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Jeremiah 3 (WEBP)

[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.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 3 (KJVS)

[1] 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, saith () the Lord.
[2] Lift up () thine eyes unto the high places, and see () where thou hast not been lien () () () with. In the ways hast thou sat () for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted () the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
[3] Therefore the showers have been withholden, () and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s () forehead, thou refusedst () to be ashamed. ()
[4] Wilt thou not from this time cry () unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
[5] Will he reserve () his anger for ever? will he keep () it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken () and done () evil things as thou couldest. ()
[6] The Lord said () also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen () that which backsliding Israel hath done? () she is gone up () upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. ()
[7] And I said () after she had done () all these things, Turn () thou unto me. But she returned () not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw () it.
[8] And I saw, () when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery () I had put her away, () and given () her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous () sister Judah feared () not, but went () and played the harlot () also.
[9] And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled () the land, and committed adultery () with stones and with stocks.
[10] And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned () unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith () the Lord.
[11] And the Lord said () unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified () herself more than treacherous () Judah.
[12] Go () and proclaim () these words toward the north, and say, () Return, () thou 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 () anger for ever.
[13] Only acknowledge () thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed () against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered () thy ways to the strangers () under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed () my voice, saith () the Lord.
[14] 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:
[15] and I will give () you pastors () according to mine heart, which shall feed () you with knowledge and understanding. ()
[16] And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied () and increased () in the land, in those days, saith () the Lord, they shall say () no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come () to mind: neither shall they remember () it; neither shall they visit () it; neither shall that be done () any more.
[17] At that time they shall call () Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered () unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk () any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
[18] 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.
[19] But I said, () How shall I put () thee among the children, and give () thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, () Thou shalt call () me, My father; and shalt not turn away () from me.
[20] Surely as a wife treacherously () departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously () with me, O house of Israel, saith () the Lord.
[21] 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.
[22] Return, () ye backsliding children, and I will heal () your backslidings. Behold, we come () unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God.
[23] Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
[24] For shame hath devoured () the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
[25] We lie down () in our shame, and our confusion covereth () us: for we have sinned () against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed () the voice of the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 3:1 Heb. Saying
Jeremiah 3:9 Or, fame
Jeremiah 3:10 Heb. in falsehood
Jeremiah 3:16a Heb. come upon the heart
Jeremiah 3:16b Or, it be magnified
Jeremiah 3:17 Or, stubbornness
Jeremiah 3:18a Or, to
Jeremiah 3:18b Or, caused your fathers to possess
Jeremiah 3:19a Heb. land of desire
Jeremiah 3:19b Heb. from after me
Jeremiah 3:20 Heb. friend

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 3 (BYZ)

