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Jeremiah 3:10

Sin

8 She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.

9 Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.

Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.

11 And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.

12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
KJV
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
WEB
Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense,” says the LORD.
ASV
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah.
DARBY
And even for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith Jehovah.
BLB
Yet in all this, her treacherous sister Judah has not turned back to Me with all her heart, but only falsely,” a declaration of YHWH.
ÅB
Og med alt dette vendte hennes søster Juda, den troløse, ikke tilbake til meg av hele sitt hjerte, men bare på skrømt, sier Herren.
OTB
Til tross for alt dette, vendte hennes troløse søster Juda ikke tilbake til meg med hele sitt hjerte, men bare i forstillelse,” erklærer Herren.
B1930
Og med alt dette vendte hennes søster Juda, den troløse, ikke tilbake til mig av hele sitt hjerte, men bare på skrømt, sier Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hosea 7:14

    They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.

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  • Jeremiah 12:2

    You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.

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  • Psalms 18:44

    When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

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  • Isaiah 10:6

    I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:33–35:18

    And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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  • Psalms 66:3

    Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

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  • Psalms 78:36–37

    But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.

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