Verse 4

Jeremiah 3:4

Darby Translation

4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֲ/ל֣וֹא מֵ/עַ֔תָּה קראתי קָרָ֥את לִ֖/י אָבִ֑/י אַלּ֥וּף נְעֻרַ֖/י אָֽתָּה
English Translation
"Are you not from now on called my father, you are the master of my youth?"
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 3 Context
1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return... Focus ↗
2 Lift up thine eyes unto the heights and see, where hast thou not been lain with? In the ways hast th... Focus ↗
3 And the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; but thou hast a harlot's f... Focus ↗
4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
5 Will he keep [his anger] for ever? Will he preserve it perpetually? Behold, thou hast spoken and has... Focus ↗
6 And Jehovah said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen what backsliding Israel hath... Focus ↗
7 And I said, After she hath done all these [things], she will return unto me; but she returned not. A... Focus ↗
8 And I saw that when for all the causes wherein backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her a... Focus ↗
9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her fornication that she polluted the land, and committ... Focus ↗
10 And even for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, b... Focus ↗
11 And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more just than treacherous Judah. Focus ↗
12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehova... Focus ↗
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God (Elohim), and h... Focus ↗
14 Return, backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you, and I will take you, one o... Focus ↗
15 And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and unde... Focus ↗
16 And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied in the land and become fruitful, in those days, sa... Focus ↗
17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered... Focus ↗
18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel; and they shall come together o... Focus ↗
19 And as for me, I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee the pleasant land, the... Focus ↗
20 Surely [as] a woman treacherously departeth from her companion, so have ye dealt treacherously with... Focus ↗
21 A voice is heard upon the heights, the weeping supplications of the children of Israel; for they hav... Focus ↗
22 Return, backsliding children; I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art... Focus ↗
23 Truly in vain [is salvation looked for] from the hills, [and] the multitude of mountains; truly in J... Focus ↗
24 But shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, thei... Focus ↗
25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God... Focus ↗