Jeremiah 3

KJVThey 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.

GIGAKJVThey say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return to her again? Shall not that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers. Yet return again to me, says the Lord.

KJVLift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.

GIGAKJVLook up to the high places, and see where you have not been lien with. In the ways have you sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness. And you have polluted the land with your prostitution and with your evil.

KJVTherefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

GIGAKJVTherefore the showers have been kept back, and there has been no latter rain. And you had a prostitute's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.

KJVWilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?

GIGAKJVWill you not from this time cry to me, My father, you are the guide of my youth?

KJVWill he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

GIGAKJVWill he reserve his anger for ever? Will he keep it to the end? You have spoken and done evil things as you could.

KJVThe Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

GIGAKJVThe Lord said also to me in the days of Josiah the king, Have you seen that which unfaithful Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there has played the prostitute.

KJVAnd I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

GIGAKJVAnd I said after she had done all these things, Turn to me. But she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd I saw, when for all the causes by which unfaithful Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce. Yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the prostitute also.

KJVAnd it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

GIGAKJVThrough the lightness of her prostitution, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

KJVAnd yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.

GIGAKJVAnd yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to me with her whole heart, but only pretending, says the Lord.

KJVAnd the Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to me, The unfaithful Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

KJVGo 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.

GIGAKJVGo and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, you unfaithful Israel, says the Lord. And I will not cause my anger to fall on you. For I am merciful, says the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.

KJVOnly 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.

GIGAKJVOnly acknowledge your wrongdoing, that you have rebelled against the Lord your God, and have given your love to foreign gods under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice, says the Lord.

KJVTurn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

GIGAKJVTurn, O unfaithful children, says the Lord. For I am married to you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

KJVAnd I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

GIGAKJVAnd I will give you pastors according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

GIGAKJVWhen you be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, says the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it. Neither shall they visit it. Neither shall that be done any more.

KJVAt that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.

GIGAKJVAt that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord. And all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.

KJVIn those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.

GIGAKJVIn those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance to your fathers.

KJVBut I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

GIGAKJVBut I said, How shall I put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a fine heritage of the armies of nations? And I said, You shall call me, My father. And shall not turn away from me.

KJVSurely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.

GIGAKJVSurely as a wife unfaithfully leaves her husband, so you have dealt unfaithfully with me, O house of Israel, says the Lord.

KJVA voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God.

GIGAKJVA voice was heard on the high places, weeping and prayers for mercy of the children of Israel. For they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God.

KJVReturn, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God.

GIGAKJVReturn, you unfaithful children, and I will heal your unfaithfulness. We come to you. For you are the Lord our God.

KJVTruly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

GIGAKJVTruly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the great number of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

KJVFor shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

GIGAKJVFor shame has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth. Their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

KJVWe lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.

GIGAKJVWe lie down in our shame, and our confusion covers us. For we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.