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She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the LORD, have spoken!” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the LORD.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Yet 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in deception,” declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in deception,&#8221 declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in deception,” declares the LORD. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in lying,” declares Yahweh. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with her whole heart, but rather in [blatant] deception [she merely pretended obedience to King Josiah’s reforms],” declares the LORD. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to me with all her heart —only in pretense.” This is the LORD’s declaration. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn&#8217t return to Me with all her heart—only in pretense.&#8221 This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And worst of all, the people of Judah pretended to come back to me. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Even after all this, Israel's treacherous sister Judah didn't wholeheartedly come back to me. She was deceitful," declares the LORD. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> And after all this, Judah, Israel's unfaithful sister, only pretended to return to me; she was not sincere. I, the LORD, have spoken." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Yet in all this her treacherous sister Judah didn't return to me with her whole heart, but rather deceptively," declares the LORD. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Yet 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a> In spite of all this, Israel's sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so," says the LORD. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense," says the LORD. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned to me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. <a href="/web/jeremiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And even in all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned back to Me with all her heart, but with falsehood,” a declaration of YHWH. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And even in all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned back unto Me with all her heart, but with falsehood, an affirmation of Jehovah.' <a href="/slt/jeremiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And also in all this her faithless sister Judah turned not back to me with all the heart, but in falsehood, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And after all this, her treacherous sister Juda hath not returned to me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And after all these things, her deceitful sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but with lies, says the Lord.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a> In spite of all this, Judah, the traitor, her sister, did not return to me wholeheartedly, but insincerely—oracle of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Yet for all this her false sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And yet, for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only with falsehood, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Also after all these things, her lying sister Yehuda did not return to me from all her heart, but only in falsehood, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto Me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD-- <a href="/sep/jeremiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And for all these things faithless Juda turned not to me with all her heart, but falsely. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=768" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Judah Follows Israel's Example</a> …9Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. 10<a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in spite of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/901.htm" title="901: bā·ḡō·w·ḏāh (Adj-fs) -- Treacherous. From bagad; treacherous.">her unfaithful</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">sister</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šā·ḇāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">return</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">her heart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but only</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: bə·še·qer (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">in pretense,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Hosea 7:14</a> They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me. <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a> Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a> So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8</a> ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. <a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6</a> Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. <a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1</a> “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness— <a href="/hosea/6-4.htm">Hosea 6:4</a> What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes. <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a> They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. <a href="/revelation/2-4.htm">Revelation 2:4</a> But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. <a href="/james/1-8.htm">James 1:8</a> He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. <a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">1 Kings 14:22-24</a> And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done. / They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14</a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39</a> And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols. <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Zephaniah 1:5-6</a> those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, / and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.” <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to me with her whole heart, but feignedly, said the LORD.Judah<a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">2 Chronicles 34:33</a> And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.<a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1-18</a> Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month… <a href="/psalms/78-36.htm">Psalm 78:36,37</a> Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues… feignedly.<a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Psalm 18:44</a> As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.<a href="/psalms/66-3.htm">Psalm 66:3</a> Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-8.htm">Deception</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-8.htm">False.</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/joshua/8-15.htm">Pretense</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-24.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Treacherous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-7.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Deception</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-11.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-2.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-15.