Jeremiah 3:1
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
זָנָה
you have acted as a prostitute
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
רֵעַ
companions
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רֵעַ
Friend, companion, neighbour. Rea. A friend loves at all times. True friendship is not circumstantial. It remains constant through every season.
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שָׁלַח
he will send away
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שָׁלַח
To send. Shalach. God sent His Son. He still sends people today. You are sent. Every believer is a sent one carrying His authority.
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עוֹד
again
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עוֹד
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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רַב
many
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רַב
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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הֵן
there!
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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חָנֵף
certainly to be polluted
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חָנֵף
to soil, especially in a moral sense
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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