Jeremiah 3:19
in Jeremiah 3Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.
KJV
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
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This verse in Jeremiah 3
Commentary
3 notes on this verse(Verse 19) But I said: How shall I put you among the children, and give you a desirable land, an excellent heritage of the armies of the nations? And I said, you shall call me father, and you shall not cease to follow me. For the excellent heritage of the armies of the nations, which the Seventy translated, Theodotion more significantly translated as the renowned heritage of the strongest nations, signifying Christ, who is the leader and Lord of all nations, to his name and the belief in his passion. He himself said to Israel: 'You shall call me Father.'
This site's exposition
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children
on Jeremiah 3:19-21
The Lord's own words picture him weighing the adoption, how shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations, wondering aloud whether the gift will be honored. The hoped answer, thou shalt call me, My father, and shalt not turn away from me, is met instead by the old comparison, as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me. A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel, closes the unit with the very repentance God had asked for, though it comes only after the charge of treachery has been laid in full.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The good land covenanted to Abraham is to be restored to his seed. But the question arises, How shall this be done? put . . . among . . . children--the Greek for adoption means, literally, "putting among the sons." the children--that is, My children.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָנֹכִ֣י | veanokhi | and I | H595 → | 359 times |
| אָמַ֗רְתִּי | ʾamarti | I thought | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵ֚יךְ | ʾeikh | how! | H349 → | 82 times |
| אֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ | ʾashitekh | I will set you | H7896 → | 83 times |
| בַּבָּנִ֔ים | babanim | among the sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְאֶתֶּן־ | veeten- | so I may give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָךְ֙ | lokh | to <the> you | ||
| אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾeretz | a land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| חֶמְדָּ֔ה | chemdah | desire | H2532 → | 21 times |
| נַחֲלַ֥ת | nachalat | an inheritance of | H5159 → | 222 times |
| צְבִ֖י | tzevi | beauty of | H6643 → | |
| צִבְא֣וֹת | tzivot | beauties of | H6643 → | |
| גּוֹיִ֑ם | goyim | nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| וָאֹמַ֗ר | vaomar | and I thought | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אָבִי֙ | ʾavi | father my | H1 → | 1212 times |
| תִּקְרְאִי | tikreu- | you will call | H7121 → | 733 times |
| לִ֔י | li | <to> <the> me | ||
| וּמֵאַחֲרַ֖י | umeacharai | and from after me | H310 → | 715 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תָשֽׁוּבִי׃ | tashuvu | you will turn away | H7725 → | 1056 times |
וְאָנֹכִ֣יand I
veanokhiH595 →359 times
אָמַ֗רְתִּיI thought
ʾamartiH559 →5305 times
אֵ֚יךְhow!
ʾeikhH349 →82 times
אֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְI will set you
ʾashitekhH7896 →83 times
בַּבָּנִ֔יםamong the sons
babanimH1121 →4930 times
וְאֶתֶּן־so I may give
veeten-H5414 →2011 times
לָךְ֙to <the> you
lokh
אֶ֣רֶץa land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
חֶמְדָּ֔הdesire
chemdahH2532 →21 times
נַחֲלַ֥תan inheritance of
nachalatH5159 →222 times
צְבִ֖יbeauty of
tzeviH6643 →
צִבְא֣וֹתbeauties of
tzivotH6643 →
גּוֹיִ֑םnations
goyimH1471 →561 times
וָאֹמַ֗רand I thought
vaomarH559 →5305 times
אָבִי֙father my
ʾaviH1 →1212 times
תִּקְרְאִיyou will call
tikreu-H7121 →733 times
לִ֔י<to> <the> me
li
וּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יand from after me
umeacharaiH310 →715 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תָשֽׁוּבִי׃you will turn away
tashuvuH7725 →1056 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 63:16Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
it leads to
- Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
- Malachi 2:10
Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?
- Isaiah 64:8
Through
Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 3:4
Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.
- Exodus 4:22
Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
- Jeremiah 50:4
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
- Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- Jeremiah 31:20
Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares…
- Jeremiah 3:4
Through
Jeremiah 3:4Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 2:2
“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness,…
- Jeremiah 2:2
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.