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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Jeremiah 3:8

I saw that, though (whereas) it was for this very reason (namely), because backsliding (apostate) Israel had committed adultery I had put her away (2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 17:18), and given her a bill of divorce, yet Judah, etc. (Ezekiel 23:11, etc.).

bill of divorce--literally, "a writing of cuttings off." The plural implies the completeness of the severance. The use of this metaphor here, as in the former discourse (Jeremiah 3:1), implies a close connection between the discourses. The epithets are characteristic; Israel "apostate" (as the Hebrew for "backsliding" is better rendered); Judah, not as yet utterly apostate, but treacherous or faithless.

also--herself also, like Israel.

Other commentary entries containing this verse:

Jeremiah 3:9
Jeremiah 3:18
Luke 15:13

 

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