Jeremiah 3:20
Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
KJV
Sed quomodo si contemnat mulier amatorem suum, sic contempsit me domus Israël, dicit Dominus.
Vulgate
πλὴν ὡς ἀθετεῖ γυνὴ εἰς τὸν συνόντα αὐτῇ, οὕτως ἠθέτησεν εἰς ἐμὲ οἶκος Ἰσραήλ, λέγει Κύριος.
LXX
Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.
ASV
אָכֵ֛ן בָּגְדָ֥ה אִשָּׁ֖ה מֵ/רֵעָ֑/הּ כֵּ֣ן בְּגַדְתֶּ֥ם בִּ֛/י בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אָכֵן֙
'kn
adverb · 18×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בֹּגְדִ֣ים
bgdym
verb · 49×
הוּ
hv
noun · 186×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 7:10 — And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
- Hos 3:1 — Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of
- Hos 5:7 — They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
- Isa 24:16 — From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the tre
- Isa 48:8 — Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
- Jer 5:11 — For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
- Jer 5:11 — For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
- John 4:18 — For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.