67 Before I was (A)afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.

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67 Before I was afflicted(A) I went astray,(B)
    but now I obey your word.(C)

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71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

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71 It was good for me to be afflicted(A)
    so that I might learn your decrees.

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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself:
‘You have (A)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
(B)Restore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God.

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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
    ‘You disciplined(A) me like an unruly calf,(B)
    and I have been disciplined.
Restore(C) me, and I will return,
    because you are the Lord my God.

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19 Surely, (A)after my turning, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was (B)ashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

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19 After I strayed,(A)
    I repented;
after I came to understand,
    I beat(B) my breast.
I was ashamed(C) and humiliated
    because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’(D)

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11 Now no [a]chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields (A)the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:11 discipline

11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace(A) for those who have been trained by it.

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15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of (A)Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

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15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam(A) son of Bezer,[a] who loved the wages of wickedness.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 2:15 Greek Bosor