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Jeremiah 3:1-3

1 “If a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him and marries another man,
should he return to her again?
Would not the land be completely defiled?
But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—
would you now return to me?”
declares the Lord.

2 “Look up to the barren heights and see.
Is there any place where you have not been ravished?
By the roadside you sat waiting for lovers,
sat like a nomad in the desert.
You have defiled the land
with your prostitution and wickedness.

3 Therefore the showers have been withheld,
and no spring rains have fallen.
Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute;
you refuse to blush with shame.

Cross References for Jeremiah 3:1-3

Jeremiah 4:14 - O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts? Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:14

Ezekiel 33:11 - Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:11 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:11

Isaiah 24:5 - The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and bro... Click to read the verse Isaiah 24:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 24:5

Genesis 38:24 - About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution,... Click to read the verse Genesis 38:24 Click to read the verse Genesis 38:24

Deuteronomy 22:21 - she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall ston... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 22:21 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 22:21

Jeremiah 3:2 - “Look up to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been ravished? By... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:2

Ezekiel 16:15 - “‘But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your f... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:15 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:15

Judges 19:2 - But she was unfaithful to him. She left him and went back to her father’s house in Bethlehem, J... Click to read the verse Judges 19:2 Click to read the verse Judges 19:2

Jeremiah 2:20 - “Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds; you said, ‘I will not serve you!’ In... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:20

Jeremiah 3:8 - I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulter... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:8 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:8

Ezekiel 16:32 - “‘You adulterous wife! You prefer strangers to your own husband! Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:32 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:32

Jeremiah 2:7 - I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and rich produce. But you came and defiled m... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:7 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:7

1 Samuel 12:20 - “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:20 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:20

Isaiah 50:1 - Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience This is what the Lord says: “Where is your mother’s ce... Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:1

Leviticus 17:7 - They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute the... Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:7 Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:7

Jeremiah 3:9 - Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adult... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:9

Ezekiel 16:26 - You engaged in prostitution with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, and provoked me to ange... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:26 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:26

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 - If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent abo... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:1-4 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:1-4

Deuteronomy 4:29-31 - But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all yo... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:29-31 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:29-31

Isaiah 44:22 - I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, fo... Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:22

Hosea 2:2 - Israel Punished and Restored “Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not my wife, and I am ... Click to read the verse Hosea 2:2 Click to read the verse Hosea 2:2

Jeremiah 3:12-14 - Go, proclaim this message toward the north: “‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord, ‘I ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:12-14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:12-14

Micah 2:10 - Get up, go away! For this is not your resting place, because it is defiled, it is ruined, beyon... Click to read the verse Micah 2:10 Click to read the verse Micah 2:10

Deuteronomy 24:4 - then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:4 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:4

Leviticus 18:24-28 - “‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am goin... Click to read the verse Leviticus 18:24-28 Click to read the verse Leviticus 18:24-28

Jeremiah 2:23 - “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? See how you behaved in th... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:23 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:23

Judges 19:3 - her husband went to her to persuade her to return. He had with him his servant and two donkeys.... Click to read the verse Judges 19:3 Click to read the verse Judges 19:3

Jeremiah 18:11 - “Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘This is what the Lord... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 18:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 18:11

Hosea 1:2 - Hosea’s Wife and Children When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go... Click to read the verse Hosea 1:2 Click to read the verse Hosea 1:2

Hosea 14:1-4 - Repentance to Bring Blessing Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your d... Click to read the verse Hosea 14:1-4 Click to read the verse Hosea 14:1-4

Jeremiah 4:1 - “If you will return, O Israel, return to me,” declares the Lord. “If you put your detestable id... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:1 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:1

Isaiah 55:6-9 - Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Click to read the verse Isaiah 55:6-9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 55:6-9

Jeremiah 3:14 - “Return, faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband. I will choose you—one fr... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:14

Ezekiel 23:4-49 - The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:4-49 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:4-49

Zechariah 1:3 - Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lo... Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:3 Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:3

Lamentations 1:2 - Bitterly she weeps at night, tears are upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is none to c... Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:2 Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:2

Jeremiah 3:12 - Go, proclaim this message toward the north: “‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord, ‘I ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:12 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:12

Jeremiah 8:4-6 - Sin and Punishment “Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: “‘When men fall down, do they not... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:4-6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:4-6

Jeremiah 3:22 - “Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.” “Yes, we will come to you, for you ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:22

Isaiah 1:21 - See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness used... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:21 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:21

Jeremiah 8:4 - Sin and Punishment “Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: “‘When men fall down, do they not... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:4 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:4

Isaiah 55:8 - “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. Click to read the verse Isaiah 55:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 55:8

Hosea 2:5-7 - Their mother has been unfaithful and has conceived them in disgrace. She said, ‘I will go after... Click to read the verse Hosea 2:5-7 Click to read the verse Hosea 2:5-7

Luke 15:16-24 - He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anyt... Click to read the verse Luke 15:16-24 Click to read the verse Luke 15:16-24

Ezekiel 16:28-29 - You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians too, because you were insatiable; and even after... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:28-29 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:28-29

Ezekiel 16:35 - “‘Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the Lord! Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:35 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:35

Mark 10:4 - They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.” Click to read the verse Mark 10:4 Click to read the verse Mark 10:4

Matthew 5:31 - Divorce “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ Click to read the verse Matthew 5:31 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:31

Matthew 19:9 - I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries an... Click to read the verse Matthew 19:9 Click to read the verse Matthew 19:9

1 Corinthians 7:11 - But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:11 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:11