Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 3:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 3:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 3 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Unfaithful Israel
“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 the LORD. They say: Heb. Saying”
Jeremiah 3:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 3:1
This verse opens Jeremiah 3 with a hypothetical legal case based on Deuteronomy 24:1-4, which forbade a divorced woman who remarried from returning to her first husband. The Hebrew construction 'they say' (lēʾmōr, לֵאמֹר) introduces a well-known principle. God applies this law metaphorically to Israel's spiritual adultery through idolatry—she has 'played the harlot with many lovers' (zānîṯ rēʿîm rabbîm, זָנִית רֵעִים רַבִּים). Yet remarkably, God invites return: 'yet return again to me, saith the LORD.' This demonstrates grace transcending legal requirements. The rhetorical question 'shall not...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 3:1
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“and marries her”
“your neighbors”
“and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine”
“and you shall find him”
“return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.”
“because you were insatiable; yes”
“Israel”
“and burst your bonds; and you said”
“'I will go after my lovers”
“As I live”