Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on Exodus 4:22 in English Standard Version "Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the LORD, Israel is my firstborn son," Jer 31:9 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.Ho 11:1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.