“They say if a man put away his wife and she go from him. And become another man's. Shall he return unto her again? Shall not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers. Yet return again to me.…”
Jeremiah 3
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1"If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?" declares the LORD.
“they say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? Shall not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers. Yet return again to…”
“they say, if a man divorces his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man's, may he return to her again? Would not the land be greatly polluted? But you have played the harlot with many lovers, yet return to me, says the…”
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“They say, if a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? Shall not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers, yet return again to…”
2"Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
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3Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.
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4Have you not just called to Me, 'My Father, You are my friend from youth.
“Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?”
5Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?' This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can."
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6Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, "Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.
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7I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.
“and I said, after she had done all these things, return to me. But she did not return, and her treacherous sister Judah saw it.”
“And I said, after she has done all of these things, turn unto me, but she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.”
8She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
“Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away, God speaking to Israel, and given her a certificate of divorce. Yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went…”
“And I saw when for all of the causes whereby the backsliding Israel committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce, yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went out and played the harlot also.”
9Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.
“And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and with stocks,”
“So it came to pass through her casual harlotry that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.”
10Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense," declares the LORD.
“And yet for all this, her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, says the Lord.”
“And yet for all of this, her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but only faintedly, saith the Lord.".”
11And the LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
“Then the Lord said to me, backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.”
“Then the Lord said to me, Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.”
“And the Lord said unto me, the backsliding Israel has justified herself more than the treacherous Judah.”
12Go, proclaim this message toward the north: 'Return, O faithless Israel,' declares the LORD. 'I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,' declares the LORD. 'I will not be angry forever.
“Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say, return backsliding Israel, says the Lord. I will not cause my anger to fall on you, for I am merciful, says the Lord. I will not remain angry forever.”
“Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say return backsliding Israel says the Lord. I will not cause my anger to fall on you for I am merciful says the Lord. I will not remain angry forever.”
“Go and proclaim these words towards the north and say, return, backsliding Israel, saith the Lord, and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you, for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep my anger”
“Go and proclaim these words toward the north. And say return thou backsliding Israel. Saith the Lord. And I will not cause my anger to fall upon you. For I am merciful. Saith the Lord. And I will not keep anger”
“Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say return thou backsliding Israel says the Lord. And I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you for I am merciful says the Lord and I will not keep anger”
13Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,'" declares the LORD.
“Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the Lord your God and have scattered your charms to alien deities under every green tree. And you have not obeyed my voice, says the Lord.”
“Only acknowledge your iniquity that you have transgressed against the Lord your God and have scattered your charms to alien deities under every green tree. And you have not obeyed my voice, says the Lord.”
“Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou has transgressed against the Lord thy God and has scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree. And you have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord.”
“Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the Lord your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree. You have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord.”
“Only acknowledge thine iniquity that thou has transgressed against the Lord thy God and has scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree. And ye have not obeyed my voice says the Lord.”
14"Return, O faithless children," declares the LORD, "for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.
“turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord, for I am married unto you, and I will take you, one of a city and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion,”
“Return, O backsliding children, says the Lord, for I am married to you. I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.”
“return O faithless sons declares the Lord for I am a master to you and I will take you one from a city and two from a family and will bring you to Zion.”
“Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord, for I am married to you. I will take you, one of a city and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion.”
“turn O backsliding children sayeth the Lord for I am married unto you. Married unto you. And I will take you one of a city and two of a family will bring you to Zion.”
15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding."
“And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
“Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart who will feed you on knowledge and understanding”
“Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart who will feed you on knowledge and understanding.”
“And I will give you shepherds after my own heart who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
“I will give you shepherds after my own heart who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
“I will give you pastors according to mine heart Which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
16"In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land," declares the LORD, "they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.
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17At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
“At that time they will call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord and all the nations will be gathered to it to Jerusalem for the name of the Lord. Nor will they walk anymore after the stubbornness of their evil heart.”
18In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.
“In those days, the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.”
19Then I said, 'How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!' I thought you would call Me 'Father' and never turn away from following Me.
“But I said, how shall I put thee among the children and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the host of nations? And I said, thou shall call me my father and shall not turn away from me.”
20But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel," declares the LORD.
“Surely, as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so have you dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.”
“Surely as a wife treacherously departed from her husband, so have you dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.”
“Surely as a wife treacherously departed from her husband. So have ye dealt treacherously with me. Oh house of Israel saith the Lord”
“surely as a wife. Treacherously departed from her husband. So have ye dealt treacherously with me. Oh house of Israel sayeth the Lord.”
21A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
“a voice was heard upon the high places weeping and supplications of the children of Israel. For they have perverted their way and they have forgotten the Lord their God.”
“A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplication of the children of Israel, for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the God, the Lord their God.”
“A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplication of the children of Israel, for they have perverted their way. They have forgotten the Lord, their God.”
“a voice was heard upon the high places. Weeping and supplication of the children of Israel for they have perverted their way to have forgotten the Lord their God.”
22"Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness." "Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.
“Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee, for thou art the Lord our God.”
“Return ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold we come unto thee for thou art the Lord our God.”
“Return ye backsliding children and I will heal your backslidings. Behold we come unto thee for thou art the Lord our God.”
“Return, ye backslidden children, and I, what, will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee, for thou art the Lord our God.”
“Return ye backsliding Israel children and I will heal your backslidings. Behold we come unto thee. Thou art the Lord our God”
23Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
“truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills and from the multitudes of mountains truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.”
24From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.
“for shame has devoured the labor of our fathers. And from our youth, their flocks and their herds and their sons and their daughters,”
25Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God."
“we lie down in our shame and in our confusion we are covered, for we have sinned against the Lord our God, and we and our fathers from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”