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Jeremiah 3:19
19“I myself said, “ ‘How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.’ I thought you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following me.
Jeremiah 3:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"'I said, How I would set you among my sons, and give you a pleasant land, a heritage most beautiful of all nations. And I thought you would call me, My Father, and would not turn from following me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“But I said: ‘How can I put you among the children And give you a pleasant land, A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’ “And I said: ‘You shall call Me, “My Father,” And not turn away from Me.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I thought to myself, ‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’ I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land— the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’ and I wanted you never to turn from me.
Context of Jeremiah 3:19
17At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. 18In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel, and together they will come from a northern land to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance. “I myself said, “ ‘How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.’ I thought you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following me. 20But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you, Israel, have been unfaithful to me,” declares the Lord. 21A cry is heard on the barren heights, the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel, because they have perverted their ways and have forgotten the Lord their God.
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וְאָנֹכִ֣י אָמַ֗רְתִּי אֵ֚יךְ אֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ בַּבָּנִ֔ים וְאֶתֶּן־לָךְ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ חֶמְדָּ֔ה נַחֲלַ֥ת צְבִ֖י צִבְא֣וֹת גּוֹיִ֑ם וָאֹמַ֗ר אָבִי֙ תִּקְרְאִי לִ֔י וּמֵאַחֲרַ֖י לֹ֥א תָשֽׁוּבִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- How shall I putשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
- thee among the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- thee a pleasantחֶמְדָּהchemdâh · desireH2532
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- a goodlyצְבִיtsebîy · beautyH6643
- heritageנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- of the hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
- of nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- Thou shalt callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- me, My fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and shalt not turn awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
- from meאַחַר'achar · afterH310
Cross-references for Jeremiah 3:19
- Jeremiah 5:7“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I supplied all their needs, yet they committed adultery and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
- Hosea 11:8“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused.
- Jeremiah 3:4Have you not just called to me: ‘My Father, my friend from my youth,
- Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son.
- John 1:11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
- Galatians 3:26So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,
- Galatians 4:5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
- Ephesians 1:5he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—
- 1 John 3:1See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
- Jeremiah 12:10Many shepherds will ruin my vineyard and trample down my field; they will turn my pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
- Psalms 106:24Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.
- Ezekiel 20:6On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.
- Daniel 8:9Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.
- Daniel 11:16The invader will do as he pleases; no one will be able to stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.
- Proverbs 3:35The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 3:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19How shalt I put thee among the children - As if he had said, How can ye be accounted a holy seed, who are polluted? How can ye be united to the people of God, who walk in the path of sinners? How can ye be taken to heaven, who are unholy within, and unrighteous without? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father - This is the answer to the above question. They could not be put among the children unless they became legal members of the heavenly family: and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19But I - (emphatic). “And I.” The emphasis lies in the abundant goodness of God contrasted with Israel‘s waywardness. How ? - Rather, How ! i. e., How gloriously! With what honor will I place thee among the children! Goodly of the hosts - Rather, “a heritage of the chief beauty of nations.” The general sense is, that Israel “possesses the most beautiful territory of any nation.” And I said - This clause is not the answer to a difficulty, as in the…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. 19-20But: this transitional word highlights the difference between what the Lord desired and the real situation. The Lord wanted to treat his people as his precious children, but he could not. The covenant marriage between God and his people was broken by the unfaithful wife. The Lord could not ignore this sin (Isaiah 48:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. The good land covenanted to Abraham is to be restored to his seed. But the question arises, How shall this be done? put ... among ... children--the Greek for adoption means, literally, "putting among the sons." the children--that is, My children. "How shall I receive thee back into My family, after thou hast so long forsaken Me for idols?" The answer is, they would acknowledge Him as "Father," and no longer turn away from Him. God assumes the language…Read the comment
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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
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