Jeremiah 3 · Verse 13

Jeremiah 3:13

Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 3:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 3:13 in other translations

BSBOnly acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.
WEBOnly acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the LORD your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,’” says the LORD.
ASVOnly acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith Jehovah.
YLTOnly, know thine iniquity, For against Jehovah thy God thou hast transgressed, And thou dost scatter thy ways to strangers, Under every green tree, And to My voice thou hast not hearkened, An affirmation of Jehovah.
DARBYOnly acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God, and hast turned thy ways hither and thither to the strangers under every green tree; and ye have not hearkened to my voice, saith Jehovah.
BBEOnly be conscious of your sin, the evil you have done against the Lord your God; you have gone with strange men under every branching tree, giving no attention to my voice, says the Lord.
WebsterOnly acknowledge thy iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.

What does Jeremiah 3:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. Only acknowledge--(De 30:1, 3; Pr 28:13). scattered thy ways, &c.--(Jr 2:25). Not merely the calves at Beth-el, but the idols in every direction, were the objects of their worship (Eze 16:15, 24, 25).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 3:12-20

See God's readiness to pardon sin, and the blessings reserved for gospel times. These words were proclaimed toward the north; to Israel, the ten tribes, captive in Assyria. They are directed how to return. If we confess our sins, the Lord is faithful and just to forgive them. These promises are fully to come to pass in the bringing back the Jews in after-ages. God will graciously receive those that return to him…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 3:12-20 →

Jeremiah 3:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַ֚ךְ'akhonlyH389
דְּעִ֣יde.'IrecognizeH3045
עֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.Nekhiniquity yourH5771
כִּ֛יkithatH3588
בַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehagainst YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhGod yourH430
פָּשָׁ֑עַתְּpa.Sha.'atyou have rebelledH6586
וַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.Riand you have scatteredH6340
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhways yourH1870
לַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.Rimto <the> strangersH2114
תַּ֚חַתTa.chatunderH8478
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
עֵ֣ץ'etztreeH6086
רַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanluxuriantH7488
וּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.Liand to voice myH6963
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.Temyou have listenedH8085
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהֹוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Jeremiah 3:13

  • Jeremiah 3:25

    We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.

  • Deuteronomy 30:1-3

    And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.

  • Deuteronomy 12:2

    Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:

  • Jeremiah 3:6

    The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

  • Jeremiah 2:25

    Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

  • Jeremiah 14:20

    We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

  • Luke 15:18-21

    I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

  • 1 John 1:8-10

    If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

  • Jeremiah 2:20

    For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

  • Jeremiah 3:2

    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 wickedness.

  • Jeremiah 31:18-20

    I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

  • Job 33:27-28

    He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
acknowledge.
25; 31:18-20; Le 26:40-42; De 30:1-3; Job 33:27,28; Pr 28:13
Lu 15:18-21; 1Jo 1:8-10
and hast scattered.
2,6; 2:20,25; Eze 16:15,24,25
under every.
De 12:2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 3:12

    Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.

  • Jeremiah 3:13

    Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 3:14

    Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

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Jeremiah 3:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Conoce empero tu maldad, porque contra Jehová tu Dios has prevaricado, y tus caminos has derramado á los extraños debajo de todo árbol umbroso, y no oiste mi voz, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Seulement, reconnais ton iniquité, car tu t’es rebellée contre l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, et tu as tourné çà et là tes chemins vers les étrangers sous tout arbre vert; et vous n’avez pas écouté ma voix, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Nur erkenne deine Missetat daß du von Jehova, deinem Gott, abgefallen und zu den Fremden hin und her gelaufen bist unter jeden grünen Baum; aber auf meine Stimme habt ihr nicht gehört, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Verumtamen scito iniquitatem tuam, quia in Dominum Deum tuum prævaricata es, et dispersisti vias tuas alienis sub omni ligno frondoso, et vocem meam non audisti, ait Dominus.