fitting to me;

Psalm 32:9

Ye shall not be as the horse, as the mule, not understanding: with bit and curb to stop his youth, not drawing near to thee.

Psalm 39:8-9

Deliver me from all my transgression: thou wilt not set me a reproach of the foolish one.

Psalm 85:4

Turn us back, O God of our salvation, and annul thine anger with us.

Psalm 102:19-20

For be looked forth from the height of his holy place; from the heavens Jehovah looked upon the earth;

Psalm 119:75

I knew, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are justice, and in truth thou didst humble me.

Proverbs 3:11

My son, thou shalt not reject the instruction of Jehovah, and thou shalt not loathe upon his reproofs:

Proverbs 26:3

A whip for the horse, the curb for the ass, and the rod for the back of the foolish.

Proverbs 29:1

A Man of reproofs hardening the neck, shall be suddenly broken, and no healing.

Isaiah 1:5

For what shall ye be yet struck? will ye add apostasy? every head for sickness, and every heart sick

Isaiah 9:13

And the people turned not back even to him smiting them, and Jehovah of armies they sought not

Isaiah 51:20

Thy sons fainted; they lay down upon the head of all the streets as an antelope in a net: being full of the wrath of Jehovah the rebuke of thy God.

Isaiah 53:7

He was pressed, and he was afflicted, and he will not open his mouth: he was brought as a sheep for the slaughter, and as a sheep before his shearers being dumb and he will not open his mouth.

Isaiah 57:15-18

For thus said the high and lifted up inhabiting eternity, and his name Holy; being lifted up, and I will dwell in the holy place, and with the broken and humble of spirit, to preserve alive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the broken.

Isaiah 63:16

For thou our Father, for Abraham knew us not, and Israel will not recognize us: thou Jehovah our Father redeeming us; thy name from eternity.

Jeremiah 2:30

In vain did I strike your sons; they received no instruction: your sword consumed the prophets as a lion destroying.

Jeremiah 3:25

We shall lie down in our shame, and our reproach will cover us: for we sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and we heard not to the voice of Jehovah our God.

Jeremiah 5:3

O Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon faithfulness? thou didst smite them, and they were not pained; thou didst consume them, they refused to take instruction: they made their faces firm above the rock; they refused to turn back.

Jeremiah 31:6

For there is a day they watching upon mount Ephraim called, Arise ye, and we will go up to Zion to Jehovah our God.

Jeremiah 50:4-5

In those days and in that time, says Jehovah, the sons of Israel shall come, they and the sons of Judah together, going, and they wept: they shall go and shall seek Jehovah their God.

Lamentations 3:27-30

Good for a man that he shall lift up the yoke in his youth.

Hosea 4:16

For as a stubborn heifer Israel was stubborn: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide place.

Hosea 5:12-13

And I as a moth to Ephraim, and as rottenness to the house of Judah.

Hosea 5:15-2

I will go and turn back to my place, even till when they shall be guilty, and they sought my face: in straitness to them they will turn to me.

Hosea 10:11

And Ephraim a heifer being taught, loving to tread out the grain, and I passed over upon the good of her neck: I will cause Ephraim to ride; Judah shall be silent, and Jacob shall be strong to him.

Hosea 11:8-9

How shall I give thee up, O Ephraim? Shall I deliver thee over, O Israel? How shall I give thee as the earth? Shall I set thee as roes? My heart was turned upon me; my grievings were kindled together.

Hosea 14:4-8

I will heal their turning away, I loved them largely: for mine anger turned away from him.

Zephaniah 3:2

She heard not to the voice: she received not instruction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God.

Malachi 4:6

And he turned back the heart of the fathers to the sons, and the heart of the sons to the fathers, lest I shall come and strike the earth with utter destruction.

Luke 1:17

And he shall come before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn back the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the intelligence of the just; to prepare a people having been put in order for the Lord.

Philippians 2:13

For God is working in you also to will and to work by benevolence.

James 1:16-18

Be not led astray, my dearly beloved brethren.

Hebrews 12:5

And ye have totally forgotten the entreaty which is spoken to you as to sons, My son, neglect not the instruction of the Lord, nor be enervated being rebuked by him:

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