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Jeremiah 3:20

But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.

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ASV

Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.

KJV

Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenneverthelessH403 →
בָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.Dahshe deals treacherouslyH898 →
אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaha womanH802 →
מֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'Ahfrom companion herH7453 →
כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651 →
בְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.Temyou have dealt treacherouslyH898 →
בִּ֛יbiwith <the> me
בֵּ֥יתbeitO house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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1 Corinthians 7:10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.Isaiah 48:8You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.John 4:18In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”Jeremiah 5:11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,” declares the LORD.Isaiah 24:16From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.Hosea 6:7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.Hosea 3:1Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”Jeremiah 3:8–10She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.Jeremiah 3:1–2“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.Hosea 5:7They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land.Ezekiel 16:15–52But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.Malachi 2:11Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.Ezekiel 16:32You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!Isaiah 59:13rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.Jeremiah 36:22Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him.

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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