Jeremiah 31:9
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Jeremiah 3:4
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Exodus 4:22
And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.
Isaiah 63:13
who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, and they stumbled not?
Jeremiah 50:4
In those days, and at that time, saith Jehovah, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping as they go, and shall seek Jehovah their God.
Psalm 23:2
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters.
Isaiah 35:6-8
then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and torrents in the desert.
Isaiah 64:8
And now, Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Jeremiah 3:19
And as for me, I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee the pleasant land, the goodly inheritance of the hosts of the nations? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following me.
Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look on me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for an only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Deuteronomy 32:6
Do ye thus requite Jehovah, Foolish and unwise people? Is not he thy father that hath bought thee? Hath he not made thee and established thee?
1 Chronicles 29:10
And David blessed Jehovah in the sight of all the congregation; and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah, the God of our father Israel, for ever and ever.
Psalm 126:5-6
They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:
Isaiah 40:3-4
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!
Isaiah 41:17-19
The afflicted and the needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue faileth for thirst: I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Isaiah 43:16-19
Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters,
Isaiah 49:9-11
saying to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pasture shall be on all bare hills.
Isaiah 57:14
And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people.
Isaiah 63:16
For thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, Jehovah, art our Father; our Redeemer, from everlasting, is thy name.
Jeremiah 31:20
Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.
Ezekiel 34:12-14
As a shepherd tendeth his flock in the day that he is among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Daniel 9:17-18
And now, our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
Hosea 12:4
Yea, he wrestled with the Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
Matthew 3:3
For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
Matthew 5:4
Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 6:9
Thus therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be sanctified,
Luke 3:4-6
as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
Luke 6:21
Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
Romans 8:26
And in like manner the Spirit joins also its help to our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as is fitting, but the Spirit itself makes intercession with groanings which cannot be uttered.
2 Corinthians 6:18
and I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
2 Corinthians 7:9-11
Now I rejoice, not that ye have been grieved, but that ye have been grieved to repentance; for ye have been grieved according to God, that in nothing ye might be injured by us.
Hebrews 5:7
Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;)
Hebrews 12:13
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.
Hebrews 12:23
the universal gathering; and to the assembly of the firstborn who are registered in heaven; and to God, judge of all; and to the spirits of just men made perfect;
Revelation 7:17
because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.