Jeremiah 3:12

The Lord Calls on Israel and Judah to Repent

3:12 “Go and shout this message to my people in the countries in the north. ¹  Tell them,

‘Come back to me, wayward Israel,’ says the Lord.

‘I will not continue to look on you with displeasure. ² 

For I am merciful,’ says the Lord.

‘I will not be angry with you forever.

Jeremiah 3:18

3:18 At that time ³  the nation of Judah and the nation of Israel will be reunited. ⁴  Together they will come back from a land in the north to the land that I gave to your ancestors as a permanent possession. ” ⁵ 

[3:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Go and proclaim these words to the north.” The translation assumes that the message is directed toward the exiles of northern Israel who have been scattered in the provinces of Assyria to the north.

[3:12]  ² tn Heb “I will not cause my face to fall on you.”

[3:18]  ³ tn Heb “In those days.”

[3:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “the house of Judah will walk together with the house of Israel.”

[3:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “the land that I gave your [fore]fathers as an inheritance.”