When God called Jeremiah to warn the kingdom of Judah of its impending destruction, the kingdom was relatively prosperous, free, and secure. But Judah’s fortunes dramatically changed as Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon asserted his power in the region. Judah suffered under his heavy hand for twenty years before he destroyed the city of Jerusalem and exiled its citizens to Babylon. Throughout these …
1Dicen: Si alguno dejare a su mujer, y yéndose esta de él se juntare a otro hombre, ¿volverá a ella más? ¿No será tal tierra del todo amancillada? Tú, pues, has fornicado con muchos amigos; mas ¡vuélvete a mí! dice Jehová.
2Alza tus ojos a las alturas, y ve en qué lugar no te hayas prostituido. Junto a los caminos te sentabas para ellos como árabe en el desierto, y con tus fornicaciones y con tu maldad has contaminado la tierra.
3Por esta causa las aguas han sido detenidas, y faltó la lluvia tardía; y has tenido frente de ramera, y no quisiste tener vergüenza.
4A lo menos desde ahora, ¿no me llamarás a mí, Padre mío, guiador de mi juventud?
5¿Guardará su enojo para siempre? ¿Eternamente lo guardará? He aquí que has hablado y hecho cuantas maldades pudiste.
6Me dijo Jehová en días del rey Josías: ¿Has visto lo que ha hecho la rebelde Israel? Ella se va sobre todo monte alto y debajo de todo árbol frondoso, y allí fornica.
7Y dije: Después de hacer todo esto, se volverá a mí; pero no se volvió, y lo vio su hermana la rebelde Judá.
8Ella vio que por haber fornicado la rebelde Israel, yo la había despedido y dado carta de repudio; pero no tuvo temor la rebelde Judá su hermana, sino que también fue ella y fornicó.
9Y sucedió que por juzgar ella cosa liviana su fornicación, la tierra fue contaminada, y adulteró con la piedra y con el leño.
10Con todo esto, su hermana la rebelde Judá no se volvió a mí de todo corazón, sino fingidamente, dice Jehová.
11Y me dijo Jehová: Ha resultado justa la rebelde Israel en comparación con la desleal Judá.
12Ve y clama estas palabras hacia el norte, y di: Vuélvete, oh rebelde Israel, dice Jehová; no haré caer mi ira sobre ti, porque misericordioso soy yo, dice Jehová, no guardaré para siempre el enojo.
13Reconoce, pues, tu maldad, porque contra Jehová tu Dios has prevaricado, y fornicaste con los extraños debajo de todo árbol frondoso, y no oíste mi voz, dice Jehová.
14Convertíos, hijos rebeldes, dice Jehová, porque yo soy vuestro esposo; y os tomaré uno de cada ciudad, y dos de cada familia, y os introduciré en Sion;
15y os daré pastores según mi corazón, que os apacienten con ciencia y con inteligencia.
16Y acontecerá que cuando os multipliquéis y crezcáis en la tierra, en esos días, dice Jehová, no se dirá más: Arca del pacto de Jehová; ni vendrá al pensamiento, ni se acordarán de ella, ni la echarán de menos, ni se hará otra.
17En aquel tiempo llamarán a Jerusalén: Trono de Jehová, y todas las naciones vendrán a ella en el nombre de Jehová en Jerusalén; ni andarán más tras la dureza de su malvado corazón.
18En aquellos tiempos irán de la casa de Judá a la casa de Israel, y vendrán juntamente de la tierra del norte a la tierra que hice heredar a vuestros padres.
19Yo preguntaba: ¿Cómo os pondré por hijos, y os daré la tierra deseable, la rica heredad de las naciones? Y dije: Me llamaréis: Padre mío, y no os apartaréis de en pos de mí.
20Pero como la esposa infiel abandona a su compañero, así prevaricasteis contra mí, oh casa de Israel, dice Jehová.
