Jeremiah 3:20-22
The Voice
20 But just as an unfaithful wife betrays her husband,
so have you betrayed Me, O house of Israel.”
Jeremiah tells the people what could happen, if only they will repent. The prophet hopes for dialogue between Israel and the God who has never stopped loving her.
21 A sound now echoes from the deserted hills
where Israel betrayed her God.
It is the sound of bitter tears mixed with the prayers
of the lost and rebellious people of Israel
who have forgotten the Eternal, their True God.
22 Eternal One: Come back to Me, My faithless ones,
and I will heal your faithlessness.
Israel: Look! We come to You now,
because You are the Eternal our God.
Jeremiah 3:20-22
New International Version
20 But like a woman unfaithful to her husband,
so you, Israel, have been unfaithful(A) to me,”
declares the Lord.
21 A cry is heard on the barren heights,(B)
the weeping(C) and pleading of the people of Israel,
because they have perverted their ways
and have forgotten(D) the Lord their God.
“Yes, we will come to you,
for you are the Lord our God.
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