Verse 3

Jeremiah 3:3

World English Bible, British Edition

3 Therefore the showers have been withheld and there has been no latter rain; yet you have had a prostitute’s forehead and you refused to be ashamed.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּמָּנְע֣וּ רְבִבִ֔ים וּ/מַלְק֖וֹשׁ ל֣וֹא הָיָ֑ה וּ/מֵ֨צַח אִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙ הָ֣יָה לָ֔/ךְ מֵאַ֖נְתְּ הִכָּלֵֽם

English Translation

And the showers were withheld, and there was no latter rain; and the laughter of the unchaste woman was for you from the time of their destruction.

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Chapter 3 Context

1 “They say, ‘If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and becomes another man’s, should he... Focus ↗

2 “Lift up your eyes to the bare heights, and see! Where have you not been lain with? You have sat wai... Focus ↗

3 Therefore the showers have been withheld and there has been no latter rain; yet you have had a prost...

4 Will you not from this time cry to me, ‘My Father, you are the guide of my youth!’? Focus ↗

5 “‘Will he retain his anger forever? Will he keep it to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken and have do... Focus ↗

6 Moreover, the LORD said to me in the days of Josiah the king, “Have you seen that which backsliding... Focus ↗

7 I said after she had done all these things, ‘She will return to me;’ but she didn’t return, and her... Focus ↗

8 I saw when, for this very cause, that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away... Focus ↗

9 Because she took her prostitution lightly, the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with st... Focus ↗

10 Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but onl... Focus ↗

11 The LORD said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Focus ↗

12 Go, and proclaim these words towards the north, and say, ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says the... Focus ↗

13 Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the LORD your God (Elohim), and h... Focus ↗

14 “Return, backsliding children,” says the LORD, “for I am a husband to you. I will take one of you fr... Focus ↗

15 I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. Focus ↗

16 It will come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says the LOR... Focus ↗

17 At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The LORD’s Throne;’ and all the nations will be gathered to i... Focus ↗

18 In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together out... Focus ↗

19 “But I said, ‘How I desire to put you amongst the children, and give you a pleasant land, a goodly h... Focus ↗

20 “Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, h... Focus ↗

21 A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping and the petitions of the children of Israel; becau... Focus ↗

22 Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backsliding. “Behold, we have come to you; fo... Focus ↗

23 Truly help from the hills, the tumult on the mountains, is in vain. Truly the salvation of Israel is... Focus ↗

24 But the shameful thing has devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their... Focus ↗

25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against the LORD ou... Focus ↗

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