Jeremiah 3 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] “They say, ‘If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and becomes another man’s, should he return to her again?’ Wouldn’t that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers; yet return again to me,” says Yahweh. ^[2] “Lift up your eyes to the bare heights, and see! Where have you not been lain with? You have sat waiting for them by the road, as an Arabian in the wilderness. You have polluted the land with your prostitution and with your wickedness. ^[3] Therefore the showers have been withheld and there has been no latter rain; yet you have had a prostitute’s forehead and you refused to be ashamed. ^[4] Will you not from this time cry to me, ‘My Father, you are the guide of my youth!’? ^[5] “ ‘Will he retain his anger forever? Will he keep it to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way.” ^[6] Moreover, Yahweh said to me in the days of Josiah the king, “Have you seen that which backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and has played the prostitute there. ^[7] I said after she had done all these things, ‘She will return to me;’ but she didn’t return, and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. ^[8] I saw when, for this very cause, that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce, yet treacherous Judah, her sister, had no fear, but she also went and played the prostitute. ^[9] Because she took her prostitution lightly, the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with wood. ^[10] Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense,” says Yahweh. ^[11] Yahweh said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. ^[12] Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you, for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever. ^[13] Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against Yahweh your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,’ ” says Yahweh. ^[14] “Return, backsliding children,” says Yahweh, “for I am a husband to you. I will take one of you from a city, and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion. ^[15] I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. ^[16] It will come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says Yahweh, “they will no longer say, ‘the ark of Yahweh’s covenant!’ It will not come to mind. They won’t remember it. They won’t miss it, nor will another be made. ^[17] At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘Yahweh’s Throne;’ and all the nations will be gathered to it, to Yahweh’s name, to Jerusalem. They will no longer walk after the stubbornness of their evil heart. ^[18] In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together out of the land of the north to the land that I gave for an inheritance to your fathers. ^[19] “But I said, ‘How I desire to put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the armies of the nations!’ and I said, ‘You shall call me “My Father”, and shall not turn away from following me.’ ^[20] “Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel,” says Yahweh. ^[21] A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping and the petitions of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Yahweh their God. ^[22] Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backsliding.“Behold, we have come to you; for you are Yahweh our God. ^[23] Truly help from the hills, the tumult on the mountains, is in vain. Truly the salvation of Israel is in Yahweh our God. ^[24] But the shameful thing has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. ^[25] Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Yahweh our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day. We have not obeyed Yahweh our God’s voice.”