[1] εαν εξαποστειλη ανηρ την γυναικα αυτου και απελθη απ αυτου και γενηται ανδρι ετερω μη ανακαμπτουσα ανακαμψει προς αυτον ετι ου μιαινομενη μιανθησεται η γυνη εκεινη και συ εξεπορνευσας εν ποιμεσιν πολλοις και ανεκαμπτες προς με λεγει κυριος
[2] αρον εις ευθειαν τους οφθαλμους σου και ιδε που ουχι εξεφυρθης επι ταις οδοις εκαθισας αυτοις ωσει κορωνη ερημουμενη και εμιανας την γην εν ταις πορνειαις σου και εν ταις κακιαις σου
[3] και εσχες ποιμενας πολλους εις προσκομμα σεαυτη οψις πορνης εγενετο σοι απηναισχυντησας προς παντας
[4] ουχ ως οικον με εκαλεσας και πατερα και αρχηγον της παρθενιας σου
[5] μη διαμενει εις τον αιωνα η διαφυλαχθησεται εις νεικος ιδου ελαλησας και εποιησας τα πονηρα ταυτα και ηδυνασθης
[6] και ειπεν κυριος προς με εν ταις ημεραις ιωσια του βασιλεως ειδες α εποιησεν μοι η κατοικια του ισραηλ επορευθησαν επι παν ορος υψηλον και υποκατω παντος ξυλου αλσωδους και επορνευσαν εκει
[7] και ειπα μετα το πορνευσαι αυτην ταυτα παντα προς με αναστρεψον και ουκ ανεστρεψεν και ειδεν την ασυνθεσιαν αυτης η ασυνθετος ιουδα
[8] και ειδον διοτι περι παντων ων κατελημφθη εν οις εμοιχατο η κατοικια του ισραηλ και εξαπεστειλα αυτην και εδωκα αυτη βιβλιον αποστασιου εις τας χειρας αυτης και ουκ εφοβηθη η ασυνθετος ιουδα και επορευθη και επορνευσεν και αυτη
[9] και εγενετο εις ουθεν η πορνεια αυτης και εμοιχευσεν το ξυλον και τον λιθον
[10] και εν πασιν τουτοις ουκ επεστραφη προς με η ασυνθετος ιουδα εξ ολης της καρδιας αυτης αλλ επι ψευδει
[11] και ειπεν κυριος προς με εδικαιωσεν την ψυχην αυτου ισραηλ απο της ασυνθετου ιουδα
[12] πορευου και αναγνωθι τους λογους τουτους προς βορραν και ερεις επιστραφητι προς με η κατοικια του ισραηλ λεγει κυριος και ου στηριω το προσωπον μου εφ υμας οτι ελεημων εγω ειμι λεγει κυριος και ου μηνιω υμιν εις τον αιωνα
[13] πλην γνωθι την αδικιαν σου οτι εις κυριον τον θεον σου ησεβησας και διεχεας τας οδους σου εις αλλοτριους υποκατω παντος ξυλου αλσωδους της δε φωνης μου ουχ υπηκουσας λεγει κυριος
[14] επιστραφητε υιοι αφεστηκοτες λεγει κυριος διοτι εγω κατακυριευσω υμων και λημψομαι υμας ενα εκ πολεως και δυο εκ πατριας και εισαξω υμας εις σιων
[15] και δωσω υμιν ποιμενας κατα την καρδιαν μου και ποιμανουσιν υμας ποιμαινοντες μετ επιστημης
[16] και εσται εαν πληθυνθητε και αυξηθητε επι της γης εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις λεγει κυριος ουκ ερουσιν ετι κιβωτος διαθηκης αγιου ισραηλ ουκ αναβησεται επι καρδιαν ουκ ονομασθησεται ουδε επισκεφθησεται και ου ποιηθησεται ετι
[17] εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις και εν τω καιρω εκεινω καλεσουσιν την ιερουσαλημ θρονος κυριου και συναχθησονται εις αυτην παντα τα εθνη και ου πορευσονται ετι οπισω των ενθυμηματων της καρδιας αυτων της πονηρας
[18] εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις συνελευσονται οικος ιουδα επι τον οικον του ισραηλ και ηξουσιν επι το αυτο απο γης βορρα και απο πασων των χωρων επι την γην ην κατεκληρονομησα τους πατερας αυτων
[19] και εγω ειπα γενοιτο κυριε οτι ταξω σε εις τεκνα και δωσω σοι γην εκλεκτην κληρονομιαν θεου παντοκρατορος εθνων και ειπα πατερα καλεσετε με και απ εμου ουκ αποστραφησεσθε
[20] πλην ως αθετει γυνη εις τον συνοντα αυτη ουτως ηθετησεν εις εμε οικος ισραηλ λεγει κυριος
[21] φωνη εκ χειλεων ηκουσθη κλαυθμου και δεησεως υιων ισραηλ οτι ηδικησαν εν ταις οδοις αυτων επελαθοντο θεου αγιου αυτων
[22] επιστραφητε υιοι επιστρεφοντες και ιασομαι τα συντριμματα υμων ιδου δουλοι ημεις εσομεθα σοι οτι συ κυριος ο θεος ημων ει
[23] οντως εις ψευδος ησαν οι βουνοι και η δυναμις των ορεων πλην δια κυριου θεου ημων η σωτηρια του ισραηλ
[24] η δε αισχυνη καταναλωσεν τους μοχθους των πατερων ημων απο νεοτητος ημων τα προβατα αυτων και τους μοσχους αυτων και τους υιους αυτων και τας θυγατερας αυτων
[25] εκοιμηθημεν εν τη αισχυνη ημων και επεκαλυψεν ημας η ατιμια ημων διοτι εναντι του θεου ημων ημαρτομεν ημεις και οι πατερες ημων απο νεοτητος ημων εως της ημερας ταυτης και ουχ υπηκουσαμεν της φωνης κυριου του θεου ημων