If a man put away his wife, and she depart from him, and become another man's, shall she return to him any more at all? shall not that woman be utterly defiled? yet thou hast gone a-whoring with many shepherds, and hast returned to me, saith the Lord.
WEB
Jeremiah 3:1
“They say, ‘If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and becomes another man’s, should he return to her again?’ Wouldn’t that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers; yet return again to me,” says Yahweh.
Parallel Translations
If a man put away his wife, and she depart from him, and become another man's, shall she return to him any more at all? shall not that woman be utterly defiled? Yet you⌃ have gone a-whoring with many shepherds, and have returned to me, says the Lord.
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:1–4Ezekiel 16:26Jeremiah 2:20Jeremiah 4:1Ezekiel 16:28–29Deuteronomy 4:29–31Hosea 14:1–4Ezekiel 23:4–49Hosea 2:5–7Ezekiel 33:11Hosea 1:2Zechariah 1:3Luke 15:16–24Isaiah 55:6–9Leviticus 18:24–28
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