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Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to blush with shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That’s why even the spring rains have failed. For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come; yet you have the forehead of a whore; you refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no latter rain. You have had a harlot’s forehead; You refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no spring rain. Yet you had a prostitute’s forehead; You refused to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no spring rain. Yet you had a harlot&#8217s forehead; You refused to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no spring rain. Yet you had a harlot’s forehead; You refused to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, And the late rain has not come. Yet you had a harlot’s forehead; You refused to feel dishonor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no spring rain. Yet you have the forehead (appearance) of a prostitute; You refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is why the showers haven’t come — why there has been no spring rain. You have the brazen look of a prostitute and refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is why the showers haven&#8217t come— why there has been no spring rain. You have the brazen look of a prostitute and refuse to be ashamed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So I, the LORD, refused to let the spring rains fall. But just like a prostitute, you still have no shame for what you have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the rain has been withheld, and there have been no spring showers. Yet, you have the shameless look of a prostitute, and you refuse to blush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That is why the rains were held back, and the spring showers did not come. You even look like a prostitute; you have no shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is why the rain has been withheld and there are no spring showers. Yet you have a harlot's look and you refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />That is why the rains have been withheld, and the spring rains have not come. Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; yet you have a prostitute's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there hath been no latter rain? and thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld and there has been no latter rain; yet you have had a prostitute’s forehead and you refused to be ashamed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And showers are withheld, and there has been no spring rain. You have the forehead of a whorish woman, "" You have refused to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And withheld are showers, and gathered rain hath not been. The forehead of a whorish woman thou hast, Thou hast refused to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the showers will be withheld, and the latter rain was not; and the forehead of a woman a harlot was to thee, and thou refusedst to be ashamed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the showers were withholden, and there was no lateward rain: thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou wouldst not blush. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For this reason, the rain showers were withheld, and there were no late season rains. You made your face like that of a promiscuous woman; you were not willing to blush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the showers were withheld, the spring rain did not fall. But because you have a prostitute’s brow, you refused to be ashamed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come; yet you have the forehead of a whore, you refuse to be ashamed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And because of your wickedness the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; and you have become shameless like a whore, you have refused to be reproved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Gentle showers have been withheld and there was no spring rain, and you had the forehead of a whore, and you were unwilling to be reproved<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there hath been no latter rain; Yet thou hadst a harlot's forehead, Thou refusedst to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst retain many shepherds for a stumbling-block to thyself: thou hadst a whore's face, thou didst become shameless toward all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/3-3.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=688" 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">The Wages of the Harlot</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7241.htm" title="7241: rə·ḇi·ḇîm (N-mp) -- Abundant showers. From rabab; a rain.">Therefore the showers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4513.htm" title="4513: way·yim·mā·nə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To withhold, hold back. A primitive root; to debar from benefit or injury.">have been withheld,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4456.htm" title="4456: ū·mal·qō·wōš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Latter rain, spring rain. From laqash; the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence.">spring rains</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">have fallen.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Yet you have</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4696.htm" title="4696: ū·mê·ṣaḥ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Brow, forehead. From an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. Conspicuous; the forehead.">the brazen look</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">of a prostitute;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: zō·w·nāh (N-fs) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: mê·’ant (V-Piel-Perf-2fs) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">you refuse</a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: hik·kā·lêm (V-Nifal-Inf) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">to be ashamed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.…<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/4-10.htm">Hosea 4:10</a></span><br />They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Isaiah 57:3-5</a></span><br />“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! / Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit, / who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Ezekiel 16:30-34</a></span><br />How weak-willed is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, while you do all these things, the acts of a shameless prostitute! / But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment. / You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-5.htm">Hosea 2:5-7</a></span><br />For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’ / Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way. / She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4-6</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. / Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Ezekiel 23:35</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-4.htm">Hosea 5:4</a></span><br />Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a></span><br />The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Ezekiel 6:9</a></span><br />Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Hosea 7:10</a></span><br />Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21-22</a></span><br />Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a></span><br />But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; and you had a whore's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.</p><p class="hdg">the showers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> the wise man, that may understand this? and <i>who is he</i> to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth <i>and</i> is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Jeremiah 14:4,22</a></b></br> Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Leviticus 26:19</a></b></br> And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:</p><p class="hdg">latter rain</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a></b></br> Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.</p><p class="hdg">a whore's</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></b></br> O LORD, <i>are</i> not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, <i>but</i> they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Jeremiah 6:15</a></b></br> Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time <i>that</i> I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Jeremiah 8:12</a></b></br> Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">thou refusedst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></b></br> O LORD, <i>are</i> not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, <i>but</i> they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></b></br> And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou <i>art</i> a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11,12</a></b></br> But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Blush</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Brow</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Forehead</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-9.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Harlot's</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Prostitute's</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/songs/2-11.htm">Rains</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-6.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/105-32.htm">Showers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Whorish</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Withheld</a> <a href="/psalms/21-2.htm">Withholden</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Blush</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-20.