Jer 3:1 | NASB2020 | STEP | God says , “ If a husband divorces his wife And she leaves him And becomes another man’s wife, Will he return to her again ? Would that land not be completely defiled ? But you are a prostitute with many lovers ; Yet you turn to Me,” declares the Lord .

Jeremiah 3:1

The Defiled Land

1 God ^{▼▼Lit saying}says, “ ^bIf a husband divorces his wife
And she leaves him
And becomes another man’s wife,
Will he return to her again?
Would that land not be completely defiled?
But you ^care a prostitute with many ^{▼▼Lit companions}lovers;
Yet you ^eturn to Me,” declares the Lord.