Verse 12

Jeremiah 3:12

American Standard Version

12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah; I will not look in anger upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah, I will not keep [anger] for ever.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הָלֹ֡ךְ וְ/קָֽרָאתָ֩ אֶת הַ/דְּבָרִ֨ים הָ/אֵ֜לֶּה צָפ֗וֹנָ/ה וְ֠/אָמַרְתָּ שׁ֣וּבָ/ה מְשֻׁבָ֤ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה לֽוֹא אַפִּ֥יל פָּנַ֖/י בָּ/כֶ֑ם כִּֽי חָסִ֤יד אֲנִי֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א אֶטּ֖וֹר לְ/עוֹלָֽם
English Translation
Go and proclaim these words to the north and say, "Return, O wandering Israel," says the Lord; "I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful," says the Lord; "I will not be angry forever."
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, will he return... Focus ↗
2 Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways h... Focus ↗
3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hast a harl... Focus ↗
4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth? Focus ↗
5 Will he retain [his anger] for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast d... Focus ↗
6 Moreover Jehovah said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding... Focus ↗
7 And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and h... Focus ↗
8 And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her a... Focus ↗
9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she commi... Focus ↗
10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, bu... Focus ↗
11 And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Jud... Focus ↗
12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehov...
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God (Elohim), and h... Focus ↗
14 Return, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one... Focus ↗
15 and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understan... Focus ↗
16 And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith Je... 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 But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage... Focus ↗
20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O... Focus ↗
21 A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping [and] the supplications of the children of Israe... Focus ↗
22 Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for t... Focus ↗
23 Truly in vain is [the help that is looked for] from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in... Focus ↗
24 But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor 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 Jehovah our... Focus ↗