Jeremiah 3:8-14 and I saw that when for all the whoredoms which Israel had committed and in which she had been caught, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce in her hands, the treacherous Juda was not terrified, but went and committed the like herself.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ and I saw that when for all the whoredoms which Israel had committed and in which she had been caught, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce in her hands, the treacherous Juda was not terrified, but went and committed the like herself. ⁹ Indeed the other's fornication was as nothing; she committed adultery with stocks and stones, ¹⁰ and for all this the treacherous Juda turned not to me with her whole heart but only feignedly. ¹¹ Then the Lord said to me, Israel hath justified herself more than the treacherous Juda; ¹² go and proclaim these words to the north and thou shalt say, Return to me, house of Israel, saith the Lord, and I will not set my face against you. For I am merciful, saith the Lord and will not be angry with you forever. ¹³ Nevertheless acknowledge thine iniquity; that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and opened thy ways for strangers under every shady tree; and hast not hearkened to my voice, saith the Lord. ¹⁴ Return, O apostate children, saith the Lord: for I will exercise dominion over you, and take one of a city and two of a family and bring you to Sion: