Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah. New Living Translation Then the LORD said to me, “Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah! English Standard Version And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Berean Standard Bible And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah. King James Bible And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah. New King James Version Then the LORD said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. New American Standard Bible And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself to be more righteous than treacherous Judah. NASB 1995 And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. NASB 1977 And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Legacy Standard Bible And Yahweh said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Amplified Bible And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself less guilty than treacherous Judah [a land of renegades]. Christian Standard Bible The LORD announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. American Standard Version And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Contemporary English Version Even the people of Israel were honest enough not to pretend. English Revised Version And the LORD said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the LORD said to me, "Unfaithful Israel was less guilty than treacherous Judah. Good News Translation Then the LORD told me that, even though Israel had turned away from him, she had proved to be better than unfaithful Judah. International Standard Version Then the LORD told me, "Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Majority Standard Bible And the LORD said to me, ?Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah. NET Bible Then the LORD said to me, "Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah. New Heart English Bible The LORD said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah. World English Bible Yahweh said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd YHWH says to me: “Backsliding Israel has justified herself, "" More than treacherous Judah. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah saith unto me: 'Justified herself hath backsliding Israel, More than treacherous Judah. Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah will say to me, Israel turning away justified her soul above faithless Judah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Lord said to me: The rebellious Israel hath justified her soul, in comparison of the treacherous Juda. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said to me: “The apostate Israel has justified her own soul by comparing herself to the deceitful Judah. New American Bible Then the LORD said to me: Rebel Israel is more just than traitor Judah. New Revised Standard Version Then the LORD said to me: Faithless Israel has shown herself less guilty than false Judah. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the LORD said to me, The inhabitant of Israel has justified herself more than her perverse sister Judah. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “The inhabitant of Israel has justified herself from her lying sister Yehuda OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917even the LORD said unto me--backsliding Israel hath proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord said to me, Israel has justified himself more than faithless Juda. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Invitation to Repentance11And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah. 12Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.… Cross References Hosea 14:1 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. Ezekiel 16:47-52 And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were. / As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done. / Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. ... Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. Hosea 6:1 Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. Ezekiel 23:11 Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister. Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Hosea 11:7 My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them. 2 Chronicles 30:9 For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” Joel 2:13 So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Zechariah 1:3 So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’ Matthew 11:20-24 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... Luke 15:7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent. Romans 2:4 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. Revelation 2:5 Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. Treasury of Scripture And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah. the backsliding Jeremiah 3:8,22 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also… Hosea 4:16 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place. Hosea 11:7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him. justified Ezekiel 16:47,51,52 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways… Ezekiel 23:11 And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. Jump to Previous Backsliding Faithless False. Guilty Herself Israel Judah Justified Less Proved Righteous Shewn Showed Shown Treacherous Turning Unfaithful UprightJump to Next Backsliding Faithless False. Guilty Herself Israel Judah Justified Less Proved Righteous Shewn Showed Shown Treacherous Turning Unfaithful UprightJeremiah 3 1. God's great mercy to Judah the polluted land6. Judah is worse than Israel 12. The promises of the gospel to the penitent 20. Israel reproved, and called by God, makes a solemn confession of their sins And the LORD said to me This phrase indicates direct communication from God to the prophet Jeremiah. It underscores the prophetic authority of Jeremiah, who served as a mouthpiece for God during a tumultuous period in Israel's history. Prophets often received divine messages to convey to the people, emphasizing the seriousness and divine origin of the message. Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant God of Israel, who speaks to Jeremiah, highlighting His role as the ultimate judge and moral authority. 2. Jeremiah The prophet chosen by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah and Israel, often calling them to repentance. 3. Faithless Israel Refers to the Northern Kingdom, which had already been exiled due to its idolatry and disobedience to God. 4. Unfaithful Judah The Southern Kingdom, which, despite witnessing Israel's downfall, continued in its own idolatry and unfaithfulness. 5. The Context of Judgment and Mercy This verse is part of a larger discourse where God contrasts the sins of Israel and Judah, emphasizing His desire for repentance and return to Him. Teaching Points The Nature of Sin and ComparisonGod does not overlook sin, but He does compare the degrees of unfaithfulness to highlight the seriousness of Judah's actions despite their knowledge of Israel's fate. The Call to Repentance Both Israel and Judah are called to repentance. God's message through Jeremiah is a reminder that no matter how far one has strayed, there is always an opportunity to return to God. The Consequences of Ignoring Warnings Judah's failure to learn from Israel's mistakes serves as a warning to us today about the dangers of ignoring God's warnings and continuing in sin. God's Righteous Judgment God's judgment is always righteous and just. He evaluates the hearts and actions of His people, calling them to account for their unfaithfulness. Hope in God's Mercy Despite the harshness of the message, there is an underlying hope in God's willingness to forgive and restore those who genuinely repent.(11) Hath justified herself.--Literally, hath justified her soul, has put in a better plea in her defence. The renegade was better than the traitress. Even open rebellion was better than hypocrisy, as the publicans and sinners in the Gospel story were better than the Pharisees (Matthew 21:31).Verse 11. - It is very noteworthy that Jeremiah should have still so warm a feeling for the exiles of the northern kingdom (more than a hundred years after the great catastrophe). Hath justified herself. "To justify" can mean "to show one's self righteous," as well as "to make one's self righteous," just as "to sanctify" can mean, "to show one's self holy" (Isaiah 8:13), as well as "to make one's self holy." In spite of Israel's apostasy, she has shown herself less worthy of punishment than Judah, who has had before her the warning lesson of Israel's example, and who has been guilty of the most hateful of all sins, hypocrisy (comp. ver. 7). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Faithless מְשֻׁבָ֣ה (mə·šu·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4878: Turning back, apostasy Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc has shown herself נַפְשָׁ֖הּ (nap̄·šāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion more righteous צִדְּקָ֥ה (ṣid·də·qāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous than unfaithful מִבֹּגֵדָ֖ה (mib·bō·ḡê·ḏāh) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage Judah. יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites Links Jeremiah 3:11 NIVJeremiah 3:11 NLT Jeremiah 3:11 ESV Jeremiah 3:11 NASB Jeremiah 3:11 KJV Jeremiah 3:11 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 3:11 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 3:11 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 3:11 French Bible Jeremiah 3:11 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 3:11 Yahweh said to me Backsliding Israel has (Jer.) |
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