Jeremiah 3:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:”
Jeremiah 3:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 3:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 3:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Return, backsliding children,” says Yahweh, “for I am a husband to you. I will take one of you from a city, and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.”
Jeremiah 3:14 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 3:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Return, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion. ”
Jeremiah 3:14 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 3:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Turn back, O backsliding sons, An affirmation of Jehovah. For I have ruled over you, And taken you one of a city, and two of a family, And have brought you to Zion,”
Jeremiah 3:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 3:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Return, backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you, and I will take you, one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion. ”
Jeremiah 3:14 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 3:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“O yee disobedient children, turne againe, sayeth the Lord, for I am your Lord, and I will take you one of a citie, and two of a tribe and wil bring you to Zion,”
Jeremiah 3:14 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 3:14 in Context — Jeremiah 3
12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord.
14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
What Does Jeremiah 3:14 Mean?
Jeremiah 3:14 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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