Jeremiah 3:11
What does Jeremiah 3:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 3:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the Lord said to me, Israel in her turning away is seen to be more upright than false Judah.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Jehovah saith unto me: `Justified herself hath backsliding Israel, More than treacherous Judah.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the Lord said to me: The rebellious Israel hath justified her soul, in comparison of the treacherous Juda.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more just than treacherous Judah.
Context
v.10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah.
v.11This passage
v.12Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah; I will not look in anger upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah, I will not keep anger for ever.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 3:22
Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Jehovah our God.
- Ezekiel 16:47
Yet hast thou not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast more corrupt than they in all thy ways.
- Hosea 4:16
For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.
- Hosea 11:7
And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call them to him that is on high, none at all will exalt him.
- Jeremiah 3:8
And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot.
- Ezekiel 23:11
And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister.
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