King James Version

^[1] They say,H559(QalInf) If a manH376 put awayH7971(PielImpf) his wife,H802 and she goH1980(QalPerf) from him, and become anotherH312 man’s,H376 shall he return unto her again?H7725(QalImpf) shall not that landH776 be greatlyH2610(QalInf) polluted?H2610(QalImpf) but thou hast played the harlotH2181(QalPerf) with manyH7227 lovers;H7453 yet return againH7725(QalInf) to me, saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord.H3068 ^[2] Lift upH5375(QalImpv) thine eyesH5869 unto the high places,H8205 and seeH7200(QalImpv) whereH375 thou hast not been lienH7693(PualPerf/Ketiv) with. In the waysH1870 hast thou satH3427(QalPerf) for them, as the ArabianH6163 in the wilderness;H4057 and thou hast pollutedH2610(HiphImpf) the landH776 with thy whoredomsH2184 and with thy wickedness.H7451 ^[3] Therefore the showersH7241 have been withholden,H4513(NiphImpf) and there hath been no latter rain;H4456 and thou hadst a whore’sH2181(QalActPtc) forehead,H4696 thou refusedstH3985(PielPerf) to be ashamed.H3637(NiphInf) ^[4] Wilt thou not from this time cryH7121(QalPerf) unto me, My father,H1 thou [art] the guideH441 of my youth?H5271 ^[5] Will he reserveH5201(QalImpf) [his anger] for ever?H5769 will he keepH8104(QalImpf) [it] to the end?H5331 Behold, thou hast spokenH1696(PielPerf) and doneH6213(QalImpf) evil thingsH7451 as thou couldest.H3201(QalImpf) ^[6] The LordH3068 saidH559(QalImpf) also unto me in the daysH3117 of JosiahH2977 the king,H4428 Hast thou seenH7200(QalPerf) [that] which backslidingH4878 IsraelH3478 hath done?H6213(QalPerf) she is gone upH1980(QalActPtc) upon every highH1364 mountainH2022 and underH8478 every greenH7488 tree,H6086 and there hath played the harlot.H2181(QalImpf) ^[7] And I saidH559(QalImpf) afterH310 she had doneH6213(QalInf) all these [things], TurnH7725(QalImpf) thou unto me. But she returnedH7725(QalPerf) not. And her treacherousH901 sisterH269 JudahH3063 sawH7200(QalImpf) [it]. ^[8] And I saw,H7200(QalImpf) when for all the causesH182 whereby backslidingH4878 IsraelH3478 committed adulteryH5003(PielPerf) I had put her away,H7971(PielPerf) and givenH5414(QalImpf) her a billH5612 of divorce;H3748 yet her treacherousH898(QalActPtc) sisterH269 JudahH3063 fearedH3372(QalPerf) not, but wentH3212(QalImpf) and played the harlotH2181(QalImpf) also. ^[9] And it came to pass through the lightnessH6963 of her whoredom,H2184 that she defiledH2610(QalImpf) the land,H776 and committed adulteryH5003(QalImpf) with stonesH68 and with stocks.H6086 ^[10] And yet for all this her treacherousH901 sisterH269 JudahH3063 hath not turnedH7725(QalPerf) unto me with her whole heart,H3820 but feignedly,H8267 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord.H3068 ^[11] And the LordH3068 saidH559(QalImpf) unto me, The backslidingH4878 IsraelH3478 hath justifiedH6663(PielPerf) herselfH5315 more than treacherousH898(QalActPtc) Judah.H3063 ^[12] GoH1980(QalInf) and proclaimH7121(QalPerf) these wordsH1697 toward the north,H6828 and say,H559(QalPerf) Return,H7725(QalImpv) thou backslidingH4878 Israel,H3478 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord;H3068 [and] I will not cause mine angerH6440 to fallH5307(HiphImpf) upon you: for I [am] merciful,H2623 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord,H3068 [and] I will not keepH5201(QalImpf) [anger] for ever.H5769 ^[13] Only acknowledgeH3045(QalImpv) thine iniquity,H5771 that thou hast transgressedH6586(QalPerf) against the LordH3068 thy God,H430 and hast scatteredH6340(PielImpf) thy waysH1870 to the strangersH2114(QalPtc) under every greenH7488 tree,H6086 and ye have not obeyedH8085(QalPerf) my voice,H6963 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord.H3068 ^[14] Turn,H7725(QalImpv) O backslidingH7726 children,H1121 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord;H3068 for I am marriedH1166(QalPerf) unto you: and I will takeH3947(QalPerf) you oneH259 of a city,H5892 and twoH8147 of a family,H4940 and I will bringH935(HiphPerf) you to Zion:H6726 ^[15] And I will giveH5414(QalPerf) you pastorsH7462(QalActPtc) according to mine heart,H3820 which shall feedH7462(QalPerf) you with knowledgeH1844 and understanding.H7919(HiphInf) ^[16] And it shall come to pass, when ye be multipliedH7235(QalImpf) and increasedH6509(QalPerf) in the land,H776 in those days,H3117 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord,H3068 they shall sayH559(QalImpf) no more, The arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the Lord:H3068 neither shall it comeH5927(QalImpf) to mind:H3820 neither shall they rememberH2142(QalImpf) it; neither shall they visitH6485(QalImpf) [it]; neither shall [that] be doneH6213(NiphImpf) any more. ^[17] At that timeH6256 they shall callH7121(QalImpf) JerusalemH3389 the throneH3678 of the Lord;H3068 and all the nationsH1471 shall be gatheredH6960(NiphPerf) unto it, to the nameH8034 of the Lord,H3068 to Jerusalem:H3389 neither shall they walkH3212(QalImpf) any more afterH310 the imaginationH8307 of their evilH7451 heart.H3820 ^[18] In those daysH3117 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 shall walkH3212(QalImpf) with the houseH1004 of Israel,H3478 and they shall comeH935(QalImpf) togetherH3162 out of the landH776 of the northH6828 to the landH776 that I have given for an inheritanceH5157(HiphPerf) unto your fathers.H1 ^[19] But I said,H559(QalPerf) How shall I putH7896(QalImpf) thee among the children,H1121 and giveH5414(QalImpf) thee a pleasantH2532 land,H776 a goodlyH6643 heritageH5159 of the hostsH6635 of nations?H1471 and I said,H559(QalImpf) Thou shalt callH7121(QalImpf) me, My father;H1 and shalt not turn awayH7725(QalImpf) from me.H310 ^[20] SurelyH403 [as] a wifeH802 treacherouslyH898(QalPerf) departeth from her husband,H7453 so have ye dealt treacherouslyH898(QalPerf) with me, O houseH1004 of Israel,H3478 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord.H3068 ^[21] A voiceH6963 was heardH8085(NiphPerf) upon the high places,H8205 weepingH1065 [and] supplicationsH8469 of the childrenH1121 of Israel:H3478 for they have pervertedH5753(HiphPerf) their way,H1870 [and] they have forgottenH7911(QalPerf) the LordH3068 their God.H430 ^[22] Return,H7725(QalImpv) ye backslidingH7726 children,H1121 [and] I will healH7495(QalImpf) your backslidings.H4878 Behold, we comeH857(QalPerf) unto thee; for thou [art] the LordH3068 our God.H430 ^[23] TrulyH403 in vainH8267 [is salvation hoped for] from the hills,H1389 [and from] the multitudeH1995 of mountains:H2022 trulyH403 in the LordH3068 our GodH430 [is] the salvationH8668 of Israel.H3478 ^[24] For shameH1322 hath devouredH398(QalPerf) the labourH3018 of our fathersH1 from our youth;H5271 their flocksH6629 and their herds,H1241 their sonsH1121 and their daughters.H1323 ^[25] We lie downH7901(QalImpf) in our shame,H1322 and our confusionH3639 coverethH3680(PielImpf) us: for we have sinnedH2398(QalPerf) against the LordH3068 our God,H430 we and our fathers,H1 from our youthH5271 even unto this day,H3117 and have not obeyedH8085(QalPerf) the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 our God.H430

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