17 At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The (A)Throne of the Lord,’ and (B)all the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem, for the (C)name of the Lord; nor will they (D)walk anymore after the stubbornness of their evil heart. 18 (E)In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together (F)from the land of the north to the (G)land that I gave your fathers as an inheritance.

19 “Then I said,

‘How I would set you among [a]My sons
And give you a pleasant land,
The most (H)beautiful inheritance of the nations!’
And I said, ‘You shall call Me, (I)My Father,
And not turn away from following Me.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 3:19 Lit the

17 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne(A) of the Lord, and all nations(B) will gather in Jerusalem to honor(C) the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(D) 18 In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel,(E) and together(F) they will come from a northern(G) land to the land(H) I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.

19 “I myself said,

“‘How gladly would I treat you like my children
    and give you a pleasant land,(I)
    the most beautiful inheritance(J) of any nation.’
I thought you would call me ‘Father’(K)
    and not turn away from following me.

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