And Josiah took away all the abominations from all the territory that belonged to the people of Israel, and made all who were in Israel serve the Lord their God. All his days they did not turn away from following the Lord the God of their fathers.
Jeremiah 3:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Yet for all this her false sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, says the Lord.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But in spite of all this, her faithless and treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me in sincerity and with her whole heart, but only in sheer hypocrisy [has she feigned obedience to King Josiah's reforms], says the Lord. [II Chron. 34:33; Hos. 7:13, 14.] American Standard Version (1901) And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah. Common English Bible Yet even after all this, disloyal sister Judah didn’t return to me with all her heart but only insincerely, declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version And after all these things, her deceitful sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but with lies, says the Lord." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And after all this, her treacherous sister Juda hath not returned to me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith the Lord. |
And Josiah took away all the abominations from all the territory that belonged to the people of Israel, and made all who were in Israel serve the Lord their God. All his days they did not turn away from following the Lord the God of their fathers.
As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.
Say to God, “How terrible are thy deeds! So great is thy power that thy enemies cringe before thee.
Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote;
They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
Thou plantest them, and they take root; they grow and bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth and far from their heart.
O that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
They do not cry to me from the heart, but they wail upon their beds; for grain and wine they gash themselves, they rebel against me.
“I smote you with blight and mildew; I laid waste your gardens and your vineyards; your fig trees and your olive trees the locust devoured; yet you did not return to me,” says the Lord.
Judah has been faithless, and abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.