Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah said to me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
New American Standard Bible
And the Lord said to me, “
King James Version
And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
Holman Bible
The Lord announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
International Standard Version
Then the LORD told me, "Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
Amplified
And the Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself less guilty than treacherous Judah [a land of renegades].
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to me, Israel in her turning away is seen to be more upright than false Judah.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more just than treacherous Judah.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will say to me, Israel turning away justified her soul above faithless Judah.
King James 2000
And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Yahweh said to me, "Apostate Israel has proved herself more upright than treacherous Judah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD said unto me, "The shrinking Israel is more righteous than the unfaithful Judah:
NET Bible
Then the Lord said to me, "Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh unto me, - Apostate Israel, hath justified herself, - more than treacherous Judah.
Webster
And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto me: 'Justified herself hath backsliding Israel, More than treacherous Judah.
Themes
Interlinear
Tsadaq
Nephesh
Bagad
References
Word Count of 19 Translations in Jeremiah 3:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call For Repentance
10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, says Jehovah. 11 And Jehovah said to me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah. 12 Go and cry these words toward the north, and say, Return, O backsliding Israel, says Jehovah; and I will not cause My anger to fall on you; for I am merciful, says Jehovah, and I will not keep anger forever.
Cross References
Ezekiel 16:51-52
Nor has Samaria sinned as much as half your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters in all your abominations which you have done.
Ezekiel 23:11
And her sister Oholibah saw, she was more corrupt in her lustfulness than she, and her fornications were greater than her sister's whoredom.
Jeremiah 3:8
And I saw, when for all the causes for which backsliding Israel committed adultery, I sent her away and gave a bill of divorce to her, yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but she went and whored, she also.
Jeremiah 3:22
Return, O backsliding sons, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come to You; for You are Jehovah our God.
Ezekiel 16:47
Yet you have not walked according to their ways, nor done according to their hateful deeds; but, as if it were a very little thing, you were corrupted more than they were in all your ways.
Hosea 4:16
For Israel slides back like a backsliding heifer. Now Jehovah will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Hosea 11:7
And My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they called them to the Most High, none at all would exalt Him.