Verse 19

Jeremiah 3:19

New Living Translation

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19 “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.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אָנֹכִ֣י אָמַ֗רְתִּי אֵ֚יךְ אֲשִׁיתֵ֣/ךְ בַּ/בָּנִ֔ים וְ/אֶתֶּן לָ/ךְ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ חֶמְדָּ֔ה נַחֲלַ֥ת צְבִ֖י צִבְא֣וֹת גּוֹיִ֑ם וָ/אֹמַ֗ר אָבִ/י֙ תקראו תִּקְרְאִי לִ֔/י וּ/מֵ/אַחֲרַ֖/י לֹ֥א תשובו תָשֽׁוּבִי

English Translation

And I said, "How will I make you like the children, and I will give you a delightful land, a heritage of the pride of armies of nations." And I said, "My father, you will call me, and afterward you will not return."

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Chapter 3 Context

1 “If a man divorces a woman and she goes and marries someone else, he will not take her back ag... Focus ↗

2 “Look at the shrines on every hilltop. Is there any place you have not been defiled by your ad... Focus ↗

3 That’s why even the spring rains have failed. For you are a brazen prostitute and completely sham... Focus ↗

4 Yet you say to me, ‘Father, you have been my guide since my youth. Focus ↗

5 Surely you won’t be angry forever! Surely you can forget about it!’ So you talk, but you ke... Focus ↗

6 During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Li... Focus ↗

7 I thought, ‘After she has done all this, she will return to me.’ But she did not return, and her fai... Focus ↗

8 She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah... Focus ↗

9 Israel treated it all so lightly — she thought nothing of committing adultery by worshiping idols ma... Focus ↗

10 But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pr... Focus ↗

11 Then the LORD said to me, “Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah! Focus ↗

12 Therefore, go and give this message to Israel. This is what the LORD says: “O Israel, my faithless p... Focus ↗

13 Only acknowledge your guilt. Admit that you rebelled against the LORD your God (Elohim) and co... Focus ↗

14 “Return home, you wayward children,” says the LORD, “for I am your master. I will bring you... Focus ↗

15 And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will guide you with knowledge and understan... Focus ↗

16 “And when your land is once more filled with people,” says the LORD, “you will no longer wish for ‘t... Focus ↗

17 In that day Jerusalem will be known as ‘The Throne of the LORD.’ All nations will come there to hono... Focus ↗

18 In those days the people of Judah and Israel will return together from exile in the north. They will... Focus ↗

19 “I thought to myself, ‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’ I wanted nothing more th...

20 But you have been unfaithful to me, you people of Israel! You have been like a faithless wife who... Focus ↗

21 Voices are heard high on the windswept mountains, the weeping and pleading of Israel’s people.<br... Focus ↗

22 “My wayward children,” says the LORD, “come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.” ... Focus ↗

23 Our worship of idols on the hills and our religious orgies on the mountains are a delusion.<br... Focus ↗

24 From childhood we have watched as everything our ancestors worked for — their flocks and herds... Focus ↗

25 Let us now lie down in shame and cover ourselves with dishonor, for we and our ancestors have... Focus ↗

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Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 3 (25 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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