Jer 31:9, Mic 4:9, Luk 6:21, Rev 5:4, 7:17 | ESV | STEP | With weeping they shall come , and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water , in a straight path in which they shall not stumble , for I am a father to Israel , and Ephraim is my firstborn .

Jeremiah 31:9

9 ^aWith weeping they shall come,
^band with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them ^cwalk by brooks of water,
^din a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for ^eI am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is ^fmy firstborn.

Micah 4:9

9 Now why do you cry aloud?
^gIs there no king in you?
^hHas your counselor perished,
that ⁱpain seized you like a woman in labor?

Luke 6:21

21 ^j“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.

^k“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Revelation of John 5:4

4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

Revelation of John 7:17

17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne ^lwill be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of ^mliving water,
and ⁿGod will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”