21Voz fue oída sobre las alturas, llanto de los ruegos de los hijos de Israel; porque han torcido su camino, de Jehová su Dios se han olvidado.
22Convertíos, hijos rebeldes, y sanaré vuestras rebeliones. He aquí nosotros venimos a ti, porque tú eres Jehová nuestro Dios.
23Ciertamente vanidad son los collados, y el bullicio sobre los montes; ciertamente en Jehová nuestro Dios está la salvación de Israel.
24Confusión consumió el trabajo de nuestros padres desde nuestra juventud; sus ovejas, sus vacas, sus hijos y sus hijas.
25Yacemos en nuestra confusión, y nuestra afrenta nos cubre; porque pecamos contra Jehová nuestro Dios, nosotros y nuestros padres, desde nuestra juventud y hasta este día, y no hemos escuchado la voz de Jehová nuestro Dios.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
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Versículo 1
I. 3:1-5 Adultery was solid grounds for divorce (Deut 24:1-2; Hos 2:1-5; 9:1). Judah committed spiri…
3:1-5 Adultery was solid grounds for divorce (Deut 24:1-2; Hos 2:1-5; 9:1). Judah committed spiritual adultery, smugly assuming that God would have no objections (Ezek 16:26; Zech 1:3).
3:1 The law prohibited a man from marrying a woman he had previously divorced who had then married another man (Deut 24:1-4). A woman who had many lovers was even less likely to be received back.
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II. 3:2 As the Lord’s bride (see 2:2), Israel was not supposed to commit adultery with other gods.
3:2 As the Lord’s bride (see 2:2), Israel was not supposed to commit adultery with other gods.
III
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III. 3:3 The Lord did not condone the shameless behavior of the people. He had already brought on a dr…
3:3 The Lord did not condone the shameless behavior of the people. He had already brought on a drought, and their sexual rituals had no effect against it (14:3-6; Lev 26:19; Zeph 3:5).
IV
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IV. 3:4-5 Instead of confessing their sins, the people tried to cover them over with sweet talk. Howe…
3:4-5 Instead of confessing their sins, the people tried to cover them over with sweet talk. However, God saw through their deception. They were inadvertently correct that he would not be angry forever (Ps 103:9; Isa 57:16; Mal 1:6), though he promised to vent his wrath (Jer 4:7).
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V. 3:6-10 The Lord had been addressing the kingdom of Judah as “Israel” (2:1–3:5), emphasizing their…
3:6-10 The Lord had been addressing the kingdom of Judah as “Israel” (2:1–3:5), emphasizing their identity as his people. Now the Lord distinguishes between Israel, the northern kingdom that had been destroyed (2 Kgs 17), and the kingdom of Judah. Since the people of the southern kingdom had learned nothing from the fate of the northern kingdom, they were doomed to experience the same fate. • Josiah (640–609 BC) promoted a return to historic faith and practice in 621 BC (2 Chr 34:29-33).
VI
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VI. 3:7-8 King Josiah’s reforms failed to reach many of the common people. The love of idol worship c…
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).
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VII. 3:8 divorced: See 2 Kgs 17:23.
3:8 divorced: See 2 Kgs 17:23.
VIII
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VIII. 3:9 land has been polluted: As a result of Israel’s apostasy, fertile fields no longer produced c…
3:9 land has been polluted: As a result of Israel’s apostasy, fertile fields no longer produced crops and sheep did not graze on green grass (Isa 57:6).
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IX. 3:10 Like the northern tribes of Israel, the people of Judah did not see anything immoral about i…
3:10 Like the northern tribes of Israel, the people of Judah did not see anything immoral about idol worship; they treated the Lord’s objections lightly. The people did not really repent, but pretended to do so under the pressure of Josiah’s authority (2 Chr 34:32). Their religion was tainted with deception (Jer 12:2; Hos 7:14).
