Jeremiah 3:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.”
Jeremiah 3:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 3:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 3:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I saw when, for this very cause, that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce, yet treacherous Judah, her sister, had no fear, but she also went and played the prostitute.”
Jeremiah 3:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 3:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot. ”
Jeremiah 3:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 3:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I see when (for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery) I have sent her away, and I give the bill of her divorce unto her, that treacherous Judah her sister hath not feared, and goeth and committeth fornication--she also.”
Jeremiah 3:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 3:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I saw that when for all the causes wherein backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce, yet the treacherous Judah, her sister, feared not, but went and committed fornication also. ”
Jeremiah 3:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 3:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When I sawe, howe that by all occasions rebellious Israel had plaied the harlot, I cast her away, and gaue her a bill of diuorcement: yet her rebellious sister Iudah was not afraied, but shee went also, and plaied the harlot.”
Jeremiah 3:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 3:8 in Context — Jeremiah 3
6 The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
7 And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.
What Does Jeremiah 3:8 Mean?
Jeremiah 3:8 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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