20Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.


In Context

17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I gave for an inheritance unto your fathers.

19 But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.

20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.

21 A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping and the supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God.

22 Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Jehovah our God.

Jeremiah 3:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:20Surely [as] a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:20But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you have been unfaithful to me, O house of Israel," declares the Lord .

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:20But as a woman that despiseth her lover, so hath the house of Israel despised me, saith the Lord.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20Surely as a woman treacherously departeth from her companion, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:20Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20|Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel,| says Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20But — a woman hath deceived her friend, So ye have dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:20Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so have you dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, said the LORD.