X
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X. 3:11–4:2 The Lord appealed to Israel to repent, return, and be reconciled to him (contrast 2:1–3:…
3:11–4:2 The Lord appealed to Israel to repent, return, and be reconciled to him (contrast 2:1–3:10). Israel had sinned and had received its punishment. Now the people of Judah were sinning even more brazenly than their northern kin, and they ignored the lesson the Lord had taught Israel (Ezek 16:51-52). But it was still not too late to repent and become the blessing to the nations (Jer 4:1-2) that God intended them to be (Gen 12:3).
XI
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XI. 3:12 In this decree, the Lord calls the survivors of the faithless Israel of a century before to …
3:12 In this decree, the Lord calls the survivors of the faithless Israel of a century before to come home. God’s solid, underlying character is merciful, and he desires to extend salvation and restoration (12:15; 31:20; 33:26; 2 Kgs 17:6; Ps 86:15).
XII
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XII. 3:13 acknowledge your guilt . . . Admit that you rebelled . . . Confess that you refused to liste…
3:13 acknowledge your guilt . . . Admit that you rebelled . . . Confess that you refused to listen: Through these three elements of repentance, the people could demonstrate their willingness to receive the Lord’s salvation and restoration (Lev 26:40; Deut 30:1-5).
XIII
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XIII. 3:14 Return home: The Lord had spoken to all Israel as a husband to an adulterous wife, but now h…
3:14 Return home: The Lord had spoken to all Israel as a husband to an adulterous wife, but now he refers to Israel as wayward children. The Lord would bring selected exiles back to the Promised Land (31:6, 32; Hos 2:19-20; Rom 11:5). • to the land of Israel: Hebrew to Zion.
XIV
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XIV. 3:15 If the people of Israel repented, the Lord wanted to give them more than just the land. He a…
3:15 If the people of Israel repented, the Lord wanted to give them more than just the land. He also promised to provide leaders (shepherds) who would guide them with knowledge and understanding (23:4, 31; Ezek 34:11; Acts 20:28; Eph 4:11).
XV
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XV. 3:16 When Judah was decimated and Jerusalem was destroyed, the land was nearly empty of people. B…
3:16 When Judah was decimated and Jerusalem was destroyed, the land was nearly empty of people. But in the future, the devastated land would once more be filled with people. Its inhabitants would not dwell on the past or need the Ark to remind them of God’s presence (23:3; Isa 49:19; 65:17).
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16. 3:17 In the future, the city of Jerusalem would be a global center of worship called The Throne o…
3:17 In the future, the city of Jerusalem would be a global center of worship called The Throne of the Lord, and people from nations around the earth would renounce their rebellion (7:24; Deut 29:19; Isa 60:9).
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17. 3:18 Judah and Israel would be among the people flowing to Jerusalem. The Lord would mercifully b…
3:18 Judah and Israel would be among the people flowing to Jerusalem. The Lord would mercifully bring them from exile and once again settle them in the Promised Land (31:8; Isa 11:13; Ezek 37:16-22; Hos 1:11; Amos 9:15).
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18. 3:19-20 But: This transitional word emphasizes the contrast between what the Lord wanted and the …
3:19-20 But: This transitional word emphasizes the contrast between what the Lord wanted and the actual situation. The Lord would love to treat his people as his precious children, but he could not. The covenant marriage between God and his people had been ruptured by the faithless wife. The Lord could not overlook this sin (Isa 48:8).
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19. 3:21–4:2 The people, held captive in Assyria, cried out that they had repented of their sins. How…
3:21–4:2 The people, held captive in Assyria, cried out that they had repented of their sins. However, their words were insincere, and the Lord rejected their plea. God was telling his people that if they were really going to turn back to him, they had to abandon the altars on the hills where they had worshiped idols and purge their religion of every trace of idolatry.
