Jeremiah 3:21

Jeremiah 3:21

19 “But I said:
‘How can I put you among the children
And give you ^aa pleasant land,
A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’ “And I said:
‘You shall call Me, ^b“My Father,”
And not turn away from Me.’

20 Surely, as a wife treacherously departs from her¹ husband,
So ^ahave you dealt treacherously with Me,
O house of Israel,” says the Lord.

21 A voice was heard on ^athe desolate heights,
Weeping and supplications of the children of Israel.
For they have perverted their way;
They have forgotten the Lord their God.

22 “Return, you backsliding children,
And I will ^aheal your backslidings.”
“Indeed we do come to You,
For You are the Lord our God.

23 ^aTruly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills,
And from the multitude of mountains;
^bTruly, in the Lord our God
Is the salvation of Israel.

24 ^aFor shame has devoured
The labor of our fathers from our youth—
Their flocks and their herds,
Their sons and their daughters.

25 We lie down in our shame,
And our¹ reproach covers us.
^aFor we have sinned against the Lord our God,
We and our fathers,
From our youth even to this day,
And ^bhave not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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In harmony with the preceding promises of God, the penitential confessions of Israel are heard.

high places—The scene of their idolatries is the scene of their confessions. Compare Jeremiah 3:23, in which they cast aside their trust in these idolatrous high places. The publicity of their penitence is also implied (compare Jeremiah 7:29; Jeremiah 48:38).

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 3:21:**

Jeremiah 7:29
Jeremiah 22:20
Jeremiah 31:9
Ezekiel 22:12

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