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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 Yähwè יָהוֶה.º

 3:1 ¶ 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 Yahweh.

 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 `Árävî עֲרָבִיº in the wilderness;º and thou hast pollutedºº the landº with thy whoredomsº and with thy wickedness.º

 3:2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Aravi in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.

 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

 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

 3:4 Wilt thou notº from this timeºº cryºº unto me, My father,º thouº [art] the guideº of my youth?º

 3:4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou [art] the guide of my youth?

 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

 3:5 Will he reserve [his anger] for ever? will he keep [it] to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

 3:6 ¶ Yähwè יָהוֶהº saidºº also untoº me in the daysº of Yö´šiyyà יֹאשִׁיָּהº the king,º Hast thou seenºº [that] whichº backslidingº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº hath done?ºº sheº is gone upºº uponº everyº highº mountainº and underº everyº greenº tree,º and thereº hath played the harlot.ºº

 3:6 ¶ Yahweh said also unto me in the days of Yoshiyyah the king, Hast thou seen [that] which backsliding Yisrael hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

 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 Yæhûðà יְהוּדָהº sawºº [it].

 3:7 And I said after she had done all these [things], Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Yehudah saw [it].

 3:8 And I saw,ºº whenº forº allº the causesº wherebyº backslidingº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº committed adulteryºº I had put her away,ºº and givenººº herº a billº of divorce;º yet her treacherousºº sisterº Yæhûðà יְהוּדָהº fearedºº not,º but wentººº and played the harlotºº also.º

 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Yisrael committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Yehudah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

 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

 3:9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

 3:10 And yetº for allº thisº her treacherousº sisterº Yæhûðà יְהוּדָהº hath notº turnedºº untoº me with her wholeº heart,º butºº feignedly,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה.º

 3:10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Yehudah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Yahweh.

 3:11 And Yähwè יָהוֶהº saidºº untoº me, The backslidingº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº hath justifiedºº herselfº more than treacherousººº Yæhûðà יְהוּדָה.º

 3:11 And Yahweh said unto me, The backsliding Yisrael hath justified herself more than treacherous Yehudah.

 3:12 ¶ Goºº and proclaimººº theseº wordsº toward the north,º and say,ºº Return,ºº thou backslidingº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה;º [and] I will notº cause mine angerº to fallºº upon you: forº Iº [am] merciful,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º [and] I will notº keepºº [anger] for ever.º

 3:12 ¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Yisrael, saith Yahweh; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith Yahweh, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever.

 3:13 Onlyº acknowledgeºº thine iniquity,º thatº thou hast transgressedºº against Yähwè יָהוֶהº thy ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º and hast scatteredººº thy waysº to the strangersºº underº everyº greenº tree,º and ye have notº obeyedºº my voice,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה.º

 3:13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Yahweh thy Elohim, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith Yahweh.

 3:14 Turn,ºº O backslidingº children,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה;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 Xiyyôn צִיּוֹן:º

 3:14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith Yahweh; 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 Tziyyon:

 3:15 And I will giveºº you pastorsºº according to mine heart,º which shall feedºº you with knowledgeº and understanding.ºº

 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

 3:16 And it shall come to pass,º whenº ye be multipliedºº and increasedºº in the land,º in thoseº days,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º they shall sayºº noº more,º The arkº of the covenantº of Yähwè יָהוֶה: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

 3:16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith Yahweh, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of Yahweh: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit [it]; neither shall [that] be done any more.

 3:17 At thatº timeº they shall callºº Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַםº the throneº of Yähwè יָהוֶה;º and allº the nationsº shall be gatheredºº untoº it, to the nameº of Yähwè יָהוֶה,º to Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַם:º neitherº shall they walkººº any moreº afterº the imaginationº of their evilº heart.º

 3:17 At that time they shall call Yerushalaim the throne of Yahweh; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Yahweh, to Yerushalaim: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.

 3:18 In thoseº daysº the houseº of Yæhûðà יְהוּדָהº shall walkººº withº the houseº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,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

 3:18 In those days the house of Yehudah shall walk with the house of Yisrael, 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.

 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

 3:19 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.

 3:20 ¶ Surelyº [as] a wifeº treacherouslyºº departethº from her husband,ººº soº have ye dealt treacherouslyºº with me, O houseº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה.º

 3:20 ¶ Surely [as] a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Yisrael, saith Yahweh.

 3:21 A voiceº was heardºº uponº the high places,º weepingº [and] supplicationsº of the childrenº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל:º forº they have pervertedººº their way,º [and] they have forgottenººº Yähwè יָהוֶהº their ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים.º

 3:21 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping [and] supplications of the children of Yisrael: for they have perverted their way, [and] they have forgotten Yahweh their Elohim.

 3:22 Return,ºº ye backslidingº children,º [and] I will healºº your backslidings.º Behold,º we comeºº unto thee; forº thouº [art] Yähwè יָהוֶהº our ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים.º

 3:22 Return, ye backsliding children, [and] I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou [art] Yahweh our Elohim.

 3:23 Trulyº in vainº [is salvation hoped for] from the hills,ºº [and from] the multitudeº of mountains:º trulyº in Yähwè יָהוֶהº our ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº [is] the salvationº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל.º

 3:23 Truly in vain [is salvation hoped for] from the hills, [and from] the multitude of mountains: truly in Yahweh our Elohim [is] the salvation of Yisrael.

 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

 3:24 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

 3:25 We lie downºº in our shame,º and our confusionº coverethºº us: forº we have sinnedºº against Yähwè יָהוֶהº our ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º weº and our fathers,º from our youthºº even untoº thisº day,º and have notº obeyedºº the voiceº of Yähwè יָהוֶהº our ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים.º

 3:25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against Yahweh our Elohim, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh our Elohim.