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I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31.htm">New Living Translation</a> I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.’ <a href="/esv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Standard Version</a> For after I had turned away, I relented, and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh; I was ashamed, and I was confounded, because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31.htm">King James Bible</a> Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/31.htm">New King James Version</a> Surely, after my turning, I repented; And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh; I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated, Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’ <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘For after I turned back, I repented; And after I was instructed, I slapped my thigh; I was ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the shame of my youth.’ <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1995</a> For after I turned back, I repented; And after I was instructed, I smote on my thigh; I was ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the reproach of my youth.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘For after I turned back, I repented; And after I was instructed, I smote on my thigh; I was ashamed, and also humiliated, Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’ <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For after I turned away, I repented; And after I was instructed, I slapped my thigh; I was ashamed and also dishonored Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’ <a href="/amp/jeremiah/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘After I turned away [from You], I repented; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh [in remorse]; I was ashamed and even humiliated Because I carried the disgrace of my youth [as a nation].’ <a href="/csb/jeremiah/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After my return, I felt regret; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After I returned, I repented; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/31.htm">American Standard Version</a> Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When we were young, we strayed and sinned, but then we realized what we had done. We are ashamed and disgraced and want to return to you." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Revised Version</a> Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After I was turned around, I changed the way I thought and acted. After I was taught a lesson, I hung my head in shame. I was so ashamed and humiliated, because of all the stupid things I have done ever since I was young.' <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/31.htm">Good News Translation</a> We turned away from you, but soon we wanted to return. After you had punished us, we hung our heads in grief. We were ashamed and disgraced because we sinned when we were young.' <a href="/isv/jeremiah/31.htm">International Standard Version</a> Indeed, after I turned away, then I repented. And after I came to understand, I slapped my forehead. I was both ashamed and humiliated because I bear the disgrace of my youth.'" <a href="/msb/jeremiah/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/31.htm">NET Bible</a> For after we turned away from you we repented. After we came to our senses we beat our breasts in sorrow. We are ashamed and humiliated because of the disgraceful things we did previously.' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I struck on my thigh: I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I bore the reproach of my youth.' <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Surely after I was turned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, and even confounded, because I bore the reproach of my youth. <a href="/web/jeremiah/31.htm">World English Bible</a> Surely after that I was turned. I repented. After that I was instructed. I struck my thigh. I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I bore the reproach of my youth.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For after my turning back I regretted, "" And after my being instructed I struck on the thigh, "" I have been ashamed, I have also blushed, "" For I have borne the reproach of my youth. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For after my turning back I repented, And after my being instructed I struck on the thigh, I have been ashamed, I have also blushed, For I have borne the reproach of my youth. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For after my being turned back I was comforted; and after my knowing I struck upon the thigh: I was ashamed and also disgraced for I bore the reproach of my youth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For after thou didst convert me, I did penance: and after thou didst shew unto me, I struck my thigh: I am confounded and ashamed, because I have borne the reproach of my youth. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For after you converted me, I did penance. And after you revealed to me, I struck my thigh. I am confounded and ashamed. For I have endured the disgrace of my youth.’ <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Bible</a> For after I turned away, I repented; after I came to myself, I struck my thigh; I was ashamed, even humiliated, because I bore the disgrace of my youth. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For after I had turned away I repented; and after I was discovered, I struck my thigh; I was ashamed, and I was dismayed because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Surely after I had repented, I have been comforted; and after I was instructed, I have found rest; I was ashamed, yea even reproved, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because after I returned to God, I have been comforted, and after I knew I had found rest, I was ashamed, also I was rebuked, for I carried the reproach of my youth<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Surely after that I was turned, I repented, And after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh; I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, Because I did bear the reproach of my youth.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For after my captivity I repented; and after I knew, I groaned for the day of shame, and shewed thee that I bore reproach from my youth. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9374" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Mourning Turned to Joy</a> …18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. 19<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">After</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šū·ḇî (V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">I returned,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: ni·ḥam·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">I repented;</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rê (Conj-w:: Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">and after</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: hiw·wā·ḏə·‘î (V-Nifal-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">I was instructed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5606.htm" title="5606: sā·p̄aq·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- Or saphaq; a primitive root; to clap the hands; by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of excess, to vomit.">I struck my thigh</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3409.htm" title="3409: yā·rêḵ (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh; by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side.">in grief.