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20. 3:22-24 The Lord heard the touching prayer of devotion; the people affirmed their acceptance of t…
3:22-24 The Lord heard the touching prayer of devotion; the people affirmed their acceptance of the Lord as their God (31:7; Pss 38:18; 121:1-2). • The people even confessed that they had worshiped idols and engaged in religious orgies. They admitted that all this was a delusion (Jer 11:13; 14:20; Hos 9:10) and acknowledged that salvation is found only in the Lord. Their ancestors had squandered their wealth by killing their animals and children in honor of Baal.
3:22 The Lord did not forget his children. Out of the depths of his being, he called them to come back so that he could heal them. He desired to set aside his anger and pour forth his love (30:17; 33:6; Hos 6:1; 14:4).
Antiguo Testamento
Jeremiah — Capítulo 3
When God called Jeremiah to warn the kingdom of Judah of its impending destruction, the kingdom was relatively prosperous, free, and secure. But Judah’s fortunes dramatically changed as Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon asserted his power in the region. Judah suffered under his heavy hand for twenty years before he destroyed the city of Jerusalem and exiled its citizens to Babylon. Throughout these …
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Dicen: Si alguno dejare a su mujer, y yéndose esta de él se juntare a otro hombre, ¿volverá a ella más? ¿No será tal tierra del todo amancillada? Tú, pues, has fornicado con muchos amigos; mas ¡vuélvete a mí! dice Jehová.
2Alza tus ojos a las alturas, y ve en qué lugar no te hayas prostituido. Junto a los caminos te sentabas para ellos como árabe en el desierto, y con tus fornicaciones y con tu maldad has contaminado la tierra.
3Por esta causa las aguas han sido detenidas, y faltó la lluvia tardía; y has tenido frente de ramera, y no quisiste tener vergüenza.
4A lo menos desde ahora, ¿no me llamarás a mí, Padre mío, guiador de mi juventud?
5¿Guardará su enojo para siempre? ¿Eternamente lo guardará? He aquí que has hablado y hecho cuantas maldades pudiste.
6Me dijo Jehová en días del rey Josías: ¿Has visto lo que ha hecho la rebelde Israel? Ella se va sobre todo monte alto y debajo de todo árbol frondoso, y allí fornica.
7Y dije: Después de hacer todo esto, se volverá a mí; pero no se volvió, y lo vio su hermana la rebelde Judá.
8Ella vio que por haber fornicado la rebelde Israel, yo la había despedido y dado carta de repudio; pero no tuvo temor la rebelde Judá su hermana, sino que también fue ella y fornicó.
9Y sucedió que por juzgar ella cosa liviana su fornicación, la tierra fue contaminada, y adulteró con la piedra y con el leño.
10Con todo esto, su hermana la rebelde Judá no se volvió a mí de todo corazón, sino fingidamente, dice Jehová.
11Y me dijo Jehová: Ha resultado justa la rebelde Israel en comparación con la desleal Judá.
12Ve y clama estas palabras hacia el norte, y di: Vuélvete, oh rebelde Israel, dice Jehová; no haré caer mi ira sobre ti, porque misericordioso soy yo, dice Jehová, no guardaré para siempre el enojo.
13Reconoce, pues, tu maldad, porque contra Jehová tu Dios has prevaricado, y fornicaste con los extraños debajo de todo árbol frondoso, y no oíste mi voz, dice Jehová.
14Convertíos, hijos rebeldes, dice Jehová, porque yo soy vuestro esposo; y os tomaré uno de cada ciudad, y dos de cada familia, y os introduciré en Sion;
15y os daré pastores según mi corazón, que os apacienten con ciencia y con inteligencia.
16Y acontecerá que cuando os multipliquéis y crezcáis en la tierra, en esos días, dice Jehová, no se dirá más: Arca del pacto de Jehová; ni vendrá al pensamiento, ni se acordarán de ella, ni la echarán de menos, ni se hará otra.
17En aquel tiempo llamarán a Jerusalén: Trono de Jehová, y todas las naciones vendrán a ella en el nombre de Jehová en Jerusalén; ni andarán más tras la dureza de su malvado corazón.
