Jer 31:9 | HCSB | STEP | They will come weeping , but I will bring them back with consolation . I will lead them to wadis filled with water by a smooth way where they will not stumble , for I am Israel’s Father , and Ephraim is My firstborn .

Jeremiah 31:9

9 They will come weeping,
but I will bring them back with consolation. ^{▼▼LXX; MT reads supplications
,} ^b
I will lead them to ^{▼▼wadi: A seasonal stream that flows only in the rainy season}wadis filled with water
by a smooth way where they will not stumble, ^d
for I am Israel’s Father,
and Ephraim is My firstborn.