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Jeremiah 3:8

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Jeremiah 3:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 3:8

Theological / Devotional

I saw. One Hebrew and several Greek MSS, and the Syriac, read “she saw.” Either reading is appropriate to the context.

Put her away. The repudiation of the northern kingdom and the loss of Israel’s national life came at the time of the Assyrian exile (2 Kings 17:6, 18).

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