Jer 3:7-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 3:7-8: 3:7-8 King Josiah’s reforms failed to reach many of the common people. The love of idol worship common in northern Israel also continued among the farmers and shepherds of Judah. They failed to learn from the fate of the northern tribes, and even surpassed their practice of adultery (see Ezek 16:47-48 ).

bEzek 16:47-48►

d2 Kgs 17:23►

‏ Jeremiah 3:7-8

Summary for Jer 3:7-8: 3:7-8 ^a King Josiah’s reforms failed to reach many of the common people. The love of idol worship common in northern Israel also continued among the farmers and shepherds of Judah. They failed to learn from the fate of the northern tribes, and even surpassed their practice of adultery (see Ezek 16:47-48 ^b).
3:8 ^c divorced: See 2 Kgs 17:23 ^d.