Jeremiah 3:8

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And 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.

In other translations

And 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.

Hebrew words

וָאֵרֶאva'ere'and I sawH7200כִּיkithatH3588עַל־'al-onH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605אֹדוֹת'odotcausesH182אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834נִאֲפָהni'afahshe committed adulteryH5003מְשֻׁבָהmeshuvah[the] apostate oneH4878יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478שִׁלַּחְתִּיהָshilachtihaI sent away herH7971וָאֶתֵּןva'etenand I gaveH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853סֵפֶרsefer[the] document ofH5612כְּרִיתֻתֶיהָkerituteihadivorce<s> herH3748אֵלֶיהָ'eleihato herH413וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יָרְאָהyare'ahshe was afraidH3372בֹּגֵדָהbogedahtreacherousH898יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063אֲחוֹתָהּ'achotahsister herH269וַתֵּלֶךְvatelekhand she wentH1980וַתִּזֶןvatizenand she acted as a prostituteH2181גַּם־gam-alsoH1571הִיא׃hi'sheH1931

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Jacob, Judah

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