Jeremiah 31:9 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
American Standard Version (ASV)
They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
They will come with weeping, and going before them I will be their guide: guiding them by streams of water in a straight way where there is no falling: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is the first of my sons.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
They shall come with weeping; and with petitions will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
With weeping they come in, And with supplications I bring them, I cause them to go unto streams of waters, In a right way -- they stumble not in it, For I have been to Israel for a father, And Ephraim -- My first-born `is' he.
| is weeping, with | בִּבְכִ֣י | bibkî | beev-HEE |
| They come | יָבֹ֗אוּ | yābōʾû | ya-VOH-oo |
| shall and with | וּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮ | ûbĕtaḥănûnîm | oo-veh-ta-huh-noo-NEEM |
| supplications lead I | אֽוֹבִילֵם֒ | ʾôbîlēm | oh-vee-LAME |
| will walk to them cause will I | אֽוֹלִיכֵם֙ | ʾôlîkēm | oh-lee-HAME |
| them: | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| by the | נַ֣חֲלֵי | naḥălê | NA-huh-lay |
| rivers waters | מַ֔יִם | mayim | MA-yeem |
| of way, in | בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | bĕderek | beh-DEH-rek |
| straight | יָשָׁ֔ר | yāšār | ya-SHAHR |
| a wherein shall not | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| they | יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ | yikkošlû | yee-kohsh-LOO |
| stumble: | בָּ֑הּ | bāh | ba |
| for am | כִּֽי | kî | kee |
| I to | הָיִ֤יתִי | hāyîtî | ha-YEE-tee |
| Israel, a | לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | lĕyiśrāʾēl | leh-yees-ra-ALE |
| father and | לְאָ֔ב | lĕʾāb | leh-AV |
| Ephraim my firstborn. | וְאֶפְרַ֖יִם | wĕʾeprayim | veh-ef-RA-yeem |
| בְּכֹ֥רִי | bĕkōrî | beh-HOH-ree | |
| הֽוּא׃ | hûʾ | hoo |