3:1 They say 559 8800, If a man 376 put away 7971 8762 his wife 802, and she go 1980 8804 from him, and become another 312 man's 376, shall he return unto her again 7725 8799? shall not that land 776 be greatly 2610 8800 polluted 2610 8799? but thou hast played the harlot 2181 8804 with many 7227 lovers 7453; yet return again 7725 8800 to me, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.(They say: Heb. Saying)

3:2 Lift up 5375 8798 thine eyes 5869 unto the high places 8205, and see 7200 8798 where 375 thou hast not been lien 7693 8795 8676 7901 8795 with. In the ways 1870 hast thou sat 3427 8804 for them, as the Arabian 6163 in the wilderness 4057; and thou hast polluted 2610 8686 the land 776 with thy whoredoms 2184 and with thy wickedness 7451.

3:3 Therefore the showers 7241 have been withholden 4513 8735, and there hath been no latter rain 4456; and thou hadst a whore's 2181 8802 802 forehead 4696, thou refusedst 3985 8765 to be ashamed 3637 8736.

3:4 Wilt thou not from this time cry 7121 8804 unto me, My father 1, thou [art] the guide 441 of my youth 5271?

3:5 Will he reserve 5201 8799 [his anger] for ever 5769? will he keep 8104 8799 [it] to the end 5331? Behold, thou hast spoken 1696 8765 and done 6213 8799 evil things 7451 as thou couldest 3201 8799.

3:6 The LORD 3068 said 559 8799 also unto me in the days 3117 of Josiah 2977 the king 4428, Hast thou seen 7200 8804 [that] which backsliding 4878 Israel 3478 hath done 6213 8804? she is gone up 1980 8802 upon every high 1364 mountain 2022 and under 8478 every green 7488 tree 6086, and there hath played the harlot 2181 8799.

3:7 And I said 559 8799 after 310 she had done 6213 8800 all these [things], Turn 7725 8799 thou unto me. But she returned 7725 8804 not. And her treacherous 901 sister 269 Judah 3063 saw 7200 8799 [it].

3:8 And I saw 7200 8799, when for all the causes 182 whereby backsliding 4878 Israel 3478 committed adultery 5003 8765 I had put her away 7971 8765, and given 5414 8799 her a bill 5612 of divorce 3748; yet her treacherous 898 8802 sister 269 Judah 3063 feared 3372 8804 not, but went 3212 8799 and played the harlot 2181 8799 also.

3:9 And it came to pass through the lightness 6963 of her whoredom 2184, that she defiled 2610 8799 the land 776, and committed adultery 5003 8799 with stones 68 and with stocks 6086.(lightness: or, fame)

3:10 And yet for all this her treacherous 901 sister 269 Judah 3063 hath not turned 7725 8804 unto me with her whole heart 3820, but feignedly 8267, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.(feignedly: Heb. in falsehood)

3:11 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto me, The backsliding 4878 Israel 3478 hath justified 6663 8765 herself 5315 more than treacherous 898 8802 Judah 3063.

3:12 Go 1980 8800 and proclaim 7121 8804 these words 1697 toward the north 6828, and say 559 8804, Return 7725 8798, thou backsliding 4878 Israel 3478, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068; [and] I will not cause mine anger 6440 to fall 5307 8686 upon you: for I [am] merciful 2623, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068, [and] I will not keep 5201 8799 [anger] for ever 5769.

3:13 Only acknowledge 3045 8798 thine iniquity 5771, that thou hast transgressed 6586 8804 against the LORD 3068 thy God 430, and hast scattered 6340 8762 thy ways 1870 to the strangers 2114 8801 under every green 7488 tree 6086, and ye have not obeyed 8085 8804 my voice 6963, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

3:14 Turn 7725 8798, O backsliding 7726 children 1121, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068; for I am married 1166 8804 unto you: and I will take 3947 8804 you one 259 of a city 5892, and two 8147 of a family 4940, and I will bring 935 8689 you to Zion 6726:

3:15 And I will give 5414 8804 you pastors 7462 8802 according to mine heart 3820, which shall feed 7462 8804 you with knowledge 1844 and understanding 7919 8687.

3:16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied 7235 8799 and increased 6509 8804 in the land 776, in those days 3117, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068, they shall say 559 8799 no more, The ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068: neither shall it come 5927 8799 to mind 3820: neither shall they remember 2142 8799 it; neither shall they visit 6485 8799 [it]; neither shall [that] be done 6213 8735 any more.(come to mind: Heb. come upon the heart)(that…: or, it be magnified)

3:17 At that time 6256 they shall call 7121 8799 Jerusalem 3389 the throne 3678 of the LORD 3068; and all the nations 1471 shall be gathered 6960 8738 unto it, to the name 8034 of the LORD 3068, to Jerusalem 3389: neither shall they walk 3212 8799 any more after 310 the imagination 8307 of their evil 7451 heart 3820.(imagination: or, stubbornness)

3:18 In those days 3117 the house 1004 of Judah 3063 shall walk 3212 8799 with the house 1004 of Israel 3478, and they shall come 935 8799 together 3162 out of the land 776 of the north 6828 to the land 776 that I have given for an inheritance 5157 8689 unto your fathers 1.(with: or, to)(given…: or, caused your fathers to possess)

3:19 But I said 559 8804, How shall I put 7896 8799 thee among the children 1121, and give 5414 8799 thee a pleasant 2532 land 776, a goodly 6643 heritage 5159 of the hosts 6635 of nations 1471? and I said 559 8799, Thou shalt call 7121 8799 me, My father 1; and shalt not turn away 7725 8799 from me 310.(from me: Heb. from after me)(a goodly…: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beauty)(pleasant…: Heb. land of desire)

3:20 Surely 403 [as] a wife 802 treacherously 898 8804 departeth from her husband 7453, so have ye dealt treacherously 898 8804 with me, O house 1004 of Israel 3478, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.(husband: Heb. friend)

3:21 A voice 6963 was heard 8085 8738 upon the high places 8205, weeping 1065 [and] supplications 8469 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478: for they have perverted 5753 8689 their way 1870, [and] they have forgotten 7911 8804 the LORD 3068 their God 430.

3:22 Return 7725 8798, ye backsliding 7726 children 1121, [and] I will heal 7495 8799 your backslidings 4878. Behold, we come 857 8804 unto thee; for thou [art] the LORD 3068 our God 430.

3:23 Truly 403 in vain 8267 [is salvation hoped for] from the hills 1389, [and from] the multitude 1995 of mountains 2022: truly 403 in the LORD 3068 our God 430 [is] the salvation 8668 of Israel 3478.

3:24 For shame 1322 hath devoured 398 8804 the labour 3018 of our fathers 1 from our youth 5271; their flocks 6629 and their herds 1241, their sons 1121 and their daughters 1323.

3:25 We lie down 7901 8799 in our shame 1322, and our confusion 3639 covereth 3680 8762 us: for we have sinned 2398 8804 against the LORD 3068 our God 430, we and our fathers 1, from our youth 5271 even unto this day 3117, and have not obeyed 8085 8804 the voice 6963 of the LORD 3068 our God 430.

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