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Jeremiah 3:4-6
Lexham English Bible
Jeremiah 3:4-6
Lexham English Bible
4 Have you not just now called to me,
‘My father, you are the close friend of my youth?
5 Will he be angry forever?[a]
Will he maintain it always’?[b]
Look, you have spoken,
but you have done all the evil that you could.”[c]
Yahweh Gives Israel a Letter of Divorce
6 Then Yahweh said to me in the days of Josiah, the king, “Have you seen what apostate[d] Israel has done? She has gone on every high hill and under every leafy tree and she has prostituted herself there.
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- Jeremiah 3:5 Literally “to eternity”
- Jeremiah 3:5 Literally “to duration”
- Jeremiah 3:5 Literally “you have done the evil and you were able”
- Jeremiah 3:6 Or “unfaithful”
Jeremiah 3:4-6
New International Version
Jeremiah 3:4-6
New International Version
4 Have you not just called to me:
‘My Father,(A) my friend from my youth,(B)
5 will you always be angry?(C)
Will your wrath continue forever?’
This is how you talk,
but you do all the evil you can.”
Unfaithful Israel
6 During the reign of King Josiah,(D) the Lord said to me, “Have you seen what faithless(E) Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree(F) and has committed adultery(G) there.
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