Jeremiah 3:6

When Josiah was king of Judah, the Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, you have no doubt seen what wayward Israel has done. ¹  You have seen how she went up to every high hill and under every green tree to give herself like a prostitute to other gods. ² 

1Ki 14:23; 2Ki 17:7-17; Isa 57:7; Jer 2:19; Jer 2:20; Jer 3:1; Jer 3:8,11-14; Jer 7:24; Eze 16:24,25,31; Eze 20:28; Eze 23:11

¹ tn “Have you seen…” The question is rhetorical and expects a positive answer.

² 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.