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Jeremiah 3:11

9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.

And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.

13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.

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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
And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
KJV
And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
WEB
The LORD said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
ASV
And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
DARBY
And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more just than treacherous Judah.
BLB
And YHWH said to me, “Backsliding Israel has proven herself [more] righteous than treacheous Judah.
ÅB
Og Herren sa til meg: Den frafalne, Israel, har vist seg rettferdigere enn den troløse, Juda.
OTB
Og Herren sa til meg, “Troløse Israel er mer rettferdig enn troløse Juda.
B1930
Og Herren sa til mig: Den frafalne, Israel, har vist sig rettferdigere enn den troløse, Juda.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 23:11

    And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.

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  • Ezekiel 16:51–52

    Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.

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  • Hosea 11:7

    And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

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  • Ezekiel 16:47

    Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.

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  • Hosea 4:16

    For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

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  • Jeremiah 3:22

    Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.

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  • Jeremiah 3:8

    And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

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