Jeremiah 3:8
ContextNETBible | She also saw 1 that I gave wayward Israel her divorce papers and sent her away because of her adulterous worship of other gods. 2 Even after her unfaithful sister Judah had seen this, 3 she still was not afraid, and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods. 4 |
XREF | De 24:1; 2Ki 17:6-18; 2Ki 17:19; 2Ki 18:9-11; Isa 50:1; Jer 3:1; Eze 23:9; Eze 23:11-21; Ho 2:2,3; Ho 3:4; Ho 4:15-17; Ho 4:15; Ho 9:15-17 |
NET © Notes |
1 tc Heb “she [‘her sister, unfaithful Judah’ from the preceding verse] saw” with one Hebrew 2 tn Heb “because she committed adultery.” The translation is intended to spell out the significance of the metaphor. 3 tn The words “Even after her unfaithful sister, Judah, had seen this” are not in the Hebrew text but are implicit in the connection and are supplied for clarification. 4 tn Heb “she played the prostitute there.” This is a metaphor for Israel’s worship; she gave herself to the worship of other gods like a prostitute gives herself to her lovers. There seems no clear way to completely spell out the metaphor in the translation. |