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Jeremiah 3:6
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The Lord Asks Israel To Come Back to Him

6 (A) When Josiah[a] was king, the Lord said:

Jeremiah, the kingdom of Israel[b] was like an unfaithful wife who became a prostitute on the hilltops and in the shade of large trees.[c]

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  1. 3.6 Josiah: Ruled 640–609 b.c.
  2. 3.6 Israel: The northern kingdom (see the note at 2.4).
  3. 3.6 prostitute … trees: See the note at 2.20.
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Jeremiah 3:6
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Unfaithful Israel

6 During the reign of King Josiah,(A) the Lord said to me, “Have you seen what faithless(B) Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree(C) and has committed adultery(D) there.

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