Jeremiah 3:11
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And the Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
In other translations
And the Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֵלַי'elaito meH413צִדְּקָהtzidekahshe has made appear righteousH6663נַפְשָׁהּnafshahself herH5315מְשֻׁבָהmeshuvah[the] apostate oneH4878יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478מִבֹּגֵדָהmibogedahmore than [the] treacherous [one]H898יְהוּדָה׃yehudahJudahH3063
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- Ezekiel 16:51-5251 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. 52 Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.51 Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous. 52 So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.
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- Jeremiah 3:22Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God.“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.
- Jeremiah 3:8And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
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