Jeremiah 3

The Defiled Land

1God 1saysH559, “2IfH2005 a husbandH376 divorcesH7971 his wifeH802 And she leavesH1980H4480 him And becomesH1961 anotherH312 man’sH376 wife, Will he returnH7725 to her againH570? Would that landH776 not be completelyH2610 defiledH2610? But you 3are a prostituteH2181 with manyH7227 4loversH7453; Yet you 5turnH7725 to Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.2“RaiseH5375 your eyesH5869 to the 6bareH8205 heightsH8205 and seeH7200; WhereH375 have you not been violatedH7693? You have 7satH3427 for them by the roadsH1870 Like an ArabH6163 in the desertH4057, And you have 8defiledH2610 a landH776 With your prostitutionH2183 and your wickednessH7463.3Therefore the 9showersH7241 have been withheldH4513, And there has beenH1961 noH3808 springH4456 rainH4456. Yet you hadH1961 a 10prostitute’sH802H2181 11foreheadH4696; You refusedH3985 to be ashamedH3637.4Have you not just nowH6258 calledH7121 to Me, ‘12My FatherH1, You are the 13friendH441 of my 14youthH5271?515Will He beH5201 angryH5201 foreverH5769, OrH518 keepH8104 His anger to the endH5331?’ BeholdH2009, you have spokenH1696 And have doneH6213 evilH7451 thingsH7451, And you have 16hadH3201 your own wayH3201.”

Faithless Israel

6Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to me in the daysH3117 of KingH4428 JosiahH2977, “Have you seenH7200 whatH834 faithlessH4878 IsraelH3478 didH6213? She 17wentH1980 up on everyH3605 highH1364 hillH2022 and underH8478 everyH3605 leafyH7488 treeH6086, and she prostitutedH2181 herself thereH8033. 7Yet 18I 19thoughtH559, ‘AfterH310 she has doneH6213 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH428 she will returnH7725 to Me’; but she did not returnH7725, and her 20treacherousH901 sisterH269 JudahH3063 sawH7200 it. 8And I sawH7200 that for allH3605 the 21adulteriesH5003 of faithlessH4878 IsraelH3478, I had sentH7971 her awayH7971 and 22givenH5414 her a certificateH5612 of divorceH3748, yet her 23treacherousH898 sisterH269 JudahH3063 did not fearH3372; but she wentH1980 and prostitutedH2181 herself alsoH1571. 9And becauseH4480 of the thoughtlessnessH7032 of her prostitutionH2184, she 24defiledH2610 the landH776 and committedH5003 25adulteryH5003 with 26stonesH68 and treesH6086. 10YetH1571 in spite of allH3605 thisH2088 her treacherousH901 sisterH269 JudahH3063 did not returnH7725 to Me with allH3605 her heartH3820, but ratherH3588H518 in 27deceptionH8267,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

God Invites Repentance

11And the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “28FaithlessH4878 IsraelH3478 has provedH6663 herselfH5315 toH6663 beH6663 moreH4480 righteousH6663 thanH4480 treacherousH898 JudahH3063. 12GoH1980 and proclaimH7121 theseH428 wordsH1697 toward the northH6828 and sayH559, ‘29ReturnH7725, faithlessH4878 IsraelH3478,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068; ‘30I will not 31lookH5307 at you inH5307 angerH5307. For I am 32graciousH2623,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068; ‘I will not beH5201 angryH5201 foreverH5769.13OnlyH389 3334acknowledgeH3045 your wrongdoingH5771, That you have revoltedH6586 against the LordH3068 your GodH430, And have 35scatteredH6340 your 36favorsH1870 to the strangersH2114 37underH8478 everyH3605 leafyH7488 treeH6086, And you have not obeyedH8085 My voiceH6963,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068.14‘ReturnH7725, you faithlessH7726 sonsH1121,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068; ‘For I amH1166 aH1166 38masterH1166 to you, And I will takeH3947 you, oneH259 from a cityH5892 and twoH8147 from a familyH4940, And 39bringH935 you to ZionH6726.’

15“Then I will giveH5414 you 40shepherdsH7462 41after My own heartH3820, who will 42feedH7462 you knowledgeH1844 and understandingH7919. 16And it shall be in thoseH1992 daysH3117 whenH3588 you becomeH7235 numerousH7235 and areH6509 fruitfulH6509 in the landH776,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “they will 43noH3808 longerH5750 sayH559, ‘The arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068.’ And it will not comeH5927 to mindH3820, norH3808 will they rememberH2142 it, norH3808 missH6485 it, norH3808 will it be madeH6213 againH5750. 17At that timeH6256 they will callH7121 JerusalemH3389 ‘The 44ThroneH3678 of the LordH3068,’ and 45allH3605 the nationsH1471 will assembleH6960 at it, at JerusalemH3389, for the 46nameH8034 of the LordH3068; and they will noH3808 longerH5750 47followH1980H310 the stubbornnessH8307 of their evilH7451 heartH3820. 1848In thoseH1992 daysH3117 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 will walkH1980 with the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, and they will comeH935 togetherH3164 49from the landH776 of the northH6828 to the 50landH776 that I gaveH5157 your fathersH1 asH5157 anH5157 inheritanceH5157.

19“Then I saidH559, ‘HowH349 I would setH7896 you among 51My sonsH1121 And giveH5414 you a pleasantH2532 landH776, The mostH6643 52beautifulH6643 inheritanceH5159 of the nationsH1471!’ And I saidH559, ‘You shall callH7121 Me, 53My FatherH1, And not turnH7725 awayH7725 from followingH310 Me.’20HoweverH403, as a womanH802 treacherouslyH898 leavesH898H4480 her loverH7453, SoH3651 you have 54dealtH898 treacherouslyH898 with Me, HouseH1004 of IsraelH3478,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

21A voiceH6963 is heardH8085 on the 55bareH8205 heightsH8205, The weepingH1065, the pleadingH8469 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. BecauseH3588 they have pervertedH5753 their wayH1870, They have 56forgottenH7911 the LordH3068 their GodH430.22“ReturnH7725, you faithlessH7726 sonsH1121, 57I will healH7495 your faithlessnessH4878.” “BeholdH2009, we comeH857 to You; For You are the LordH3068 our GodH430.23CertainlyH403 58the hillsH1389 are a deceptionH8267, 59CommotionH1995 on the mountainsH2022. CertainlyH403 in the 60LordH3068 our GodH430 Is the salvationH8668 of IsraelH3478.

24“But 61the shameH1322 has consumedH398 the productH3018 ofH3018 our fathers’H1 laborH3018 sinceH4480 our youthH5271--their flocksH6629 and their herdsH1241, their sonsH1121 and their daughtersH1323. 25Let us lieH7901 downH7901 in our 62shameH1322, and let our humiliationH3639 coverH3680 us; for we have sinnedH2398 against the LordH3068 our GodH430, we and our fathersH1, 63from our youthH5271 even to thisH2088 dayH3117. And we have not obeyedH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 our GodH430.”