</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: bō·šə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">I was ashamed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: niḵ·lam·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">humiliated</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">I bore</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ḥer·paṯ (N-fsc) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">the disgrace</a> <a href="/hebrew/5271.htm" title="5271: nə·‘ū·rāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Or naur; and nturah; properly, passive participle from na'ar as denominative; youth, the state or the persons.">of my youth.’</a> 20Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/15-18.htm">Luke 15:18-21</a> I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. / I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ / So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/7-9.htm">2 Corinthians 7:9-10</a> yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us. / Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1-2</a> Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a> “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. <a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Isaiah 57:18-19</a> I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, / bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.” <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a> Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-4</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ... <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. <a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8</a> Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a> Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? <a href="/lamentations/3-40.htm">Lamentations 3:40-41</a> Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD. / Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8-10</a> Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. / Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. <a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote on my thigh: I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.Surely after.<a href="/deuteronomy/30-2.htm">Deuteronomy 30:2,6-8</a> And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; … <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26,31</a> A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh… <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.I smote.<a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Ezekiel 21:12</a> Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.<a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13</a> And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.<a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">2 Corinthians 7:10,11</a> For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death… I was ashamed.<a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Jeremiah 3:25</a> We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.<a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm">Leviticus 26:41,42</a> And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: … <a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6</a> And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.I did.<a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Jeremiah 3:25</a> We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.<a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21</a> I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.<a href="/jeremiah/32-30.htm">Jeremiah 32:30</a> For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Blushed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-26.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-10.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Regret</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-16.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm">Undergo</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-24.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Blushed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-29.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-24.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-33.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-27.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/matthew/21-32.htm">Regret</a> <a href="/joel/2-14.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-21.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-10.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-33.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-30.htm">Undergo</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-30.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 31</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">The restoration of Israel.</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">The publication thereof.</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Rahel mourning is comforted.</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Ephraim repenting is brought home again.</a> 22. <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Christ is promised.</a> 27. <a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">His care over the church.</a> 31. <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">His new covenant.</a> 35. <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">The stability,</a> 38. <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">and amplitude of the church.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>After I returned, I repented; This phrase reflects the theme of repentance and return to God, a central message in the book of Jeremiah. The context is the promise of restoration for Israel after a period of exile and punishment. The act of returning signifies a change of heart and a turning back to God, which is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, especially in the prophetic books. The Hebrew concept of repentance, "teshuvah," involves a complete turning away from sin and a return to God. This mirrors the prodigal son’s return in <a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a>, emphasizing God’s readiness to forgive and restore.and after I was instructed, Instruction here implies a process of learning and understanding God’s ways, often through discipline or correction. In the historical context, Israel's exile served as a period of instruction, teaching them the consequences of their disobedience. This aligns with <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a>, which speaks of the Lord’s discipline as an act of love. The instruction is not merely academic but transformative, leading to a deeper relationship with God.I struck my thigh in grief. Striking the thigh is an expression of deep sorrow and regret, a cultural gesture of mourning and repentance in ancient Near Eastern societies. This physical act symbolizes the internal anguish and acknowledgment of wrongdoing. It is similar to the public displays of mourning seen in other parts of the Bible, such as tearing clothes or wearing sackcloth, as seen in <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20</a> and <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a>.I was ashamed and humiliated Shame and humiliation are common