Focused Passage

Jeremiah 3:14-18

Return, Faithless Israel: The LORD Calls His Adulterous People Back

The chapter moves from the impossibility and scandal of easy return after spiritual adultery, to Judah's hypocritical superiority over Israel, to the LORD's gracious summons for faithless Israel to return, and then to a future restoration marked by healed backsliding, renewed shepherds, transformed worship, and nations gathered to the LORD.

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14“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.

15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”

16“In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.

17At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.

18In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.

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Verse 14

Cross-references

Isaiah 62:4Classic cross-references Hosea 2:19Classic cross-references Jeremiah 2:19Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:4Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:32Classic cross-references

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Returnשׁ֣וּבוּH7725Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralO faithlessשׁוֹבָבִים֙H7726Adjective - masculine pluralchildrenבָנִ֤יםH1121Noun - masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularforכִּ֥יH3588ConjunctionIאָנֹכִ֖יH595Pronoun - first person common singularam your masterבָּעַ֣לְתִּיH1166Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularand I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶ֜םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluraloneאֶחָ֣דH259Number - masculine singularfrom a cityמֵעִ֗ירH5892Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularand twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙H8147Conjunctive waw | Number - mdfrom a familyמִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הH4940Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularand bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶ֖םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralto Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃H6726Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Ephesians 4:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:4Classic cross-references Acts 20:28Classic cross-references Ezekiel 34:23Classic cross-references Colossians 1:28Classic cross-references

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Then I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶ֖םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralshepherdsרֹעִ֖יםH7462Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralafterלָכֶ֛םPreposition | second person masculine pluralMy own heartכְּלִבִּ֑יH3820Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularwho will feedוְרָע֥וּH7462Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralyou with knowledgeדֵּעָ֥הH1844Noun - feminine singularand understandingוְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃H7919Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute

Verse 16

Cross-references

Isaiah 65:17Classic cross-references Amos 9:14Classic cross-references Ezekiel 37:26Classic cross-references Hosea 1:10Classic cross-references Isaiah 66:1Classic cross-references

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In thoseהָהֵ֙מָּה֙H1992Article | Pronoun - third person masculine pluraldaysבַּיָּמִ֤יםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .וְהָיָ֡הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwhenכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionyou multiplyתִרְבּוּ֩H7235Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluraland increaseוּפְרִיתֶ֨םH6509Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralin the landבָּאָ֜רֶץH776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthey will noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlelongerע֗וֹדH5750Adverbdiscussיֹ֣אמְרוּH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe arkאֲרוֹן֙H727Noun - common singular constructof the covenantבְּרִית־H1285Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularIt will neverוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlecomeיַעֲלֶ֖הH5927Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartoעַל־H5921Prepositionmindלֵ֑בH3820Noun - masculine singularand no oneוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlewill rememberיִזְכְּרוּ־H2142Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralitבוֹ֙Preposition | third person masculine singularor miss itיִפְקֹ֔דוּH6485Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralnorוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .וְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlewill another oneעֽוֹד׃H5750Adverbbe madeיֵעָשֶׂ֖הH6213Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Micah 4:1Classic cross-references Ezekiel 43:7Classic cross-references Ezekiel 48:35Classic cross-references Hebrews 3:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:12Classic cross-references

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At thatהַהִ֗יאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singulartimeבָּעֵ֣תH6256Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularthey will callיִקְרְא֤וּH7121Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙H3389Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularThe Throneכִּסֵּ֣אH3678Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand allכָֽל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralwill be gatheredוְנִקְוּ֨וּH6960Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralאֵלֶ֧יהָאֵלֶ֧יהָH413Preposition | third person feminine singularin Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularto [honor] the nameלְשֵׁ֥םH8034Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularThey will no longerוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .ע֔וֹדH5750Adverbfollowיֵלְכ֣וּH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אַחֲרֵ֕יH310Prepositionthe stubbornnessשְׁרִר֖וּתH8307Noun - feminine singular constructof their evilהָרָֽע׃סH7451Article | Adjective - masculine singularheartsלִבָּ֥םH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 18

Cross-references

Zechariah 10:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 11:13Classic cross-references Jeremiah 12:14Classic cross-references Jeremiah 16:15Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:8Classic cross-references

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In thoseהָהֵ֔מָּהH1992Article | Pronoun - third person masculine pluraldaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralthe houseבֵית־H1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֖הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwill walkיֵלְכ֥וּH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralwithעַל־H5921Prepositionthe houseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand they will comeוְיָבֹ֤אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltogetherיַחְדָּו֙H3162Adverbfrom the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof the northצָפ֔וֹןH6828Noun - feminine singulartoעַל־H5921Prepositionthe landהָאָ֕רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relative{I gave} to your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃H1Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralas an inheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיH5157Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker

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