Jeremiah 3:4

Easy To Read Version

But now you are calling me, ‘Father.’\par You said,\par ‘You have been my friend\par since I was a child.’\par

Cross References

Psalm 119:9

How can a young person live a pure life?\par By following your instructions.\par

Psalm 48:14

This God is our God\par forever and ever!\par He will lead us forever! {\cf2\super [290]} \par

Psalm 71:17

God, you have taught mesince I was a young boy.And to this day I have told peopleabout the wonderful things you do!

Psalm 71:5

My Master, you are my hope.I have trusted you since I was a young boy.

Proverbs 1:4

These wise words can teach people who need to learn wisdom. These words can teach young people the things they need to know and how to use that information.

Proverbs 2:17

She married when she was young—but she left her husband. She forgot the marriage vows she made before God.

Jeremiah 2:2

“Jeremiah, go and speak to the people of Jerusalem. Say to them:

Jeremiah 2:27

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

Jeremiah 3:19

“I, the Lord, said to myself,\par ‘I want to treat you like my own children.\par I want to give you a pleasant land,\par a land more beautiful\par than any other nation.’\par I thought that you would call me ‘Father.’\par I thought that you would always follow me.\par

Jeremiah 31:22

Unfaithful daughter,\par how long will you wander around?\par \{When will you come home?\}”\par

Jeremiah 31:9

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

Hosea 2:15

There I will give her fields of grapes. I will give her Achor Valley as a doorway of hope. Then she will answer like the time she came out of the land of Egypt.”

Malachi 1:6

The Lord All-Powerful said, “Children honor their father. Servants honor their masters. I am your Father, so why don’t you honor me? I am your Master, so why don’t you respect me? You priests don’t respect my name.”

Malachi 2:14

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\}.