responses to sin and its consequences. In the biblical context, these feelings are not just personal but communal, affecting the entire nation of Israel. The acknowledgment of shame is a step towards redemption, as it reflects a recognition of sin and a desire for reconciliation with God. This is echoed in <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>, where David expresses deep remorse for his sins.because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ The disgrace of youth refers to the past sins and rebellious actions of Israel, often depicted as spiritual adultery or idolatry. This phrase highlights the long-lasting impact of sin and the need for genuine repentance. The historical context involves Israel’s repeated turning away from God to worship other deities, leading to their downfall and exile. This is reminiscent of <a href="/ezekiel/16.htm">Ezekiel 16</a>, where Israel’s unfaithfulness is portrayed as a youthful indiscretion that brings shame. The acknowledgment of past disgrace is crucial for moving forward in God’s plan of restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of repentance and hope to the people of Judah during a time of impending judgment and exile. 2. <a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a> Often used as a representative name for the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Ephraim here symbolizes the people of Israel who have strayed from God but are now returning in repentance. 3. <a href="/topical/r/repentance.htm">Repentance</a> A central theme in this verse, highlighting the turning away from sin and returning to God, accompanied by a deep sense of remorse and shame for past actions. 4. <a href="/topical/i/instruction.htm">Instruction</a> The process of being taught or corrected, which leads to a realization of one's sins and the need for repentance. 5. <a href="/topical/d/disgrace_of_youth.htm">Disgrace of Youth</a> Refers to the past sins and rebellious actions committed during a time of spiritual immaturity, which now bring shame upon reflection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_repentance.htm">The Necessity of Repentance</a> True repentance involves a heartfelt acknowledgment of sin and a sincere turning back to God. It is not merely feeling sorry but involves a change in direction. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_instruction.htm">The Role of Instruction</a> Being open to God's instruction and correction is crucial for spiritual growth. It leads to a deeper understanding of our need for repentance. <a href="/topical/d/dealing_with_shame.htm">Dealing with Shame</a> While shame can be a natural response to sin, it should lead us to God's grace and forgiveness rather than despair. God uses our past to teach us and draw us closer to Him. <a href="/topical/g/god's_readiness_to_forgive.htm">God's Readiness to Forgive</a> No matter how far we have strayed, God is always ready to forgive and restore us when we return to Him with a repentant heart. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_past_mistakes.htm">Reflecting on Past Mistakes</a> Reflecting on the "disgrace of youth" can be a powerful reminder of God's mercy and a motivator to live a life that honors Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 31</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_sea_of_forgetfulness.htm">What is the Sea of Forgetfulness?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_christian_sportsmanship_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about predicting the future?</a> <a href="/q/why_allow_false_prophets_to_mislead.htm">Jeremiah 5:31 - Why does God allow false prophets and corrupt priests to lead the people astray instead of intervening earlier to prevent deception?</a> <a href="/q/does_jer._5_10_contradict_ex._19_5-6.htm">Jeremiah 5:10 - Could the call to destroy Jerusalem's fortifications without complete annihilation contradict God's previous promises to preserve Israel's security (Exodus 19:5-6)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) After that I was turned.--The words have been referred by some commentators (Hitzig) to the previous turning away from God--the apostasy of Ephraim; but the repetition of the word that had been used in the previous verse makes it far more natural to connect it with the first movement of repentance. The "smiting upon the thigh" is, like the Publican's "smiting on his breast" (<a href="/luke/18-13.htm" title="And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but smote on his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.">Luke 18:13</a>), an Eastern expression of extremest grief. So in <a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm" title="I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.">Ezekiel 21:17</a> we have the "smiting of the hands together" as a symbol of anger, which is also sorrow. In Homer (Odyss. xiii. 193) we have the very gesture here depicted--"And then he groaned, and smote on both his thighsWith headlong hands, and so in sorrow spoke."The reproach of my youth--i.e., the shame which the sins of his youth had brought upon him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - After that I was turned, I repented; rather, after my turning away (as <a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">Jeremiah 8:4</a>), I have repented. It is a different kind of "turning" which is here meant, a turning away from God. I was instructed; literally, I was made to know; i.e. brought to my senses by punishment. I smote upon my thigh; rather, I have smitten, etc. Ephraim describes his present state of mind, and the symbols by which he translates it into act. Smiting upon the thigh was a sign of mourning (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17</a>). I did bear, etc.; rather, I have borne, etc. The "reproach of Ephraim's youth" is that which he brought upon himself in early times by his unfaithfulness to Jehovah. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>After אַחֲרֵ֤י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part I returned, שׁוּבִי֙ (šū·ḇî) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again I repented; נִחַ֔מְתִּי (ni·ḥam·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge and after וְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ (wə·’a·ḥă·rê) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part I was instructed, הִוָּ֣דְעִ֔י (hiw·wā·ḏə·‘î) Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know I struck [my thigh] סָפַ֖קְתִּי (sā·p̄aq·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5606.htm">Strong's 5606: </a> To clap the hands, of satisfaction, to be enough, of excess, to vomit in grief. יָרֵ֑ךְ (yā·rêḵ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3409.htm">Strong's 3409: </a> Thigh,loin, flank, side I was ashamed בֹּ֚שְׁתִּי (bō·šə·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed and וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and humiliated נִכְלַ֔מְתִּי (niḵ·lam·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> To wound, to taunt, insult because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I bore נָשָׂ֖אתִי (nā·śā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take the disgrace חֶרְפַּ֥ת (ḥer·paṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda of my youth.’ נְעוּרָֽי׃ (nə·‘ū·rāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5271.htm">Strong's 5271: </a> Youth, the state, the persons <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 31:19 Surely after that I was turned (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>