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Jeremiah 3:1-9
1They sayלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,If a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376put awayיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802,and she goוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980from him, and become anotherאַחֵ֗ר'a.CherH312man’sלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376,shall he return unto her againהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725?shall not that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776be greatlyחָנ֥וֹףcha.NofH2610pollutedתֶּחֱנַ֖ףte.che.NafH2610?but thou hast played the harlotזָנִית֙za.NitH2181with manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227loversרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453;yet return againוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725to me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
2Lift upשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thine eyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869unto the high placesשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205,and seeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375thou hast not been lienשֻׁכַּ֔בְתְּshu.kab.teH7901H7693with. In the waysדְּרָכִים֙de.ra.KhimH1870hast thou satיָשַׁ֣בְתְּya.ShavtH3427for them, as the Arabianכַּעֲרָבִ֖יka.'a.ra.ViH6163in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;and thou hast pollutedוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776with thy whoredomsבִּזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbiz.nu.Ta.yikhH2184and with thy wickednessוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃u.ve.ra.'a.TekhH7451.
3Therefore the showersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241have been withholdenוַיִּמָּנְע֣וּvai.yi.ma.ne.'UH4513,and there hath been no latter rainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456;and thou hadst a whore’sאִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙'i.Shah zo.NahH802H2181foreheadוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696,thou refusedstמֵאַ֖נְתְּme.'AntH3985to be ashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.
5Will he reserveהֲיִנְטֹ֣רha.yin.TorH5201his angerfor everלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769?will he keepיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104itto the endלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?Behold, thou hast spokenדִבַּ֛רְתְּdi.bar.tiH1696and doneוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יva.ta.'a.SiH6213evil thingsהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451as thou couldestוַתּוּכָֽל׃ פva.tu.KhalH3201.
6The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also unto me in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Hast thou seenהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200thatwhich backslidingמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213?she is gone upהֹלְכָ֨הho.le.KhahH1980upon every highגָּבֹ֗הַּga.Vo.ahH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022and underתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478every greenרַעֲנָ֖ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,and there hath played the harlotוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181.
7And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310she had doneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּa.so.TahH6213all these things,Turnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725thou unto me. But she returnedשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725not. And her treacherousבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063sawוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.te.reh'H7200it.
8And I sawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,when for all the causesאֹדוֹת֙'o.dOtH182whereby backslidingמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478committed adulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003I had put her awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971,and givenוָאֶתֵּ֛ןva.'e.TenH5414her a billסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of divorceכְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָke.ri.tu.Tei.haH3748;yet her treacherousבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063fearedיָֽרְאָ֜הya.re.'AhH3372not, but wentH3212and played the harlotוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181also.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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