Jeremiah:3:1-14
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They 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 .
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Lift 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 .
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Therefore the showers have been withholden ,
and there hath been no latter rain ;
and thou hadst a whore '
s forehead ,
thou refusedst to be ashamed .
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Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me ,
My father ,
thou art the guide of my youth ?
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Will he reserve his anger for ever ?
will he keep it to the end ?
Behold ,
thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest .
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The 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 .
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And I said after she had done all these things ,
Turn thou unto me .
But she returned not .
And her treacherous sister Judah saw it .
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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 .
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And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom ,
that she defiled the land ,
and committed adultery with stones and with stocks .
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And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart ,
but feignedly ,
saith the LORD .
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And the LORD said unto me ,
The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah .
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Go 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 .
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Only 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 .
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Turn ,
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 :