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-8.htm">Brow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Forehead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-17.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Harlot's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Prostitute's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Rains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-30.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-24.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Showers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Whorish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">Withheld</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">Withholden</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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In an agrarian society like ancient Israel, rain was essential for survival, and its absence was a clear sign of God's displeasure. The withholding of rain serves as a tangible reminder of the people's spiritual drought and their broken relationship with God.<p><b>and no spring rains have fallen</b><br>The spring rains, or "latter rains," were crucial for the maturation of crops. Their absence would lead to famine and economic hardship, emphasizing the severity of the judgment. This also connects to the broader biblical theme of God as the provider and sustainer, as seen in passages like <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a>, where God promises to restore the rains as a sign of blessing and restoration. The lack of spring rains underscores the people's need for repentance and return to God.<p><b>Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute</b><br>This metaphor highlights the spiritual adultery of Israel, a recurring theme in the prophetic literature. The "brazen look" suggests shamelessness and a hardened heart, unwilling to acknowledge wrongdoing. This imagery is consistent with other prophetic writings, such as Hosea, where Israel's unfaithfulness to God is likened to marital infidelity. The use of such strong language underscores the seriousness of Israel's idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness.<p><b>you refuse to be ashamed</b><br>Shame in the biblical context often relates to the recognition of sin and the subsequent desire for repentance. The refusal to be ashamed indicates a stubbornness and pride that prevents reconciliation with God. This attitude is condemned throughout Scripture, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, which warns that pride precedes destruction. The call to repentance is a central message of the prophets, urging the people to humble themselves and return to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned over 40 years during a tumultuous period in Israel's history.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and immorality, leading to divine judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who is addressing His people through the prophet Jeremiah, calling them to repentance and highlighting their spiritual adultery.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/showers_and_spring_rains.htm">Showers and Spring Rains</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's blessings and favor, which have been withheld due to the people's unfaithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prostitute.htm">Prostitute</a></b><br>A metaphor used to describe Judah's spiritual infidelity and shamelessness in pursuing other gods.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_infidelity.htm">Spiritual Infidelity</a></b><br>Just as Judah was unfaithful to God, believers today must guard against idolatry and spiritual adultery, which can manifest in prioritizing anything above God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The withholding of rain symbolizes the natural consequences of turning away from God. Believers should recognize that sin can lead to a lack of spiritual blessings and intimacy with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Despite Judah's unfaithfulness, God's message through Jeremiah is ultimately one of repentance and restoration. Believers are encouraged to turn back to God, acknowledging their sins and seeking His forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/shamelessness_in_sin.htm">Shamelessness in Sin</a></b><br>The "brazen look" indicates a hardened heart. Christians are called to maintain a sensitive conscience, being quick to feel conviction and seek God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Even when His people are unfaithful, God remains faithful. This truth should inspire believers to trust in His promises and return to Him wholeheartedly.<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/how_does_god_renew_israel's_covenant.htm">How can God renew a covenant with Israel in Jeremiah 3:1-8 despite Deuteronomy 24:1-4 forbidding reunions after divorce?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._3_12-14_show_limitless_mercy.htm">How does Jeremiah 3:12-14 depict limitless mercy when texts like 2 Kings 17:6-23 suggest God's patience eventually ran out?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_jer._30_3_with_incomplete_returns.htm">Jeremiah 30:3 promises the return of all exiled Israelites and Judeans; how do we reconcile this with records showing multiple dispersions and incomplete mass returns?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_sinful_for_him.htm">What does the Bible say about early and latter rain?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">Therefore the showers . . .</span>--Outward calamities were looked upon as chastisements for these sins. There had apparently been a severe drought in the reign of Josiah (<a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm" title="Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perishes and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passes through?">Jeremiah 9:12</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/25-1.htm" title="The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;">Jeremiah 25:1-6</a>). There had been no showers in spring, no "latter rain" in autumn. So like calamities are described in <a href="/amos/4-7.htm" title="And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city: one piece was rained on, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.">Amos 4:7</a>; <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm" title="And I called for a drought on the land, and on the mountains, and on the corn, and on the new wine, and on the oil, and on that which the ground brings forth, and on men, and on cattle, and on all the labor of the hands.">Haggai 1:11</a>; <a href="/context/joel/1-18.htm" title="How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.">Joel 1:18-20</a>. The influence of the newly-discovered book of Deuteronomy (<a href="/2_chronicles/34-14.htm" title="And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.">2Chronicles 34:14</a>; <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm" title="And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.">2Kings 22:8</a>) had doubtless given a fresh emphasis to this view of natural disasters. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/3-3.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">Therefore the showers</span><br /><span class="heb">רְבִבִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḇi·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7241.htm">Strong's 7241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abundant showers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have been withheld,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּמָּנְע֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·mā·nə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4513.htm">Strong's 4513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To debar, from benefit, injury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and no</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֣וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(lō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spring rains</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mal·qō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4456.htm">Strong's 4456: </a> </span><span class="str2">The spring rain, eloquence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have fallen.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Yet you have</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣יָה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the brazen look</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵ֨צַח</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·ṣaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4696.htm">Strong's 4696: </a> </span><span class="str2">Brow, forehead</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a prostitute;</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you refused</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאַ֖נְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ant)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To refuse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be ashamed.</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכָּלֵֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kā·lêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound, to taunt, insult</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/3-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withheld (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 3:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 3:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/3-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 3:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 3:4" /></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>