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Berean Standard Bible

““If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?”declares the LORD.”

Jeremiah 3:1

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Study note

Jeremiah 3 continues the charges of chapter 2, using the painful image of marriage and adultery to describe Judah's worship of other gods. It draws on the law in Deuteronomy 24, which forbade a man from taking back a wife he had divorced after she had married another man.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?”declares the LORD.

World English Bible (WEB)

“They say, ‘If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and becomes another man’s, should he return to her again?’ Wouldn’t that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers; yet return again to me,” says Yahweh.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man`s, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

They say, If a man puts away his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man's, will he go back to her again? will not that land have been made unclean? but though you have been acting like a loose woman with a number of lovers, will you now come back to me? says the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

DICEN: Si alguno dejare su mujer, y yéndose ésta de él se juntare á otro hombre, ¿volverá á ella más? ¿no será tal tierra del todo amancillada? Tú pues has fornicado con muchos amigos; mas vuélvete á mí, dijo Jehová.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hay una ley según la cual quien se divorcia de una mujer que luego se casa con otro, no debe volver a tomarla, pues ella queda mancillada. Pero aunque tú me has abandonado y te has juntado con muchos amantes, yo te he instado a que vuelvas a mí, dice el Señor.

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