Jeremiah 31:9
They shall come with weeping, and with prayers I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way; they shall not stumble in it, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn.
Jeremiah 3:4
Will you not from this time cry to Me, My father, You are the guide of my youth?
Exodus 4:22
And you shall say to Pharaoh, Thus says the Lord: Israel is My son, My first-born.
Isaiah 63:13
He led them through the deep, like a horse in the wilderness, so that they would not stumble.
Jeremiah 50:4
In those days, and at that time, says Jehovah, the sons of Israel shall come, they and the sons of Judah together, going and weeping. They shall go and seek Jehovah their God.
Psalm 23:2
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
Isaiah 35:6-8
Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness waters shall break out, and streams in the desert.
Isaiah 64:8
But now, O Jehovah, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our Former; and we all are the work of Your hand.
Jeremiah 3:19
But I said, How shall I put you among the sons, and give you a pleasant land, a beautiful inheritance among the hosts of nations? And I said, You shall call Me, My Father, and shall not turn away from Me.
Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour on the house of David, and on the people of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of prayers. And they shall look on Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be bitter over Him, as the bitterness over the first-born.
Deuteronomy 32:6
Do you thus give back to Jehovah, Oh foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father who bought you? Has He not made you and established you?
1 Chronicles 29:10
And David blessed Jehovah before all the congregation. And David said, Blessed are You, Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
Psalm 126:5-6
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Isaiah 40:3-4
The voice of him who cries in the wilderness, Prepare the way of Jehovah, make straight a highway in the desert for our God.
Isaiah 41:17-19
The poor and needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue fails for thirst, I Jehovah will hear them, I the God of Israel will not leave them.
Isaiah 43:16-19
So says Jehovah, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters;
Isaiah 49:9-11
that You may say to the prisoners, Go out! To those who are in darkness, Show yourselves! They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
Isaiah 57:14
And He shall say, Raise up! Raise up! Clear the way! Make the stumbling-block rise out of the way of My people.
Isaiah 63:16
For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O Jehovah, are our Father, our Redeemer; Your name is from everlasting.
Jeremiah 31:20
Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? For as often as I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still. Therefore My heart is troubled for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Jehovah.
Ezekiel 34:12-14
As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out My sheep and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Daniel 9:17-18
And now, O our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his holy desires, and cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
Hosea 12:4
Yes, he wept and cried to Him, and he had power over the Angel and overcame. He found him in Bethel, and there He spoke with us,
Matthew 3:3
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight."
Matthew 5:4
Blessed are they that mourn! For they shall be comforted.
Matthew 6:9
Therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Luke 3:4-6
as it is written in the book of the Words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.
Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
2 Corinthians 6:18
and I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
2 Corinthians 7:9-11
Now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you grieved to repentance. For you were grieved according to God, so that you might suffer loss by nothing in us.
Hebrews 5:7
For Jesus, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong cryings and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared,
Hebrews 12:13
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed.
Hebrews 12:23
to the general assembly and church of the first-born who are written in Heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will feed them and will lead them to the fountains of living waters. And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.