They have returned to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to obey my words and have followed other gods to worship them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah broke my covenant which I made with their ancestors.
Jeremiah 3:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Lord announced to me, ‘Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord said to me, Backsliding and faithless Israel has shown herself less guilty than false and treacherous Judah. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Common English Bible Then the LORD said to me: Unfaithful Israel is less guilty than disloyal Judah. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said to me: "The apostate Israel has justified her own soul by comparing herself to the deceitful Judah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said to me: The rebellious Israel hath justified her soul, in comparison of the treacherous Juda. |
They have returned to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to obey my words and have followed other gods to worship them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah broke my covenant which I made with their ancestors.
Return, you faithless children. I will heal your unfaithfulness. ‘Here we are, coming to you, for you are the Lord our God.
I thought, “After she has done all these things, she will return to me.” But she didn’t return, and her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
I observed that it was because unfaithful Israel had committed adultery that I had sent her away and had given her a certificate of divorce. Nevertheless, her treacherous sister Judah was not afraid but also went and prostituted herself.
Didn’t you walk in their ways and do their detestable practices? It was only a short time before all your ways were more corrupt than theirs.
‘Now her sister Oholibah saw this, but she was even more depraved in her lust than Oholah, and made her promiscuous acts worse than those of her sister.
My people are bent on turning from me. Though they call to him on high, he will not exalt them at all.
For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow. Can the Lord now shepherd them like a lamb in an open meadow?