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Jeremiah 3:1-9

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.

4 Have you not just called to me:
‘My Father, my friend from my youth,

5 will you always be angry?
Will your wrath continue forever?’
This is how you talk,
but you do all the evil you can.”

6 Unfaithful Israel
During the reign of King Josiah, the Lord said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree and has committed adultery there.

7 I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me but she did not, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.

8 I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery.

9 Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood.

Cross References for Jeremiah 3:1-9

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