Faithless Israel

Then the Lord said to me in the days of King Josiah, “Have you seen what faithless Israel did? She (A)went up on every high hill and under every leafy tree, and she prostituted herself there. Yet (B)I [a]thought, ‘After she has done all these things she will return to Me’; but she did not return, and her (C)treacherous sister Judah saw it. And I saw that for all the [b]adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and (D)given her a certificate of divorce, yet her (E)treacherous sister Judah did not fear; but she went and prostituted herself also. And because of the thoughtlessness of her prostitution, she (F)defiled the land and committed [c]adultery with (G)stones and trees. 10 Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in (H)deception,” declares the Lord.

God Invites Repentance

11 And the Lord said to me, “(I)Faithless Israel has proved herself to be more righteous than treacherous Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 3:7 Lit said
  2. Jeremiah 3:8 I.e., idolatry
  3. Jeremiah 3:9 I.e., idolatry

59 For this is what the Lord God says: “I will also do with you as you have done, you who have (A)despised the oath by breaking the covenant.

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