Jeremiah 3:4
Didn't you just tell me, “My father, you've been such a close friend to me since I was little.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 71:5For you, Lord God, are my hope. You are the one I have trusted since I was young.
Psalms 119:9How does a young person remain pure? By following what you say.
Proverbs 2:17Such a woman has left her husband she married when she was young, forgetting the promises she made before God.
Jeremiah 2:27They say to an idol made of wood, “You are my father,” and one made of stone, “You gave birth to me.” They turn their backs on me, and hide their faces from me. But when they're in trouble they come begging to me, saying, “Please come and save us!”
Jeremiah 31:9They will come back with tears in their eyes, and they will be praying as I take them home. I will lead them beside streams of waters, on level paths where they won't stumble. For I am Israel's Father; Ephraim is my firstborn.
Jeremiah 31:22How long are you going to waver in your decision, you unfaithful daughter? For the Lord has made something new happen here: a woman is going to protect a man.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 3:2-6
The Wickedness of Israel. ( b. c. 620.) 1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord . 2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy… Read the whole commentary →