Jeremiah 3:19
17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
21 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
- KJV
- But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
- WEB
- “But I said, ‘How I desire to put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the armies of the nations!’ and I said, ‘You shall call me “My Father”, and shall not turn away from following me.’
- ASV
- But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.
- DARBY
- And as for me, I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee the pleasant land, the goodly inheritance of the hosts of the nations? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following me.
- BLB
- and I said, ‘How I would set you among the sons and give to you a pleasant land, the most beautiful heritage of the beauty of the nations!’ And I said, ‘You will call Me My Father, and from Me not turn away.
- ÅB
- Og jeg, jeg sa: Hvor høyt vil jeg ikke sette deg blant barna og gi deg et lystelig land, den herligste arv iblant folkene! Og jeg sa fremdeles: Dere skal rope til meg: Min far! og ikke vende dere bort fra meg.
- OTB
- “Jeg sa, ‘Hvor gjerne ville jeg behandle deg som sønner og gi deg et vakkert land, den vakreste arven av noen nasjon.’ Jeg trodde du ville kalle meg ‘Far’ og ikke vende deg bort fra å følge meg.
- B1930
- Og jeg, jeg sa: Hvor høit vil jeg ikke sette dig blandt barna og gi dig et lystelig land, den herligste arv iblandt folkene! Og jeg sa fremdeles: I skal rope til mig: Min far! og ikke vende eder bort fra mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 3:4
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Read in contextRomans 8:15–17
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:9
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:16
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
Read in context1 John 3:1–3
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Read in contextJeremiah 32:39–40
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
Read in contextMatthew 6:8–9
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Read in contextIsaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
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