NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon They say'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) If a man 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) put away shalach (shaw-lakh') to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) his wife 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman and she go halak (haw-lak') to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) from him and become another 'acher (akh-air') hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange. man's 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) shall he return unto her again shuwb (shoob) to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively shall not that land 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. be greatly chaneph (khaw-nafe') to soil, especially in a moral sense -- corrupt, defile, greatly, pollute, profane. polluted chaneph (khaw-nafe') to soil, especially in a moral sense -- corrupt, defile, greatly, pollute, profane. but thou hast played the harlot zanah (zaw-naw') to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah) with many rab (rab) abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) lovers rea` (ray'-ah) an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other. yet return again shuwb (shoob) to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively to me saith n'um (neh-oom') an oracle -- (hath) said, saith. the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible God says, "If a husband divorces his wife And she goes from him And belongs to another man, Will he still return to her? Will not that land be completely polluted? But you are a harlot with many lovers; Yet you turn to Me," declares the LORD. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Wouldn't such a land become totally defiled? But you! You have played the prostitute with many partners-- can you return to Me? This is the LORD's declaration. International Standard Version "When a man divorces his wife, she leaves him and becomes another man's wife, will the first husband return to her again? The land would be deeply polluted, would it not? Since you have committed fornication with many lovers, would you now return to me?" declares the LORD. NET Bible "If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man's wife, he may not take her back again. Doing that would utterly defile the land. But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods. So what makes you think you can return to me?" says the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation A saying: If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, her first husband shouldn't go back to her again. The land would become thoroughly polluted. "You have acted like a prostitute who has many lovers. And now you want to come back to me!" declares the LORD. King James 2000 Bible They say, If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and becomes another man's, may he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but you have played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, says the LORD. Links Jeremiah 3:1Jeremiah 3:1 NIV Jeremiah 3:1 NLT Jeremiah 3:1 ESV Jeremiah 3:1 NASB Jeremiah 3:1 KJV |