Jeremiah 3:1-25 The Rain is Withheld Because of Their Worship of False gods

The Rain is Withheld Because of Their Worship of False gods

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They say, If a man [puts] away, [a.k.a. divorces,] his wife, & she [goes] from him, & [becomes] another man’s [wife,] shall he return to her again? [Shouldn’t] that land [that does similarly] be greatly polluted, [a.k.a. defiled?] But you [have] played the harlot with many lovers. [Judges 10:11-14 And the Lord said to the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, [Didn't I deliver you from the: Egyptians, Amorites, the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Ammon, & from the Philistines? Also: the Zidonians, [a.k.a. Sidonians,] Amalekites, & the Maonites, [who] [oppressed] you. And you cried [out] to Me, & I delivered you out of their hand. [Still,] you have [abandoned] Me, & served other gods. [For this reason,] I will no [longer] deliver you. Go, & cry [out] to the gods, [that] you have chosen. Let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.]

[Still,] return again to Me, [says] the Lord. [Isaiah 1:21 How [has] the faithful city become [a] harlot! It was full of judgment, [a.k.a. justice,] & righteousness lodged in it; but now: murderers.]

Lift up your eyes to the high places, & see where you [haven’t] been [lain] with. You [have] sat for them, [on] the [roads, like] the [wandering] Arabian in the wilderness. And you [have defiled] the land with your [unfaithful] [harlotry,] & with your wickedness.

[Deuteronomy 12:2-3 You shall [totally] destroy all the places, [in which] the nations [that] you possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, & upon the hills, & under every green tree. And you shall overthrow their altars, & break their pillars, & burn their groves with fire. And you shall [cut] down the [carved] images of their gods, & destroy the names of them out of that place.]

Therefore, the showers have been [withheld,] & there [has] been no [spring] rain. And you [have] a [prostitute’s] [painted] forehead, & you [refused] to be ashamed. From this time [of drought,] [won’t] you cry [out] to Me, My Father, You [are] the guide of my youth? [Psalm 71:17 O God, You [have] taught me from my youth; & [up until now,] I have declared Your wondrous works, [a.k.a. miracles.]

Will He [hold on to] His anger forever? Will He keep it [until] the end? [Look,] you [have] spoken, & [have] done [as many] evil things, as you [could.] Also, the Lord said to me [during] the days of king Josiah, [Have] you seen [what] backsliding Israel [has] done? [Ezekiel 16:16 And you [took] your garments, & [decorated] your high places with [various colors,] & [played] the harlot [upon them.] The [same] things shall not [happen,] & neither shall it be so.]

She [has] gone up upon every high mountain, & under every green tree, & [has] played the harlot there. [Ezekiel 6:9 -10 And [those] of you [who] escape, shall remember Me among the nations [where] they shall be carried [captive,] because I Am [shattered by] their [unfaithful] [adulterous hearts, that have] departed from Me. And with their eyes [that] go [unfaithfully] after their idols, they shall loathe themselves for [all] the [evil that] they have committed [by] all their abominations. And they shall know, that I Am the Lord, & that I haven’t said in vain, that I would [bring this calamity] to them.]

And I said after she had done all these things, You [return] to Me. But she [didn’t return.] And her treacherous sister, Judah saw it. [Ezekiel 16:51-52 Neither [has] Samaria committed 1/2 of your sins. But you [have] multiplied your abominations more than they [have,] & [have] justified your sisters in all your abominations [that] you [have] done. Also, you [who have] judged your sisters, bear your own shame for your sins that you [have] committed, [much] more abominable than [theirs.] They are more righteous than you. [Yes,] you [are] also [disgraced,] & bear your shame, in that you [have] justified your sisters.]

And when I saw all the [reasons by which] backsliding Israel committed adultery, I had her put away, & [gave] her a bill of divorce. [Still,] her treacherous sister, Judah, [didn’t] fear, [a.k.a. respect,] [Me,] but also went & played the harlot. And it [happened,] through her [treating] her [unfaithful] [harlotry lightly,] [so] that she defiled the land, & committed adultery with the stones, & with the [tree] [stumps.]

[Isaiah 45:20 Assemble yourselves, & draw near together, you, [who have] escaped [from] the nations. They have no knowledge, [who] set up the wood of their [carved] image, & pray to a god that can't save.]

And [still] [after] all this, her treacherous sister, Judah, [hasn’t returned] to Me with her whole heart, but [pretended, said] the Lord. [Isaiah 29:13 *[For this reason,] the Lord said, [Since,] this people [draws] near Me with their mouth, & [honor] Me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from Me. And their fear, [a.k.a. respect,] toward Me is taught by the [commandments] of men.]