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Pretense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Treacherous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 3</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">God's great mercy to Judah the polluted land</a> 6. <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Judah is worse than Israel</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">The promises of the gospel to the penitent</a> 20. <a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Israel reproved, and called by God, makes a solemn confession of their sins</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Yet in spite of all this This phrase refers to the preceding context where God addresses the faithlessness of Israel and Judah. Despite witnessing the consequences of Israel's idolatry and subsequent exile, Judah failed to learn from her sister's mistakes. This highlights the persistent rebellion and spiritual blindness of Judah, emphasizing the depth of their unfaithfulness.her unfaithful sister Judah Judah is personified as a sister to Israel, both being part of the divided kingdom after Solomon's reign. The term "unfaithful" underscores Judah's spiritual adultery, as they turned to idol worship despite their covenant with God. Historically, Judah had the advantage of witnessing Israel's downfall, yet they continued in similar sins, showing a hardened heart.did not return to Me with all her heart This phrase indicates a superficial repentance. While there may have been outward signs of returning to God, such as religious reforms under kings like Josiah, the people's hearts were not fully committed. This echoes the biblical theme that God desires genuine repentance and wholehearted devotion, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a> and echoed by Jesus in <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a>.but only in pretense The word "pretense" suggests hypocrisy and insincerity. Judah's actions were merely for show, lacking true repentance and transformation. This reflects a common biblical warning against empty rituals and lip service, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a>, where God condemns worship that is not accompanied by genuine faith and obedience.declares the LORD This phrase affirms the authority and sovereignty of God in delivering this message. It serves as a reminder that the words spoken are not merely Jeremiah's but are divinely inspired. The prophetic declaration underscores the seriousness of Judah's condition and the need for true repentance, aligning with the consistent biblical call to return to God with sincerity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. During Jeremiah's time, Judah was facing spiritual decline and idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by calls for repentance. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is calling His people back to genuine repentance and faithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> Often referred to as the northern kingdom, which had already fallen to Assyria due to its unfaithfulness. Israel serves as a warning example to Judah. 5. <a href="/topical/p/pretense.htm">Pretense</a> The Hebrew word used here is "sheqer," meaning falsehood or deceit. It indicates Judah's insincere repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/genuine_repentance.htm">Genuine Repentance</a> True repentance involves a heartfelt return to God, not just outward actions or words. It requires sincerity and a transformation of the heart. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_hypocrisy.htm">The Danger of Hypocrisy</a> Judah's pretense serves as a warning against living a double life—professing faith outwardly while harboring unfaithfulness inwardly. <a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_relationship.htm">God's Desire for Relationship</a> God longs for a genuine relationship with His people, not just ritualistic observance. He desires our hearts to be fully committed to Him. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a> Judah had the example of Israel's downfall due to unfaithfulness. We must learn from past mistakes and heed God's warnings. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> Regularly examine your heart and motives to ensure your faith and actions align with God's will, avoiding the trap of pretense.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 3</a> <a href="/q/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</a> <a href="/q/why_disasters_after_israel's_repentance.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:14) If God promised healing for a repentant nation, why did later disasters still befall Israel and Judah despite reported periods of repentance? </a> <a href="/q/why_revere_the_ark_if_it's_forgotten.htm">If Jeremiah 3:16 asserts the Ark of the Covenant will no longer be remembered, why do other biblical texts and traditions continue to revere it? </a> <a href="/q/why_promise_restoration_if_judgment_remains.htm">Why does Solomon’s prayer in 1 Kings 8:33–34 promise national restoration to Israel if they repent, when other biblical passages suggest God’s judgment can remain despite repentance? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) And yet for all this . . .--Judah was so far worse than Israel that there had been a simulated repentance, as in the reformations under Hezekiah and Josiah, but it was not with the whole heart and soul, but "feignedly," or, more literally, with a lie.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - For all this; i.e. though Judah had seen the punishment of apostate Israel (<a href="/jeremiah/3-7.htm">Jeremiah 3:7, 8</a>). So Rashi, Naegelsbach, Payne Smith. Most commentators suppose the phrase to refer to Judah's obstinate wickedness (ver. 9), but this gives a weak sense. "Judah defiled the land, etc., and yet notwithstanding her repentance was insincere" - this is by no means a natural sequence of ideas. The right exposition increases the probability of the correction proposed at the beginning of ver. 8. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Yet וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and in spite of all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every this, זֹ֗את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, her unfaithful בָּגוֹדָ֧ה (bā·ḡō·w·ḏāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_901.htm">Strong's 901: </a> Treacherous sister אֲחוֹתָ֛הּ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> Sister -- a sister Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites did not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no return שָׁ֨בָה (šā·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Me אֵלַ֜י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to with all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every her heart, לִבָּ֑הּ (lib·bāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre but only כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction in pretense,” בְּשֶׁ֖קֶר (bə·še·qer) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> Deception, disappointment, falsehood declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 3:10 Yet for all this her treacherous sister (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/3-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 3:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 3:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/3-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 3:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 3:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>