Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And she goes from him
And belongs to another man,
Will he still return to her?
Will not that land be completely
But you
Yet you
King James Version
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
Holman Bible
and she leaves him to marry another,
can he ever return to her?
Wouldn’t such a land
But you!
You have played the prostitute with many partners
can you return to Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
International Standard Version
"When a man divorces his wife, she leaves him and becomes another man's wife, will the first husband return to her again? The land would be deeply polluted, would it not? Since you have committed fornication with many lovers, would you now return to me?" declares the LORD.
American Standard Version
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah.
Amplified
And she goes [away] from him
And becomes another man’s [wife],
Will he return to her again? [Of course not!]
Will not that land [where such a thing happened] be completely desecrated?
But you [rebelled against Me and you] are a prostitute with many lovers;
Yet you turn to Me.” says the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
They say, If a man puts away his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man's, will he go back to her again? will not that land have been made unclean? but though you have been acting like a loose woman with a number of lovers, will you now come back to me? says the Lord.
Darby Translation
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? Would not that land be utterly polluted? But thou hast committed fornication with many lovers; yet return to me, saith Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
Saying, If a man shall send away his wife, and she went from him and she was to another man, shall he yet turn back to her? Being defiled, shall not that land be defiled? and thou committedst fornication with many shepherds; and turn back to me, says Jehovah.
King James 2000
They say, If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and becomes another man's, may he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but you have played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, says the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A {saying}: 'Look, [if] a man divorces his wife, and she goes from him {and she becomes another man's wife}, will he return to her again?' Will not that land be greatly defiled? And you have prostituted [yourself] [with] many lovers, [would] you now return to me?" {declares} Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
They say, If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him and will be for another man, will he return to her again? Would not that land be greatly defiled? But you play the harlot with many lovers; yet come back to Me, says Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Commonly, when a man putteth away his wife, and she goeth from him, and marrieth with another, then the question is: should he resort unto her any more after that? Is not this field then defiled and unclean? But as for thee, thou hast played the harlot with many lovers, yet turn again to me, sayeth the LORD.
NET Bible
"If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man's wife, he may not take her back again. Doing that would utterly defile the land. But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods. So what makes you think you can return to me?" says the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
"They say, 'If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and become another man's, will he return to her again?' Wouldn't that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers; yet return again to me," says the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
He hath said, If a man send away his wife, and she go from him and become another man's, will he return unto her, again? would not that land be, utterly defiled? And, thou, hast been unchaste with many neighbours, and yet thinkest to return unto me! Declareth Yahweh.
Webster
They say, If a man shall put away his wife, and she shall go from him, and become another man's, shall he return to her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
"They say, 'If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and become another man's, will he return to her again?' Wouldn't that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers; yet return again to me," says Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
Saying, 'Lo, one sendeth away his wife, And she hath gone from him, And she hath been to another man, Doth he turn back unto her again? Greatly defiled is not that land? And thou hast committed whoredom with many lovers, And turn again to Me, an affirmation of Jehovah.
Themes
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Jeremiah 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithfulness Of Contemporary Israel
1
And she goes from him
And belongs to another man,
Will he still return to her?
Will not that land be completely
But you
Yet you
Where have you not been violated?
By the roads you have
Like an Arab in the desert,
And you have
With your harlotry and with your wickedness.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens
Jeremiah 2:20
And tore off your bonds;
But you said, ‘I will not serve!’
For on every
And under every green tree
You have lain down as a harlot.
Ezekiel 16:26
You also played the harlot with the Egyptians, your
Jeremiah 3:9
Because of the lightness of her harlotry, she
Jeremiah 4:1
“Then you should return to Me.
And
And will not waver,
Ezekiel 16:28-29
Moreover, you played the harlot with the
Zechariah 1:3
Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “
Leviticus 18:24-28
‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these
Deuteronomy 4:29-31
Deuteronomy 22:21
then they shall bring out the girl to the doorway of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her
Judges 19:2
But his concubine played the harlot against him, and she went away from him to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah, and was there for a period of four months.
Isaiah 24:5
The earth is also
Isaiah 55:6-9
Jeremiah 2:7
To eat its fruit and its good things.
But you came and
And My inheritance you made an abomination.
Jeremiah 2:23
I have not gone after the
Look at your way in the
Know what you have done!
You are a swift young camel
Jeremiah 3:12-14
Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say,
‘
‘
For I am
‘I will not be angry forever.
Jeremiah 3:22
“Behold, we come to You;
For You are the Lord our God.
Jeremiah 4:14
That you may be saved.
How long will your
Lodge within you?
Jeremiah 8:4-6
“You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord,
“Do men
Does one turn away and not
Ezekiel 23:4-49
Their names were Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister. And they became Mine, and they bore sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah and Jerusalem is Oholibah.
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them, ‘
Hosea 1:2
When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “
Hosea 2:5-7
She who conceived them has acted shamefully.
For she said, ‘
Who
My wool and my flax, my
Hosea 14:1-4
For you have stumbled
Micah 2:10
For this is no place
Because of the
A painful destruction.
Luke 15:16-24