Verse 1
Jeremiah 3:1
King James Version
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They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֵ/אמֹ֡ר הֵ֣ן יְשַׁלַּ֣ח אִ֣ישׁ אֶת אִשְׁתּ/וֹ֩ וְ/הָלְכָ֨ה מֵ/אִתּ֜/וֹ וְ/הָיְתָ֣ה לְ/אִישׁ אַחֵ֗ר הֲ/יָשׁ֤וּב אֵלֶ֨י/הָ֙ ע֔וֹד הֲ/ל֛וֹא חָנ֥וֹף תֶּחֱנַ֖ף הָ/אָ֣רֶץ הַ/הִ֑יא וְ/אַ֗תְּ זָנִית֙ רֵעִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים וְ/שׁ֥וֹב אֵלַ֖/י נְאֻם יְהֹוָֽה
English Translation
Saying, "Behold, if a man sends away his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man's, will he return to her again? Would not that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the harlot with many lovers; and yet you return to Me," says the LORD.
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Chapter 3 Context
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4
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5
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6
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that which backsliding Isr...
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7
And I said after she had done all these
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8
And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away,...
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9
And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed...
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10
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11
And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah...
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12
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13
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14
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15
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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
Surely
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21
A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping
and supplications of the children of Israel: for the...
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22
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23
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and from the multitude of mountains: truly in t...
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24
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