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Jeremiah 3:7

I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.

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ASV

And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

KJV

And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.Marand I thoughtH559 →
אַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiafterH310 →
עֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּa.so.Tahhas done sheH6213 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
אֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]H428 →
אֵלַ֥י'e.Laito meH413 →
תָּשׁ֖וּבta.Shuvshe will returnH7725 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
שָׁ֑בָהSha.vahshe has returnedH7725 →
וַתֵּ֛רֶאva.te.reh'and she sawH7200 →
בָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahtreacherousH901 →
אֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.Tahsister herH269 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →

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Ezekiel 16:46Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.Hosea 6:7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.Jeremiah 3:12Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.Hosea 6:1–4Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.2 Chronicles 30:6–12So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.Jeremiah 3:8–11She 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.2 Kings 17:13–14Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”Ezekiel 23:2–4“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother,Hosea 14:1Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.Amos 4:8People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

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About Jeremiah

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