18En aquellos tiempos irán de la casa de Judá a la casa de Israel, y vendrán juntamente de la tierra del norte a la tierra que hice heredar a vuestros padres.
19Yo preguntaba: ¿Cómo os pondré por hijos, y os daré la tierra deseable, la rica heredad de las naciones? Y dije: Me llamaréis: Padre mío, y no os apartaréis de en pos de mí.
20Pero como la esposa infiel abandona a su compañero, así prevaricasteis contra mí, oh casa de Israel, dice Jehová.
21Voz fue oída sobre las alturas, llanto de los ruegos de los hijos de Israel; porque han torcido su camino, de Jehová su Dios se han olvidado.
22Convertíos, hijos rebeldes, y sanaré vuestras rebeliones. He aquí nosotros venimos a ti, porque tú eres Jehová nuestro Dios.
23Ciertamente vanidad son los collados, y el bullicio sobre los montes; ciertamente en Jehová nuestro Dios está la salvación de Israel.
24Confusión consumió el trabajo de nuestros padres desde nuestra juventud; sus ovejas, sus vacas, sus hijos y sus hijas.
25Yacemos en nuestra confusión, y nuestra afrenta nos cubre; porque pecamos contra Jehová nuestro Dios, nosotros y nuestros padres, desde nuestra juventud y hasta este día, y no hemos escuchado la voz de Jehová nuestro Dios.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
Versículo 1
I. 3:1-5 Adultery was solid grounds for divorce (Deut 24:1-2; Hos 2:1-5; 9:1). Judah committed spiri…
Versículo 2
II. 3:2 As the Lord’s bride (see 2:2), Israel was not supposed to commit adultery with other gods.
Versículo 3
III. 3:3 The Lord did not condone the shameless behavior of the people. He had already brought on a dr…
Versículo 4
IV. 3:4-5 Instead of confessing their sins, the people tried to cover them over with sweet talk. Howe…
Versículo 6
V. 3:6-10 The Lord had been addressing the kingdom of Judah as “Israel” (2:1–3:5), emphasizing their…
Versículo 7
VI. 3:7-8 King Josiah’s reforms failed to reach many of the common people. The love of idol worship c…
Versículo 8
VII. 3:8 divorced: See 2 Kgs 17:23.
Versículo 9
VIII. 3:9 land has been polluted: As a result of Israel’s apostasy, fertile fields no longer produced c…
Versículo 10
IX. 3:10 Like the northern tribes of Israel, the people of Judah did not see anything immoral about i…
Versículo 11
X. 3:11–4:2 The Lord appealed to Israel to repent, return, and be reconciled to him (contrast 2:1–3:…
Versículo 12
XI. 3:12 In this decree, the Lord calls the survivors of the faithless Israel of a century before to …
Versículo 13
XII. 3:13 acknowledge your guilt . . . Admit that you rebelled . . . Confess that you refused to liste…
Versículo 14
XIII. 3:14 Return home: The Lord had spoken to all Israel as a husband to an adulterous wife, but now h…
Versículo 15
XIV. 3:15 If the people of Israel repented, the Lord wanted to give them more than just the land. He a…
Versículo 16
XV. 3:16 When Judah was decimated and Jerusalem was destroyed, the land was nearly empty of people. B…
Versículo 17
16. 3:17 In the future, the city of Jerusalem would be a global center of worship called The Throne o…
Versículo 18
17. 3:18 Judah and Israel would be among the people flowing to Jerusalem. The Lord would mercifully b…
Versículo 19
18. 3:19-20 But: This transitional word emphasizes the contrast between what the Lord wanted and the …
Versículo 21
19. 3:21–4:2 The people, held captive in Assyria, cried out that they had repented of their sins. How…
Versículo 22
20. 3:22-24 The Lord heard the touching prayer of devotion; the people affirmed their acceptance of t…