11The Lord said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
11The Lord said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
8 I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery.
9 Because Israel's immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood.
10 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 .
11 The Lord said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north: " 'Return, faithless Israel,' declares the Lord , 'I will frown on you no longer, for I am merciful,' declares the Lord , 'I will not be angry forever.
13 Only acknowledge your guilt- you have rebelled against the Lord your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,' " declares the Lord .
3:11And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
3:11And the Lord said to me: The rebellious Israel hath justified her soul, in comparison of the treacherous Juda.
3:11And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
3:11And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more just than treacherous Judah.
3:11And the LORD said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
3:11And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
3:11Yahweh said to me, |Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
3:11And Jehovah saith unto me: 'Justified herself hath backsliding Israel, More than treacherous Judah.
3:11And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah.