Revised Literal Translation
Jeremiah 3:12-22
12GoH1980 and proclaimH7121 these wordsH1697 toward the northH6828, and sayH559, ReturnH7725, thou backslidingH4878 IsraelH3478, saithH5002 YhwhH3068; and I will not cause mine angerH6440 to fallH5307 upon you: for I am mercifulH2623, saithH5002 YhwhH3068, and I will not keepH5201 anger for everH5769. 13Only acknowledgeH3045 thine iniquityH5771, that thou hast transgressedH6586 against YhwhH3068 thy GodH430, and hast scatteredH6340 thy waysH1870 to the strangersH2114 under every greenH7488 treeH6086, and ye have not obeyedH8085 my voiceH6963, saithH5002 YhwhH3068. 14TurnH7725, O backslidingH7726 childrenH1121, saithH5002 YhwhH3068; for I am marriedH1166 unto you: and I will takeH3947 you oneH259 of a cityH5892, and twoH8147 of a familyH4940, and I will bringH935 you to ZionH6726: 15And I will giveH5414 you pastorsH7462 according to mine heartH3820, which shall feedH7462 you with knowledgeH1844 and understandingH7919. 16And it shall come to pass, when ye be multipliedH7235 and increasedH6509 in the landH776, in those daysH3117, saithH5002 YhwhH3068, they shall sayH559 no more, The arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of YhwhH3068: neither shall it comeH5927 to mindH3820: neither shall they rememberH2142 it; neither shall they visitH6485 it; neither shall that be doneH6213 any more.12 17At that timeH6256 they shall callH7121 JerusalemH3389 the throneH3678 of YhwhH3068; and all the nationsH1471 shall be gatheredH6960 unto it, to the nameH8034 of YhwhH3068, to JerusalemH3389: neither shall they walkH3212 any more afterH310 the imaginationH8307 of their evilH7451 heartH3820.3 18In those daysH3117 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 shall walkH3212 with the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, and they shall comeH935 togetherH3162 out of the landH776 of the northH6828 to the landH776 that I have given for an inheritanceH5157 unto your fathersH1.45 19But I saidH559, How shall I putH7896 thee among the childrenH1121, and giveH5414 thee a pleasantH2532 landH776, a goodlyH6643 heritageH5159 of the hostsH6635 of nationsH1471? and I saidH559, Thou shalt callH7121 me, My fatherH1; and shalt not turn awayH7725 from meH310.678
20SurelyH403 as a wifeH802 treacherouslyH898 departeth from her husbandH7453, so have ye dealt treacherouslyH898 with me, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, saithH5002 YhwhH3068.9 21A voiceH6963 was heardH8085 upon the high placesH8205, weepingH1065 and supplicationsH8469 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478: for they have pervertedH5753 their wayH1870, and they have forgottenH7911 YhwhH3068 their GodH430. 22ReturnH7725, ye backslidingH7726 childrenH1121, and I will healH7495 your backslidingsH4878. Behold, we comeH857 unto thee; for thou art YhwhH3068 our GodH430.
Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 3:16 come to mind: Heb. come upon the heart. ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 3:16 that…: or, it be magnified. ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 3:17 imagination: or, stubbornness. ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 3:18 with: or, to. ↩
- 5. Jeremiah 3:18 given…: or, caused your fathers to possess. ↩
- 6. Jeremiah 3:19 from me: Heb. from after me. ↩
- 7. Jeremiah 3:19 a goodly…: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beauty. ↩
- 8. Jeremiah 3:19 pleasant…: Heb. land of desire. ↩
- 9. Jeremiah 3:20 husband: Heb. friend. ↩
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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