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Jeremiah 3:19 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 3 · verse 19 · King James Version
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.Jeremiah 3:19 · King James Version
Jeremiah 3:19 in context
17At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
18In 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 have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
20Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
21A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- pleasantchemdâhdelightH2532 →
- heritagenachălâhproperly, something inheritedH5159 →
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- goodlytsᵉbîysplendorH6643 →
- hoststsâbâʼa mass of persons , especially reg. organized forwarH6635 →
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