Jeremiah 3
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 52
Chapter Summary
Jehovah's great mercy in Judah's blatant adultery. Judah is worse than Israel. The promises of the gospel to the ones who repent.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
King of Judah; Jehovah speaks this word to Jeremiah in the days of Josiah's reign.
Timeline
Using the metaphor of a divorced wife, God notes that Israel has fornicated with many lovers, acting like an Arab in the desert and defiling the land, causing the showers to be withheld.
Jeremiah 3:1-5Jehovah contrasts Apostate Israel, whom He divorced for adultery, with Treacherous Sister Judah, who saw the punishment but still went and committed the same spiritual fornication.
Jeremiah 3:6-11Jeremiah is told to cry toward the north, calling apostate Israel to acknowledge their iniquity and return, promising them shepherds according to God's heart.
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