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Jeremiah 3:11 And the LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself to be more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself less guilty than treacherous Judah [a land of renegades].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even the people of Israel were honest enough not to pretend. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, "Unfaithful Israel was less guilty than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD told me that, even though Israel had turned away from him, she had proved to be better than unfaithful Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD told me, "Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, ?Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, "Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says to me: “Backsliding Israel has justified herself, "" More than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith unto me: 'Justified herself hath backsliding Israel, More than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say to me, Israel turning away justified her soul above faithless Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me: The rebellious Israel hath justified her soul, in comparison of the treacherous Juda. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me: “The apostate Israel has justified her own soul by comparing herself to the deceitful Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: Rebel Israel is more just than traitor Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: Faithless Israel has shown herself less guilty than false Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, The inhabitant of Israel has justified herself more than her perverse sister Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “The inhabitant of Israel has justified herself from her lying sister Yehuda<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />even the LORD said unto me--backsliding Israel hath proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me, Israel has justified himself more than faithless Juda.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=779" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Invitation to Repentance</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><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.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4878.htm" title="4878: mə·šu·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Turning back, apostasy. Or mshubah; from shuwb; apostasy.">“Faithless</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">has shown herself</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: ṣid·də·qāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">more righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/898.htm" title="898: mib·bō·ḡê·ḏāh (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To act or deal treacherously. A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage.">than unfaithful</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> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1</a></span><br />Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Ezekiel 16:47-52</a></span><br />And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were. / As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done. / Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Ezekiel 23:11</a></span><br />Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></span><br />Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Hosea 11:7</a></span><br />My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a></span><br />For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a></span><br />So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3</a></span><br />So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7</a></span><br />I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Revelation 2:5</a></span><br />Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah.</p><p class="hdg">the backsliding</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Jeremiah 3:8,22</a></b></br> And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/4-16.htm">Hosea 4:16</a></b></br> For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Hosea 11:7</a></b></br> And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt <i>him</i>.</p><p class="hdg">justified</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Ezekiel 16:47,51,52</a></b></br> Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as <i>if that were</i> a very little <i>thing</i>, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Ezekiel 23:11</a></b></br> And when her sister Aholibah saw <i>this</i>, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in <i>her</i> whoredoms.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-25.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Less</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Proved</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-4.htm">Shewn</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-14.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Treacherous</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-7.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Less</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Proved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-2.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Shewn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-18.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Treacherous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">God's great mercy to Judah the polluted land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Judah is worse than Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">The promises of the gospel to the penitent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Israel reproved, and called by God, makes a solemn confession of their sins</a></span><br></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'; 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It underscores the prophetic authority of Jeremiah, who served as a mouthpiece for God during a tumultuous period in Israel's history. Prophets often received divine messages to convey to the people, emphasizing the seriousness and divine origin of the message.<p><b>Faithless Israel</b><br>"Faithless" refers to Israel's spiritual adultery and idolatry, as the northern kingdom had turned away from God to worship other deities. Historically, Israel (the northern kingdom) had been taken into Assyrian captivity around 722 BC due to their persistent unfaithfulness. This term highlights the covenantal breach between God and His people.<p><b>has shown herself more righteous</b><br>This comparison is striking, as Israel was often condemned for its idolatry. However, in this context, it suggests that despite Israel's sins, Judah's actions were even more egregious. The term "more righteous" is relative, indicating that Judah's betrayal was more severe in light of their greater knowledge and proximity to the temple in Jerusalem.<p><b>than unfaithful Judah</b><br>Judah, the southern kingdom, had the advantage of the temple and the Davidic line, yet they too fell into idolatry and moral decay. This phrase highlights Judah's greater accountability and failure, as they had witnessed Israel's downfall but did not learn from it. Historically, Judah's unfaithfulness led to the Babylonian exile in 586 BC. This comparison serves as a warning and a call to repentance, emphasizing the seriousness of Judah's spiritual infidelity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who speaks to Jeremiah, highlighting His role as the ultimate judge and moral authority.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet chosen by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah and Israel, often calling them to repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/faithless_israel.htm">Faithless Israel</a></b><br>Refers to the Northern Kingdom, which had already been exiled due to its idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/unfaithful_judah.htm">Unfaithful Judah</a></b><br>The Southern Kingdom, which, despite witnessing Israel's downfall, continued in its own idolatry and unfaithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_judgment_and_mercy.htm">The Context of Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>This verse is part of a larger discourse where God contrasts the sins of Israel and Judah, emphasizing His desire for repentance and return to Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_sin_and_comparison.htm">The Nature of Sin and Comparison</a></b><br>God does not overlook sin, but He does compare the degrees of unfaithfulness to highlight the seriousness of Judah's actions despite their knowledge of Israel's fate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Both Israel and Judah are called to repentance. God's message through Jeremiah is a reminder that no matter how far one has strayed, there is always an opportunity to return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_warnings.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring Warnings</a></b><br>Judah's failure to learn from Israel's mistakes serves as a warning to us today about the dangers of ignoring God's warnings and continuing in sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is always righteous and just. He evaluates the hearts and actions of His people, calling them to account for their unfaithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_mercy.htm">Hope in God's Mercy</a></b><br>Despite the harshness of the message, there is an underlying hope in God's willingness to forgive and restore those who genuinely repent.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_israel.htm">What does the Bible say about Israel in End Times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_micah_2_3_vague_about_calamity.htm">Why does Micah 2:3 predict calamity without specifying verifiable events or a known historical timeline?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_jeremiah_31's_covenant_fulfilled.htm">If Hebrews 8:8-9 refers to Jeremiah 31's prophecy about a new covenant, why does history not clearly document any direct fulfillment of this covenant among the entire house of Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer_15_1_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">If Jeremiah 15:1 implies God would not listen to Moses or Samuel, how does this align with other passages portraying a merciful God?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">Hath justified herself.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">hath justified her soul, </span>has put in a better plea in her defence. The <span class= "ital">renegade </span>was better than the <span class= "ital">traitress. </span>Even open rebellion was better than hypocrisy, as the publicans and sinners in the Gospel story were better than the Pharisees (<a href="/matthew/21-31.htm" title="Whether of them two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.">Matthew 21:31</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - It is very noteworthy that Jeremiah should have still so warm a feeling for the exiles of the northern kingdom (more than a hundred years after the great catastrophe). <span class="cmt_word">Hath justified herself</span>. "To justify" can mean "to show one's self righteous," as well as "to make one's self righteous," just as "to sanctify" can mean, "to show one's self holy" (<a href="/isaiah/8-13.htm">Isaiah 8:13</a>), as well as "to make one's self holy." In spite of Israel's apostasy, she has shown herself less worthy of punishment than Judah, who has had before her the warning lesson of Israel's example, and who has been guilty of the most hateful of all sins, hypocrisy (comp. ver. 7). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Faithless</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשֻׁבָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šu·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4878.htm">Strong's 4878: </a> </span><span class="str2">Turning back, apostasy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has shown herself</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשָׁ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">more righteous</span><br /><span class="heb">צִדְּקָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣid·də·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be just or righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than unfaithful</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֹּגֵדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bō·ḡê·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_898.htm">Strong's 898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to act covertly, to pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/3-11.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 3:11 Yahweh said to me Backsliding Israel has (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 3:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 3:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 3:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 3:12" /></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>