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Jeremiah 3:8

She 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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'and I sawH7200 →
כִּ֤יkithatH3588 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
אֹדוֹת֙'o.dOtcausesH182 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherthatH834 →
נִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.Fahshe committed adulteryH5003 →
מְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.Vah[the] apostate oneH4878 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
שִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haI sent away herH7971 →
וָאֶתֵּ֛ןva.'e.Tenand I gaveH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
סֵ֥פֶרSe.fer[the] document ofH5612 →
כְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָke.ri.tu.Tei.hadivorce<s> herH3748 →
אֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413 →
וְלֹ֨אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יָֽרְאָ֜הya.re.'Ahshe was afraidH3372 →
בֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahtreacherousH898 →
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
אֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.Tahsister herH269 →
וַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she wentH1980 →
וַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenand she acted as a prostituteH2181 →
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
הִֽיא׃Hi'sheH1931 →

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Deuteronomy 24:1If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.Matthew 19:9Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”Jeremiah 3:14“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.Hosea 2:2–3Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.Hosea 3:4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.Hosea 4:15–17Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’2 Kings 18:9–11In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.Isaiah 50:1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.Ezekiel 23:11–21Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.Hosea 9:15–17All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.Ezekiel 16:47And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.2 Kings 17:6–19In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.Deuteronomy 24:3and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,Jeremiah 3:1“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.Ezekiel 23:9Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.Hosea 1:4Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.Matthew 19:7“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”Jeremiah 3:6Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.

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About Jeremiah

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