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Jeremiah 3:10

And after all this, Judah, Israel's unfaithful sister, only pretended to return to me; she was not sincere. I, the Lord , have spoken."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Church;   Condescension of God;   Hypocrisy;   Idolatry;   Impenitence;   Thompson Chain Reference - Earnestness-Indifference;   Half-Heartedness;   Service;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hypocrites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Solomon's Song;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Prostitution;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Convert, Conversion;   Ethics;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Adultery;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jeremiah;   Marriage;   Oholah and Oholibah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Backslider;   Josiah ;   Zephaniah, Prophecy of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ammi;   Jeremiah;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Sister;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Feign;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to me with all her heart—only in pretense.”
Hebrew Names Version
Yet for all this her treacherous sister Yehudah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says the LORD.
King James Version
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord .
English Standard Version
Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the Lord ."
New American Standard Bible
"Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in deception," declares the LORD.
New Century Version
Israel's wicked sister didn't even come back to me with her whole heart, but only pretended," says the Lord.
Amplified Bible
"Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with her whole heart, but rather in [blatant] deception [she merely pretended obedience to King Josiah's reforms]," declares the LORD.
World English Bible
Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Neuerthelesse for all this, her rebellious sister Iudah hath not returned vnto mee with her whole heart, but fainedly, sayth the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in lying," declares Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense," declares the LORD.
Contemporary English Version
And worst of all, the people of Judah pretended to come back to me.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Y'hudah has not returned to me wholeheartedly; she only makes a pretense of it," said Adonai .
Darby Translation
And even for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Israel's unfaithful sister did not come back to me with her whole heart. She only pretended that she came back to me." This message is from the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
And yet, for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only with falsehood, says the LORD.
Lexham English Bible
Yet even in all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with all her heart, but only in pretense," declares Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, says Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuerthelesse, hir vnfaithfull sister Iuda is not turned vnto me agayne with hir whole herte, but faynedly, saieth the LORDE.
American Standard Version
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
But for all this, her false sister Judah has not come back to me with all her heart, but with deceit, says the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto Me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD--
King James Version (1611)
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Iudah hath not turned vnto mee with her whole heart, but fainedly, saith the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neuerthelsse, her vnfaithfull sister Iuda is not turned vnto me agayne with her whole heart, but faignedlye saith the Lorde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And for all these things faithless Juda turned not to me with all her heart, but falsely.
English Revised Version
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in alle these thingis hir sistir, Juda, brekere of the lawe, turnede not ayen to me, in al hir herte, but in a leesyng, seith the Lord God.
Update Bible Version
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but feignedly, says Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned to me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
New English Translation
In spite of all this, Israel's sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so," says the Lord .
New King James Version
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense," says the LORD.
New Living Translation
But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the Lord , have spoken!"
New Life Bible
Even with all this, her sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but in a false way," says the Lord.
New Revised Standard
Yet for all this her false sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
yet, in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah returned not unto me, with all her heart, - but, falsely, Declareth Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And after all this, her treacherous sister Juda hath not returned to me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
Yet for all this her false sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, says the LORD."
Young's Literal Translation
And even in all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned back unto Me with all her heart, but with falsehood, an affirmation of Jehovah.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in deception," declares the LORD.

Contextual Overview

6 When Josiah was king, the Lord said to me, "Have you seen what Israel, that unfaithful woman, has done? She has turned away from me, and on every high hill and under every green tree she has acted like a prostitute. 7 I thought that after she had done all this, she would surely return to me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it all. 8 Judah also saw that I divorced Israel and sent her away because she had turned from me and had become a prostitute. But Judah, Israel's unfaithful sister, was not afraid. She too became a prostitute 9 and was not at all ashamed. She defiled the land, and she committed adultery by worshiping stones and trees. 10 And after all this, Judah, Israel's unfaithful sister, only pretended to return to me; she was not sincere. I, the Lord , have spoken." 11 Then the Lord told me that, even though Israel had turned away from him, she had proved to be better than unfaithful Judah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Judah: 2 Chronicles 34:33, 2 Chronicles 35:1-18, Psalms 78:36, Psalms 78:37, Isaiah 10:6, Hosea 7:14

feignedly: Heb. in falsehood, Psalms 18:44, Psalms 66:3, *marg.

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:29 - with all Deuteronomy 30:2 - with all thine heart 1 Kings 8:48 - And so return 2 Chronicles 34:5 - cleansed 2 Chronicles 34:32 - did 2 Chronicles 35:9 - gave Psalms 17:1 - not out of feigned lips Psalms 119:10 - my whole Isaiah 29:13 - Forasmuch Isaiah 31:6 - Turn Isaiah 59:13 - lying Jeremiah 11:10 - turned Jeremiah 24:7 - for they Jeremiah 29:13 - with Jeremiah 34:10 - then Jeremiah 42:20 - For ye Hosea 4:15 - yet Hosea 6:4 - for Hosea 7:16 - return Zephaniah 1:6 - turned Matthew 18:35 - from John 4:23 - in truth Ephesians 6:6 - from Colossians 3:23 - whatsoever 2 Timothy 1:5 - unfeigned Hebrews 10:22 - a true

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
The man and the woman were both naked, but they were not embarrassed.
Genesis 3:7
As soon as they had eaten it, they were given understanding and realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and covered themselves.
Genesis 3:17
And he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to eat. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you.
Genesis 3:18
It will produce weeds and thorns, and you will have to eat wild plants.
Exodus 3:6
I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." So Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
Exodus 32:25
Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get out of control and make fools of themselves in front of their enemies.
Job 23:15
I tremble with fear before him.
Psalms 119:120
Because of you I am afraid; I am filled with fear because of your judgments.
Isaiah 33:14
The sinful people of Zion are trembling with fright. They say, "God's judgment is like a fire that burns forever. Can any of us survive a fire like that?"
Isaiah 47:3
People will see you naked; they will see you humbled and shamed. I will take vengeance, and no one will stop me."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And yet for all this,.... Though the two tribes saw the lightness and filthiness of the sin Israel was guilty of, and how the land was defiled with it, the stupidity of it, and the punishment inflicted on account of it:

her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord; there was a show of reformation in Josiah's time, but it was but a show; there was no true, hearty cordial repentance for the sin of idolatry, only a feigned one; there was an outward removal of it, and reformation from it, but inwardly the desires of the heart were to it; the good king, with some few others, were hearty in it, but the greater part played the hypocrite; the following reigns proved the truth of this.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Her treacherous sister Judith - These words are a sort of refrain, thrice Jeremiah 3:7-8, Jeremiah 3:10 repeated before God finally pronounces Judah more culpable than Israel.


 
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