Jeremiah 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 3:1 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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? sha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 3:1 — KJV
“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. They say: Heb. Saying”
— Jeremiah 3:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:1 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 3:1
“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn...: Heb. revolt against the LORD”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:1: put, away, again
“And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:1: say, away, again
“And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:1: say, put, away
“And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom. receive: Heb. weigh upon mine hand Beware...: Heb. Beware whosoever ye be of, etc”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:1: say, put, again
“And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. grievous: Heb. strong”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:1: say, put, hast
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