Jeremiah 31:9
They will come with weeping. I will lead them with petitions. I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they won’t stumble; for I am a father to Israel. Ephraim is my firstborn.
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- Exodus 4:22 You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Yahweh says, Israel is my son, my firstborn,
- Jeremiah 3:4 Will you not from this time cry to me, ‘My Father, you are the guide of my youth!’?
- Jeremiah 31:20 Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.