but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
Jeremiah 3:7 - American Standard Version 2015 And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I said, After she has done all these things, she will return to Me; but she did not return, and her faithless and treacherous sister Judah saw it. American Standard Version (1901) And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. Common English Bible I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me, but she didn’t. Her disloyal sister Judah saw this. Catholic Public Domain Version And when she had done all these things, I said: 'Return to me.' But she did not return. And her deceitful sister Judah saw this: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when she had done all these things, I said: Return to me. And she did not return. And her treacherous sister Juda saw, |
but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which Jehovah did choose, he hath cast them off? thus do they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.
And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she and her daughters; and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.
Yet hast thou not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as {\i if that were} a very little {\i thing}, thou wast more corrupt than they in all thy ways.
And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call them to {\i him that is} on high, none at all will exalt {\i him}.\par
O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Jehovah which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign god.