Jeremiah 3:1

“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, 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." - Jeremiah 3:1
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What does Jeremiah 3:1 mean?

The Bible verse Jeremiah 3:1 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "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…

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The Unfailing Love of God: A Call to Return

In the heart of the prophetic writings, few verses resonate with the depth of God’s longing for His people as Jeremiah 3:1. The verse 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? shall not that land…

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A Prayer of Redemption and Return

O Lord God Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, we come before You in reverence and humility, drawn by Your boundless mercy and unwavering love. We are reminded through the poignant words of Jeremiah 3:1, where You, O Lord, lament with deep sorrow over the unfaithfulness…

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Jeremiah 3:1 - "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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Jeremiah 21:3 - "¶ Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:"
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Jeremiah 20:3 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib."
Jeremiah 1:3 - "It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month."
Jeremiah 1:1 - "The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:"
Jeremiah 35:3 - "Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;"
Jeremiah 30:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 14:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth."
Jeremiah 3:3 - "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."
Jeremiah 7:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 11:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 46:3 - "Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle."
Jeremiah 37:3 - "And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us."
Jeremiah 48:3 - "A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction."
Jeremiah 18:1 - "The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 46:1 - "The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;"
"¶ Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:" - Jeremiah 21:3
Jeremiah 13:3 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,"
Jeremiah 24:3 - "Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil."
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Jeremiah 50:1 - "The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet."
Jeremiah 18:3 - "Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels."
Jeremiah 47:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza."
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