Verse 20

Jeremiah 3:20

American Standard Version Byzantine Text

20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אָכֵ֛ן בָּגְדָ֥ה אִשָּׁ֖ה מֵ/רֵעָ֑/הּ כֵּ֣ן בְּגַדְתֶּ֥ם בִּ֛/י בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

English Translation

Truly, a woman has betrayed her friend; so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel, declares the Lord.

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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 hadst a har... 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 forever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done... 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 shown herself more righteous than treacherous Juda... Focus ↗

12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehov... Focus ↗

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...

21 A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping and the supplications of the children of Israel;... 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 J... 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 ↗

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