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Jeremiah 3

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They sayh559h8800, If a manh376 put awayh7971h8762 his wifeh802, and she goh1980h8804 from him, and become anotherh312 man'sh376, shall he return unto her againh7725h8799? shall not that landh776 be greatlyh2610h8800 pollutedh2610h8799? but thou hast played the harloth2181h8804 with manyh7227 loversh7453; yet return againh7725h8800 to me, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068. They say: Heb. Saying

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Lift uph5375h8798 thine eyesh5869 unto the high placesh8205, and seeh7200h8798 whereh375 thou hast not been lienh7693h8795h8676h7901h8795 with. In the waysh1870 hast thou sath3427h8804 for them, as the Arabianh6163 in the wildernessh4057; and thou hast pollutedh2610h8686 the landh776 with thy whoredomsh2184 and with thy wickednessh7451.

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Therefore the showersh7241 have been withholdenh4513h8735, and there hath been no latter rainh4456; and thou hadst a whore'sh2181h8802h802 foreheadh4696, thou refusedsth3985h8765 to be ashamedh3637h8736.

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Wilt thou not from this time cryh7121h8804 unto me, My fatherh1, thou art the guideh441 of my youthh5271?

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Will he reserveh5201h8799 his anger for everh5769? will he keeph8104h8799 it to the endh5331? Behold, thou hast spokenh1696h8765 and doneh6213h8799 evil thingsh7451 as thou couldesth3201h8799.

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The LORDh3068 saidh559h8799 also unto me in the daysh3117 of Josiahh2977 the kingh4428, Hast thou seenh7200h8804 that which backslidingh4878 Israelh3478 hath doneh6213h8804? she is gone uph1980h8802 upon every highh1364 mountainh2022 and underh8478 every greenh7488 treeh6086, and there hath played the harloth2181h8799.

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And I saidh559h8799 afterh310 she had doneh6213h8800 all these things , Turnh7725h8799 thou unto me. But she returnedh7725h8804 not. And her treacheroush901 sisterh269 Judahh3063 sawh7200h8799 it .

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And I sawh7200h8799, when for all the causesh182 whereby backslidingh4878 Israelh3478 committed adulteryh5003h8765 I had put her awayh7971h8765, and givenh5414h8799 her a billh5612 of divorceh3748; yet her treacheroush898h8802 sisterh269 Judahh3063 fearedh3372h8804 not, but wenth3212h8799 and played the harloth2181h8799 also.

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And it came to pass through the lightnessh6963 of her whoredomh2184, that she defiledh2610h8799 the landh776, and committed adulteryh5003h8799 with stonesh68 and with stocksh6086. lightness: or, fame

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And yet for all this her treacheroush901 sisterh269 Judahh3063 hath not turnedh7725h8804 unto me with her whole hearth3820, but feignedlyh8267, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068. feignedly: Heb. in falsehood

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And the LORDh3068 saidh559h8799 unto me, The backslidingh4878 Israelh3478 hath justifiedh6663h8765 herselfh5315 more than treacheroush898h8802 Judahh3063.

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Goh1980h8800 and proclaimh7121h8804 these wordsh1697 toward the northh6828, and sayh559h8804, Returnh7725h8798, thou backslidingh4878 Israelh3478, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068; and I will not cause mine angerh6440 to fallh5307h8686 upon you: for I am mercifulh2623, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068, and I will not keeph5201h8799 anger for everh5769.

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Only acknowledgeh3045h8798 thine iniquityh5771, that thou hast transgressedh6586h8804 against the LORDh3068 thy Godh430, and hast scatteredh6340h8762 thy waysh1870 to the strangersh2114h8801 under every greenh7488 treeh6086, and ye have not obeyedh8085h8804 my voiceh6963, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068.

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Turnh7725h8798, O backslidingh7726 childrenh1121, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068; for I am marriedh1166h8804 unto you: and I will takeh3947h8804 you oneh259 of a cityh5892, and twoh8147 of a familyh4940, and I will bringh935h8689 you to Zionh6726:

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And I will giveh5414h8804 you pastorsh7462h8802 according to mine hearth3820, which shall feedh7462h8804 you with knowledgeh1844 and understandingh7919h8687.

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And it shall come to pass, when ye be multipliedh7235h8799 and increasedh6509h8804 in the landh776, in those daysh3117, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068, they shall sayh559h8799 no more, The arkh727 of the covenanth1285 of the LORDh3068: neither shall it comeh5927h8799 to mindh3820: neither shall they rememberh2142h8799 it; neither shall they visith6485h8799 it ; neither shall that be doneh6213h8735 any more. come to mind: Heb. come upon the heart
that...: or, it be magnified

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At that timeh6256 they shall callh7121h8799 Jerusalemh3389 the throneh3678 of the LORDh3068; and all the nationsh1471 shall be gatheredh6960h8738 unto it, to the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068, to Jerusalemh3389: neither shall they walkh3212h8799 any more afterh310 the imaginationh8307 of their evilh7451 hearth3820. imagination: or, stubbornness

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In those daysh3117 the househ1004 of Judahh3063 shall walkh3212h8799 with the househ1004 of Israelh3478, and they shall comeh935h8799 togetherh3162 out of the landh776 of the northh6828 to the landh776 that I have given for an inheritanceh5157h8689 unto your fathersh1. with: or, to
given...: or, caused your fathers to possess

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But I saidh559h8804, How shall I puth7896h8799 thee among the childrenh1121, and giveh5414h8799 thee a pleasanth2532 landh776, a goodlyh6643 heritageh5159 of the hostsh6635 of nationsh1471? and I saidh559h8799, Thou shalt callh7121h8799 me, My fatherh1; and shalt not turn awayh7725h8799 from meh310. from me: Heb. from after me
a goodly...: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beauty
pleasant...: Heb. land of desire

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Surelyh403 as a wifeh802 treacherouslyh898h8804 departeth from her husbandh7453, so have ye dealt treacherouslyh898h8804 with me, O househ1004 of Israelh3478, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068. husband: Heb. friend

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A voiceh6963 was heardh8085h8738 upon the high placesh8205, weepingh1065 and supplicationsh8469 of the childrenh1121 of Israelh3478: for they have pervertedh5753h8689 their wayh1870, and they have forgottenh7911h8804 the LORDh3068 their Godh430.

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Returnh7725h8798, ye backslidingh7726 childrenh1121, and I will healh7495h8799 your backslidingsh4878. Behold, we comeh857h8804 unto thee; for thou art the LORDh3068 our Godh430.

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Trulyh403 in vainh8267 is salvation hoped for from the hillsh1389, and from the multitudeh1995 of mountainsh2022: trulyh403 in the LORDh3068 our Godh430 is the salvationh8668 of Israelh3478.

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For shameh1322 hath devouredh398h8804 the labourh3018 of our fathersh1 from our youthh5271; their flocksh6629 and their herdsh1241, their sonsh1121 and their daughtersh1323.

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We lie downh7901h8799 in our shameh1322, and our confusionh3639 coverethh3680h8762 us: for we have sinnedh2398h8804 against the LORDh3068 our Godh430, we and our fathersh1, from our youthh5271 even unto this dayh3117, and have not obeyedh8085h8804 the voiceh6963 of the LORDh3068 our Godh430.



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