Verse 14
Jeremiah 3:14
American Standard Version
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Return, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
Original Language Text
hebrew
שׁ֣וּבוּ בָנִ֤ים שׁוֹבָבִים֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אָנֹכִ֖י בָּעַ֣לְתִּי בָ/כֶ֑ם וְ/לָקַחְתִּ֨י אֶתְ/כֶ֜ם אֶחָ֣ד מֵ/עִ֗יר וּ/שְׁנַ֨יִם֙ מִ/מִּשְׁפָּחָ֔ה וְ/הֵבֵאתִ֥י אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם צִיּֽוֹן
English Translation
Return, wayward children, declares the Lord, for I have taken you one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Jud...
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12
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13
Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God (Elohim), and h...
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14
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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