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“Jeremiah Chapter 3”

With Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.

Introduction: (The Context of the Call).

Jeremiah Chapter 3, set during King Josiah’s reign, serves as a diagnosis of Israel and Judah’s faithlessness, contrasting the northern kingdom’s “backsliding” with the south’s “treachery”. Through the metaphor of a fractured marriage, the chapter highlights the impossibility of reconciliation alongside the promise of אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s (God’s) forgiveness for those who sincerely repent.

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Jeremiah Chapter 3, verses 6 to 25:

Let us read Jeremiah Chapter 3, verses 6 to 25: (JPS-1917 version of the Torah). Below this chapter you will find my commentary on same.

6. “And יְהוָה - the LORD said unto me in the days of Josiah the king: ‘Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel did? she went up upon every high mountain and under every leafy tree, and there played the harlot’. 7. And I said: ‘After she hath done all these things, she will return unto me; but she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 8. And I saw, when, forasmuch as backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, that yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot; 9. and it came to pass through the lightness of her harlotry, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks; 10. and yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto Me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith יְהוָה - the LORD 11. even יְהוָה - the LORD said unto me backsliding Israel hath proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. 12. Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: return, thou backsliding Israel, saith יְהוָה - the LORD; I will not frown upon you; for I am merciful, saith יְהוָה - the LORD, I will not bear grudge for ever. 13. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם - the LORD thy Eloheihem, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every leafy tree, and ye have not hearkened to My voice, saith יְהוָה - the LORD. 14. Return, O backsliding children, saith יְהוָה - the LORD; for I am a יְהוָה - LORD unto you, and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion; 15. and I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16. And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith יְהוָה - the LORD, they shall say no more: The ark of the covenant of יְהוָה - the LORD; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they make mention of it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more. 17. At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of יְהוָה - the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of יְהוָה - the LORD, to Jerusalem; neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart. 18. In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers’. 19. But I said: ‘How would I put thee among the sons, and give thee a pleasant land, the goodliest heritage of the nations!’ And I said: ‘Thou shalt call Me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following Me’. 20. Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel, saith יְהוָה - the LORD. 21. Hark! upon the high hills is heard the suppliant weeping of the children of Israel; for that they have perverted their way, they have forgotten יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם - the LORD their Eloheihem. 22. Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings’. Here we are, we are come unto Thee; for Thou art יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ - the LORD our Eloheynu (God). 23. Truly vain have proved the hills, the uproar on the mountains; truly in יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ - the LORD our Eloheynu is the Salvation of Israel. 24. But the shameful thing hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25. Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ - the LORD our Eloheynu, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not hearkened to the voice of יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ - the LORD our Eloheynu’”.

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Commentary on Jeremiah Verses 6-25:

Verses 6-11: (The Tale of Two Sisters).

The sad “backsliding” Israel, already exiled, is deemed “more righteous” than Judah because Judah’s repentance was insincere compared to Israel’s open rebellion.

Verses 12-14: (The Call to the Exiles).

The message directs the northern exiles to simply “acknowledge their iniquity”, calling for honest repentance over complex ritual.

Verses 15-18: (The Promise of Restoration).

God promises new shepherds to lead with knowledge, with a vision for a future where אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s presence fills Jerusalem and the nation is reunified.

Verses 19-25: (The Dialogue of Return).

The chapter closes with a confession, where the people acknowledge their past idolatry and accept their shame, finally ready to heed אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s blessed voice!

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My Closing Message: (The Healing of the Heart).

The core of these verses promises that אֱלֹהִים - Elohim will “heal your backslidings”, treating the spiritual sickness of straying from the Divine path. It offers a message of hope, reminding us that return is always possible when approached with a wholehearted commitment.

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