King James Version
Jeremiah 3:11 in the King James Version says “And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.”
Jeremiah 3:11 · King James Version
And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. lightness: or, fame
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. feignedly: Heb. in falsehood
And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.
Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
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Compare 4 commentaries from different scholars and time periods for a richer understanding.
“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“herself”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“more than treacherous”
H898to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
“Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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