Jeremiah 3:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.”
Jeremiah 3:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 3:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Jeremiah 3:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Jeremiah 3:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel,” says Yahweh.”
Jeremiah 3:20 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 3:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 3:20 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 3:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“But--a woman hath deceived her friend, So ye have dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah.”
Jeremiah 3:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 3:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Surely [as] a woman treacherously departeth from her companion, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 3:20 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 3:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But as a woman rebelleth against her husband: so haue yee rebelled against me, O house of Israel, sayeth the Lord.”
Jeremiah 3:20 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 3:20 in Context — Jeremiah 3
18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.
21 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God.
22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God.
What Does Jeremiah 3:20 Mean?
Jeremiah 3:20 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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