Jeremiah 3:4 - Easy To Read Version4 But now you are calling me, ‘Father.’\par You said,\par ‘You have been my friend\par since I was a child.’\par See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 Have you not just now cried to Me: My Father, You were the guide and companion of my youth? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth? See the chapterCommon English Bible4 At the same time you say to me, “My father, my friend since youth, See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version4 Therefore, at least from this moment on, call out to me: 'You are my father, the guide of my virginity.' See the chapter |
Those people talk to pieces of wood!\par They say, ‘You are my father.’\par Those people speak to a rock.\par They say, ‘You gave birth to me.’\par All those people will be ashamed.\par Those people don’t look at me.\par They have turned their backs to me.\par But when the people of Judah\par get into trouble, they say to me,\par ‘Come and save us!’\par
Those people will come back crying.\par But I will lead them and comfort them.\par I will lead those people by streams of water.\par I will lead them on an easy road,\par so that they will not stumble.\par I will lead them in that way\par because I am Israel’s father.\par And Ephraim {\cf2\super [250]} is my firstborn son.\par
You ask, “Why are our gifts not accepted by the Lord?” Why? Because the Lord saw the bad things you did—he is a witness {\cf2\super [14]} against you. He saw you cheat on your wife. You have been married to that woman since you were young. She was your girlfriend. Then you made your vows {\cf2\super [15]} to each other—and she became your wife. \{But you cheated on her\}.