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  3:1 ¶
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah. |
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3:1 ¶
They say,ºº
Ifº
a manº
put awayººº
his wife,º
and she goºº
fromºº
him, and becomeº
anotherº
man's,º
shall he returnº
untoº
her again?ººº
shall notº
thatº
landº
be greatlyºº
polluted?ºº
but thouº
hast played the harlotºº
with manyº
lovers;º
yet returnº
againºº
toº
me, saithºº
the LORD.º |
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3:2
Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. |
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3:2
Lift upºº
thine eyesº
untoº
the high places,º
and seeºº
whereº
thou hast notº
been lienºººº
with. Inº
the waysº
hast thou satºº
for them, as the Arabianº
in the wilderness;º
and thou hast pollutedºº
the landº
with thy whoredomsº
and with thy wickedness.º |
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3:3
Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. |
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3:3
Therefore the showersº
have been withholden,ºº
and there hath beenº
noº
latter rain;º
and thou hadst a whore'sººº
forehead,º
thou refusedstºº
to be ashamed.ºº |
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3:4
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth? |
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3:4
Wilt thou notº
from this timeºº
cryºº
unto me, My father,º
thouº
[art] the guideº
of my youth?º |
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3:5
Will he retain [his anger] for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy way. |
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3:5
Will he reserveºº
[his anger] for ever?º
will he keepºº
[it] to the end?º
Behold,º
thou hast spokenºº
and doneºº
evil thingsº
as thou couldest.ºº |
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3:6 ¶
Moreover Jehovah said 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. |
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3:6 ¶
The LORDº
saidºº
also untoº
me in the daysº
of Josiahº
the king,º
Hast thou seenºº
[that] whichº
backslidingº
Israelº
hath done?ºº
sheº
is gone upºº
uponº
everyº
highº
mountainº
and underº
everyº
greenº
tree,º
and thereº
hath played the harlot.ºº |
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3:7
And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. |
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3:7
And I saidºº
afterº
she had doneººº
allº
theseº
[things], Turnºº
thou untoº
me. But she returnedºº
not.º
And her treacherousº
sisterº
Judahº
sawºº
[it]. |
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3:8
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. |
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3:8
And I saw,ºº
whenº
forº
allº
the causesº
wherebyº
backslidingº
Israelº
committed adulteryºº
I had put her away,ºº
and givenººº
herº
a billº
of divorce;º
yet her treacherousºº
sisterº
Judahº
fearedºº
not,º
but wentººº
and played the harlotºº
also.º |
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3:9
And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks. |
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3:9
And it came to passº
through the lightnessºº
of her whoredom,º
that she defiledººº
the land,º
and committed adulteryºº
withº
stonesº
and withº
stocks.º |
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3:10
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah. |
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3:10
And yetº
for allº
thisº
her treacherousº
sisterº
Judahº
hath notº
turnedºº
untoº
me with her wholeº
heart,º
butºº
feignedly,º
saithºº
the LORD.º |
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3:11
And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. |
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3:11
And the LORDº
saidºº
untoº
me, The backslidingº
Israelº
hath justifiedºº
herselfº
more than treacherousººº
Judah.º |
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3:12 ¶
Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah; I will not look in anger upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah, I will not keep [anger] for ever. |
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3:12 ¶
Goºº
and proclaimººº
theseº
wordsº
toward the north,º
and say,ºº
Return,ºº
thou backslidingº
Israel,º
saithºº
the LORD;º
[and] I will notº
cause mine angerº
to fallºº
upon you: forº
Iº
[am] merciful,º
saithºº
the LORD,º
[and] I will notº
keepºº
[anger] for ever.º |
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3:13
Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith Jehovah. |
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3:13
Onlyº
acknowledgeºº
thine iniquity,º
thatº
thou hast transgressedºº
against the LORDº
thy God,º
and hast scatteredººº
thy waysº
to the strangersºº
underº
everyº
greenº
tree,º
and ye have notº
obeyedºº
my voice,º
saithºº
the LORD.º |
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3:14
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: |
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3:14
Turn,ºº
O backslidingº
children,º
saithºº
the LORD;º
forº
Iº
am marriedºº
unto you: and I will takeºº
you oneº
of a city,ºº
and twoº
of a family,ºº
and I will bringºº
you to Zion:º |
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3:15
and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. |
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3:15
And I will giveºº
you pastorsºº
according to mine heart,º
which shall feedºº
you with knowledgeº
and understanding.ºº |
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3:16
And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith Jehovah, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of Jehovah; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more. |
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3:16
And it shall come to pass,º
whenº
ye be multipliedºº
and increasedºº
in the land,º
in thoseº
days,º
saithºº
the LORD,º
they shall sayºº
noº
more,º
The arkº
of the covenantº
of the LORD:º
neitherº
shall it comeºº
toº
mind:º
neitherº
shall they rememberºº
it; neitherº
shall they visitºº
[it]; neitherº
shall [that] be doneºº
any more.º |
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3:17
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart. |
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3:17
At thatº
timeº
they shall callºº
Jerusalemº
the throneº
of the LORD;º
and allº
the nationsº
shall be gatheredºº
untoº
it, to the nameº
of the LORD,º
to Jerusalem:º
neitherº
shall they walkººº
any moreº
afterº
the imaginationº
of their evilº
heart.º |
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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 gave for an inheritance unto your fathers. |
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3:18
In thoseº
daysº
the houseº
of Judahº
shall walkººº
withº
the houseº
of Israel,º
and they shall comeºº
togetherº
out of the landºº
of the northº
toº
the landº
thatº
I have given for an inheritanceºº
untoº
your fathers.º |
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3:19
But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me. |
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3:19
But Iº
said,ºº
Howº
shall I putºº
thee among the children,º
and giveºº
thee a pleasantº
land,º
a goodlyº
heritageº
of the hostsº
of nations?º
and I said,ºº
Thou shalt callºº
me, My father;º
and shalt notº
turn awayºº
fromºº
me.º |
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3:20 ¶
Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah. |
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3:20 ¶
Surelyº
[as] a wifeº
treacherouslyºº
departethº
from her husband,ººº
soº
have ye dealt treacherouslyºº
with me, O houseº
of Israel,º
saithºº
the LORD.º |
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3:21
A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping [and] the supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God. |
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3:21
A voiceº
was heardºº
uponº
the high places,º
weepingº
[and] supplicationsº
of the childrenº
of Israel:º
forº
they have pervertedººº
their way,º
[and] they have forgottenººº
the LORDº
their God.º |
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3:22
Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Jehovah our God. |
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3:22
Return,ºº
ye backslidingº
children,º
[and] I will healºº
your backslidings.º
Behold,º
we comeºº
unto thee; forº
thouº
[art] the LORDº
our God.º |
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3:23
Truly in vain is [the help that is looked for] from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel. |
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3:23
Trulyº
in vainº
[is salvation hoped for] from the hills,ºº
[and from] the multitudeº
of mountains:º
trulyº
in the LORDº
our Godº
[is] the salvationº
of Israel.º |
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3:24
But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. |
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3:24
For shameº
hath devouredººº
the labourº
of our fathersº
from our youth;ººº
their flocksº
and their herds,ºº
their sonsº
and their daughters.º |
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3:25
Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God. |
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3:25
We lie downºº
in our shame,º
and our confusionº
coverethºº
us: forº
we have sinnedºº
against the LORDº
our God,º
weº
and our fathers,º
from our youthºº
even untoº
thisº
day,º
and have notº
obeyedºº
the voiceº
of the LORDº
our God.º |
