Jeremiah 3:1 They say,559{Heb. Saying} If a man376 put away7971 his wife,802 and she go1980 from him, and become another312 man's,376 shall he return unto her again?7725 shall not that land776 be greatly2610 polluted?2610 but thou hast played the harlot2181 with many7227 lovers;7453 yet return again7725 to me, saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 2 Lift up5375 thine eyes5869 unto the high places,8205 and see7200 where375 thou hast not been lien7693 7901 with. In the ways1870 hast thou sat3427 for them, as the Arabian6163 in the wilderness;4057 and thou hast polluted2610 the land776 with thy whoredoms2184 and with thy wickedness.7451 cr 3 Therefore the showers7241 have been withholden,4513 and there hath been no latter rain;4456 and thou hadst a whore's2181 802 forehead,4696 thou refusedst3985 to be ashamed.3637 cr 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry7121 unto me, My father,1 thou art the guide441 of my youth?5271 cr 5 Will he reserve5201 his anger for ever?5769 will he keep8104 it to the end?5331 Behold, thou hast spoken1696 and done6213 evil things7451 as thou couldest.3201 cr

Jeremiah 3:6 The LORD3068 said559 also unto me in the days3117 of Josiah2977 the king,4428 Hast thou seen7200 that which backsliding4878 Israel3478 hath done?6213 she is gone up1980 upon every high1364 mountain2022 and under8478 every green7488 tree,6086 and there hath played the harlot.2181 cr 7 And I said559 after310 she had done6213 all these things, Turn7725 thou unto me. But she returned7725 not. And her treacherous901 sister269 Judah3063 saw7200 it. cr 8 And I saw,7200 when for all the causes182 whereby backsliding4878 Israel3478 committed adultery5003 I had put her away,7971 and given5414 her a bill5612 of divorce;3748 yet her treacherous898 sister269 Judah3063 feared3372 not, but went3212 and played the harlot2181 also. cr 9 And it came to pass through the lightness6963{Or, fame} of her whoredom,2184 that she defiled2610 the land,776 and committed adultery5003 with stones68 and with stocks.6086 cr 10 And yet for all this her treacherous901 sister269 Judah3063 hath not turned7725 unto me with her whole heart,3820 but feignedly,8267{Heb. in falsehood} saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 11 And the LORD3068 said559 unto me, The backsliding4878 Israel3478 hath justified6663 herself5315 more than treacherous898 Judah.3063 cr

Jeremiah 3:12 Go1980 and proclaim7121 these words1697 toward the north,6828 and say,559 Return,7725 thou backsliding4878 Israel,3478 saith5002 the LORD;3068 and I will not cause mine anger6440 to fall5307 upon you: for I am merciful,2623 saith5002 the LORD,3068 and I will not keep5201 anger for ever.5769 cr 13 Only acknowledge3045 thine iniquity,5771 that thou hast transgressed6586 against the LORD3068 thy God,430 and hast scattered6340 thy ways1870 to the strangers2114 under every green7488 tree,6086 and ye have not obeyed8085 my voice,6963 saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 14 Turn,7725 O backsliding7726 children,1121 saith5002 the LORD;3068 for I am married1166 unto you: and I will take3947 you one259 of a city,5892 and two8147 of a family,4940 and I will bring935 you to Zion:6726 cr 15 And I will give5414 you pastors7462 according to mine heart,3820 which shall feed7462 you with knowledge1844 and understanding.7919 cr 16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied7235 and increased6509 in the land,776 in those days,3117 saith5002 the LORD,3068 they shall say559 no more, The ark727 of the covenant1285 of the LORD:3068 neither shall it come5927 to mind:3820{Heb. come upon the heart} neither shall they remember2142 it; neither shall they visit6485 it; neither shall that be done6213{Or, it be magnified} any more. cr 17 At that time6256 they shall call7121 Jerusalem3389 the throne3678 of the LORD;3068 and all the nations1471 shall be gathered6960 unto it, to the name8034 of the LORD,3068 to Jerusalem:3389 neither shall they walk3212 any more after310 the imagination8307{Or, stubbornness} of their evil7451 heart.3820 cr 18 In those days3117 the house1004 of Judah3063 shall walk3212 with{Or, to} the house1004 of Israel,3478 and they shall come935 together3162 out of the land776 of the north6828 to the land776 that I have given for an inheritance5157 unto your fathers.1{Or, caused your fathers to possess} cr

Jeremiah 3:19 But I said,559 How shall I put7896 thee among the children,1121 and give5414 thee a pleasant2532 land,776{Heb. land of desire} a goodly6643 heritage5159 of the hosts6635 of nations?1471 and I said,559 Thou shalt call7121 me, My father;1 and shalt not turn away7725 from me.310{Heb. from after me} cr

Jeremiah 3:20 Surely403 as a wife802 treacherously898 departeth from her husband,7453{Heb. friend} so have ye dealt treacherously898 with me, O house1004 of Israel,3478 saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr

Jeremiah 3:21 A voice6963 was heard8085 upon the high places,8205 weeping1065 and supplications8469 of the children1121 of Israel:3478 for they have perverted5753 their way,1870 and they have forgotten7911 the LORD3068 their God.430 cr 22 Return,7725 ye backsliding7726 children,1121 and I will heal7495 your backslidings.4878 Behold, we come857 unto thee; for thou art the LORD3068 our God.430 cr 23 Truly403 in vain8267 is salvation hoped for from the hills,1389 and from the multitude1995 of mountains:2022 truly403 in the LORD3068 our God430 is the salvation8668 of Israel.3478 cr 24 For shame1322 hath devoured398 the labour3018 of our fathers1 from our youth;5271 their flocks6629 and their herds,1241 their sons1121 and their daughters.1323 cr 25 We lie down7901 in our shame,1322 and our confusion3639 covereth3680 us: for we have sinned2398 against the LORD3068 our God,430 we and our fathers,1 from our youth5271 even unto this day,3117 and have not obeyed8085 the voice6963 of the LORD3068 our God.430 cr