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Jeremiah 3:21

Israel
GriefRepentance

19 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.

20 But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.

A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.

22 “Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.

23 Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.

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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
A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
KJV
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.
WEB
A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping and the petitions of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD their God.
ASV
A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping [and] the supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God.
DARBY
A voice is heard upon the heights, the weeping supplications of the children of Israel; for they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God.
BLB
A voice on the barren heights is heard, the weeping [and] pleadings of the sons of Israel. For they have perverted their way; they have forgotten YHWH their God.
ÅB
En røst høres på de bare hauger, Israels barns gråt og bønner; for de har gått på onde veier, de har glemt Herren sin Gud.
OTB
En stemme høres på de karrige høydene, gråten og bønnene fra Israels folk, fordi de har forvrengt sine veier og har glemt Herren sin Gud.
B1930
En røst høres på de bare hauger, Israels barns gråt og bønner; for de har gått på onde veier, de har glemt Herren sin Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 7:10

    Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

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  • Jeremiah 3:2

    “Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.

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  • Jeremiah 31:9

    They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”

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  • Jeremiah 2:32

    Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.

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  • Isaiah 17:10

    For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—

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  • Isaiah 15:2

    Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.

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  • Hosea 8:14

    Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.

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  • Zechariah 12:10–14

    Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

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