And the Lord said to me, The backsliding Israel [has] justified herself more than treacherous Judah. Go, & [declare] these Words toward the North, & say, Return, you, backsliding Israel, [says] the Lord. And I won’t cause [My] anger to fall upon you.

For I Am merciful, [says] the Lord, & I won’t [stay angry] forever. [1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful, & just to forgive us our sins, & to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.]

Only acknowledge your [sin,] that you [have] transgressed against the Lord your God, & your [actions have] scattered to the strangers under every green tree, & you haven’t obeyed My voice, [says] the Lord. [Return,] O backsliding children, [a.k.a. people, says] the Lord.

For I am married to you, & I will take you [back, even if there's only] 1 [from] a city, & 2 [from] a family, & I will bring you to Zion. [Isaiah 11:11 And it shall [happen, on] that day, that the Lord shall [put] His hand [in] again the 2nd time to recover the [rest] of His people, [who] shall be left, from: Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, & from the islands of the sea.]

And according to [My] heart, I will give you pastors, [who] shall feed you with knowledge, & understanding. The Lord [says,] And in those days, it shall [happen,] when you [are] multiplied, & [increase] in the land, they shall no [longer] say, The Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, & neither shall it come to mind.

Neither shall they remember it, [nor] shall they visit it. Neither shall that be done anymore. [Isaiah 65:17-18 *For, [look,] I create new heavens, & a new earth, & the [previous] shall not be remembered, nor come [to] mind. But you be glad & rejoice forever in [what] I create. For, [look,] I create Jerusalem, for rejoicing, & a joy [for] her people.

And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, & [have] joy in My people. And the [sound] of weeping shall no [longer] be heard in her, nor the voice of crying.]

At that time, they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord, & all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the Name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. Revelation 5:7-10 And He came, & took the Book out of the right hand of Him, [Who] sat on the throne. And when He had taken the Book, the 4 [living creatures,] & 24 elders fell down before the Lamb, everyone having harps, & golden vials of [incense, that] are the prayers of saints. And they [sang] a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the Book, & to open the seals [of it.] For You [were] slain, & by Your blood, [have] Redeemed us to God, out of every [family, & language,] & people. & nation. And [have] made us kings & priests: to our God, & we shall [rule] on the earth.]

Neither shall they walk, [a.k.a. follow,] after the imagination of their evil heart anymore. [Deuteronomy 11:16 [Pay attention] to yourselves, that your heart [isn't] deceived, & you [don't] [go astray,] & serve other gods, & worship them.]

In those days, the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, & they shall come together out of the land of the North to the land that I have given for an inheritance to your [forefathers.]

But I said, How shall I put you among the children, [a.k.a. people,] & give you a pleasant land, a [sizeable] inheritance [from] the [multitudes] of nations? And I said, You [shall] call Me, My Father, & [shall] not turn away from Me.

The Lord [says,] Surely, [like] a treacherous wife [departs] from her husband, so have you [behaved] treacherously with Me, O house of Israel. A [sound] was heard upon the high places, weeping, & [prayers] of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel.

For they [had corrupted] their [ways,] & they have forgotten the Lord their God. [Jeremiah 48:35 The Lord [says, Additionally,] I will cause him, [who offers] in the high places, & him, [who burns] incense to his gods, to cease in Moab.]

Return, you backsliding children, [a.k.a. people,] & I will heal your [going astray.] [Isaiah 53:5-6*But He was wounded for our [sins,] & He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement [for] our peace was upon Him, & we are healed with His stripes. *All we, like sheep, have gone astray. We have everyone turned to his own [ways,] & the Lord [has] laid on Him, the [sin] of us all.]

[Look,] we come to You; for You [are] the Lord our God. [Jeremiah 33:6 [Look,] I will bring it health, & [cures,] & I will cure them, & will reveal to them, the abundance of peace & truth.]

Truly, salvation hoped for from the hills, & the multitude of mountains is in vain. Truly, The Salvation of Israel is in the Lord our God. For from our youth, shame [has] devoured the [work] of our [forefathers,] their flocks, herds, sons, & their daughters.

[2 Kings 17:16-18 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, & made [themselves molded] images, even 2 calves, & made a grove, & worshiped all the host, [a.k.a. stars, & constellations] of heaven, & served Baal. And they caused their: sons & daughters to pass through the fire, & [they] used divination, & enchantments, & sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. Therefore, the Lord was very angry with Israel, & removed them out of His sight. There [were] none left, [except] only the tribe of Judah.]

We lie down in our shame, & our confusion [covers] us: for we have sinned against the Lord our God. We & our [forefathers,] from our youth, even [until] this day, & haven't obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.