Jeremiah 3:14

3:14 “Come back to me, my wayward sons,” says the Lord, “for I am your true master. ¹  If you do, ²  I will take one of you from each town and two of you from each family group, and I will bring you back to Zion.

Jeremiah 31:32

31:32 It will not be like the old ³  covenant that I made with their ancestors ⁴  when I delivered them ⁵  from Egypt. For they violated that covenant, even though I was like a faithful husband to them,” ⁶  says the Lord. ⁷ 

¹ tn Or “I am your true husband.”

² tn The words, “If you do” are not in the text but are implicit in the connection of the Hebrew verb with the preceding.

³ tn The word “old” is not in the text but is implicit in the use of the word “new.” It is supplied in the translation for greater clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “fathers.”

⁵ tn Heb “when I took them by the hand and led them out.”

⁶ tn Or “I was their master.” See the study note on 3:14.

⁷ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”