Jeremías 3:20

20 Sin embargo, me fuiste infiel, ¡pueblo de Israel!
Has sido como una esposa infiel que deja a su marido.
Yo, el Señor
, he hablado”».

Jeremías 3:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 3:20

Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband,
&c.] Or, "her friend" ^F9; who loves her, takes care of her, and provides for her, and goes after another man, and cohabits with him; which is a violation of the marriage covenant, and acting a base and treacherous part unto him to whom she is married so have you dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the
Lord;
who was their Father, friend, and husband; who loved them and distinguished them from all other people, by a variety of blessings and privileges; and yet they departed from his commandments and ordinances, and held the traditions of the elders, and taught for doctrines the commandments of men, and rejected the Messiah, and still continue in their disbelief of him, and hatred to him; and therefore it need not be wondered at that he should make any difficulty about their adoption and inheritance; and a marvellous thing it must be to take such persons, and put them openly among his children, and give them a right and meetness for the goodly inheritance.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (herm) "ab amico suo", Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "a socio suo", Cocceius.

Jeremías 3:20 In-Context

18 En aquellos días la gente de Judá y la gente de Israel volverán juntas del destierro del norte. Regresarán a la tierra que les di a sus antepasados como herencia perpetua.

19 »”Me dije a mí mismo:
‘¡Cómo quisiera tratarlos como a mis propios hijos!’.
Solo quería darles esta hermosa tierra,
la posesión más maravillosa del mundo.
Esperaba con anhelo que me llamaran ‘Padre’,
y quise que nunca se alejaran de mí.

20 Sin embargo, me fuiste infiel, ¡pueblo de Israel!
Has sido como una esposa infiel que deja a su marido.
Yo, el Señor
, he hablado”».

21 Se escuchan voces en las alturas de las montañas desoladas,
el llanto y las súplicas del pueblo de Israel.
Pues han escogido caminos torcidos
y se han olvidado del Señor
su Dios.

22 «Vuelvan a mí, hijos descarriados —dice el Señor
—,
y les sanaré el corazón extraviado».
«Sí, ya vamos —responde el pueblo—,
porque tú eres el Señor
nuestro Dios.