Jeremiah 3:13

Jeremiah 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Only acknowledge your guilt— you have rebelled against the Lord your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,’ ” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Only acknowledge your guilt, that you rebelled against the Lord your God and scattered your favors among foreigners under every green tree, and that you have not obeyed my voice, declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Jeremiah 3:13

11And the Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself to be more righteous than treacherous Judah. 12Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say, ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord; ‘I will not look at you in anger. For I am gracious,’ declares the Lord; ‘I will not be angry forever. Only acknowledge your wrongdoing, That you have revolted against the Lord your God, And have scattered your favors to the strangers under every leafy tree, And you have not obeyed My voice,’ declares the Lord. 14‘Return, you 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 bring you to Zion.’ 15“Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 3:13 word by word

אַ֚ךְ דְּעִ֣י עֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ כִּ֛י בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ פָּשָׁ֑עַתְּ וַתְּפַזְּרִ֨י אֶת־דְּרָכַ֜יִךְ לַזָּרִ֗ים תַּ֚חַת כָּל־עֵ֣ץ רַעֲנָ֔ן וּבְקוֹלִ֥י לֹא־שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Onlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• acknowledgeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• your wrongdoingעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
• That you have revoltedפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586
• against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• scatteredפָּזַרpâzar · to scatterH6340
• favorsדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• to the strangersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• underתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• leafyרַעֲנָןra‛ănân · luxuriantH7488
• treeעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• And you have not obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• My voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002

Cross-references for Jeremiah 3:13

• Jeremiah 3:25Let us lie down in our shame, and let our humiliation cover us; for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day. And we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”
• Jeremiah 31:18I have certainly heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have disciplined me, and I was corrected, Like an untrained calf; Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the Lord my God.
• Leviticus 26:40‘But if they confess their wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me--
• Deuteronomy 30:1“So it will be when all of these things have come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have placed before you, and you call them to mind in all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you,
• Job 33:27He will sing to people and say, ‘I have sinned and perverted what is right, And it is not proper for me.
• Proverbs 28:13One who conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper, But one who confesses and abandons them will find compassion.
• Luke 15:18I will set out and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;
• 1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
• Jeremiah 3:2“Raise your eyes to the bare heights and see; Where have you not been violated? You have sat for them by the roads Like an Arab in the desert, And you have defiled a land With your prostitution and your wickedness.
• Jeremiah 2:20“For long ago I broke your yoke And tore off your restraints; But you said, ‘I will not serve!’ For on every high hill And under every leafy tree You have lain down as a prostitute.
• Ezekiel 16:15“But you trusted in your beauty and became unfaithful because of your fame, and you poured out your obscene practices on every passer-by to whom it might be tempting.
• Deuteronomy 12:2You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you are going to dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every leafy tree.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 3:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Acknowledge - literally, “know thy iniquity;” know that thy doings are iniquitous. Scattered thy ways - Wandered in search of those idolatries which foreign nations practice.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 See God's readiness to pardon sin, and the blessings reserved for gospel times. These words were proclaimed toward the north; to Israel, the ten tribes, captive in Assyria. They are directed how to return. If we confess our sins, the Lord is faithful and just to forgive them. These promises are fully to come to pass in the bringing back the Jews in after-ages. God will graciously receive those that return to him; and by his grace, he takes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled...and have not obeyed My voice: Through these three steps of repentance, people can show their willingness to receive the Lord’s salvation and restoration (Leviticus 26:40; Deuteronomy 30:1–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Only acknowledge--(De 30:1, 3; Pr 28:13). scattered thy ways, &c.--(Jr 2:25). Not merely the calves at Beth-el, but the idols in every direction, were the objects of their worship (Eze 16:15, 24, 25).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 3:13

• Backsliders
• Church
• Condescension of God
• Prayer
• Repentance

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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
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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