¹⁴I will be his father, and he will be my son.^s When he does wrong, I will punish him^t with a rod^u wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. ¹⁵But my love will never be taken away from him,^v as I took it away from Saul,^w whom I removed from before you.

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s Ps 2:7; 89:26; Jer 3:19; See Mt 3:17; Jn 1:49; 2 Co 6:18*; Heb 1:5*; Rev 21:7
tSee Dt 8:5; 1 Ki 11:34; 1 Ch 22:10; Heb 12:7
u Ps 89:30–33; Pr 13:24
vver 25; 1 Ki 2:4; 6:12; 8:25; 9:5; 11:13, 32; 2 Ki 19:34; 2 Ch 6:16; 7:18; 21:7; Ps 89:24, 33; Jer 33:17
wSee 1 Sa 13:13; See 15:28; 16:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals. But my faithful love will never leave him as it did when I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do. But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I will be a father to him, and he will be a son for me, whom I will punish when he does wrong, with a rod of men and with blows of human beings. But my loyal love shall not depart from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

KJV 1900King James Version

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

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