Jeremiah 3

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 "If a man divorces his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man's wife, will he return to her? Would not that land be greatly polluted? You have played the harlot with many lovers; and would you return to me? says the LORD.	1 ܐܢ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܘܬܐܙܠ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܢ ܡܬܦܢܐ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܬܘܒ ܗܐ ܡܬܛܢܦܘ ܬܬܛܢܦ ܐܪܥܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܘܐܢܬܝ ܙܢܝܬܝ ܒܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܬܘܒܝ ܠܘܬܝ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
2 Lift up your eyes to the bare heights, and see! Where have you not been lain with? By the waysides you have sat awaiting lovers like an Arab in the wilderness. You have polluted the land with your vile harlotry.	2 ܐܪܝܡܝ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܝ ܥܠ ܫ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܘܚܙܝ ܐܝܟܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܛܢܦܬܝ ܥܠ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܝܬܒܬܝ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܢܥܒܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܛܢܦܬܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܙܢܝܘܬܟܝ ܘܒܒܝܫܘܬܟܝ
3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come; yet you have a harlot's brow, you refuse to be ashamed.	3 ܐܬܟܠܝܘ ܐܪ̈ܣܝܣܐ ܘܐܪܒܝܥܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܒܝܬ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܙܢܝܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟܝ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܝܬܝ ܠܡܬܬܟܣܘ
4 Have you not just now called to me, 'My father, thou art the friend of my youth--	4 ܗܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܩܪܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܠܝ ܐܒܝ ܘܡܪܒܝܢܝ ܕܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܝ ܐܢܬ
5 will he be angry for ever, will he be indignant to the end?' Behold, you have spoken, but you have done all the evil that you could."	5 ܕܠܡܐ ܢܬܢܛܪ ܠܥܠܡ ܐܘ ܢܬܢ̣ܛܪ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܗܐ ܡܠܠܬܝ ܘܥܒܕܬܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܬܚܝܠܬܝ
6 The LORD said to me in the days of King Josiah: "Have you seen what she did, that faithless one, Israel, how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there played the harlot?	6 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܫܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܥܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܙܠܬ ܗܝ ܠܟܠ ܛܘܪ ܕܪܡ ܘܬܚܝܬ ܟܠ ܐܝܠܢ ܕܥܒܝܛ ܘܙܢܝܬ ܬܡܢ
7 And I thought, 'After she has done all this she will return to me'; but she did not return, and her false sister Judah saw it.	7 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܕܬܬܘܒ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܒܬ ܘܚܙܬ ܫܘܩܪܗ ܚܬܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ
8 She saw that for all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away with a decree of divorce; yet her false sister Judah did not fear, but she too went and played the harlot.	8 ܘܚܙܬ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܨ̈ܒܘܬܗ̇ ܘܥܠ ܕܓܪܬ ܥܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܫܒܩܬܗ ܘܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ̇ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚܠܬ ܫܩܪܬܐ ܚܬܗ̇ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܙܠܬ ܘܙܢܝܬ ܐܦ ܗܝ
9 Because harlotry was so light to her, she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and tree.	9 ܘܡܛܠ ܕܙܠܝܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܙܢܝܘܬܗ̇ ܛܢܦܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܓܪܬ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܒܩܝܣ̈ܐ
10 Yet for all this her false sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, says the LORD."	10 ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܐ ܬܒܬ ܠܘܬܝ ܫܩܪܬܐ ܚܬܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܗ̇ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
11 And the LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel has shown herself less guilty than false Judah.	11 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܙܕܩܬ ܢܦܫܗ̇ ܥܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܫܩܪܬܐ ܚܬܗ̇ ܝܗܘܕܐ
12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, 'Return, faithless Israel, says the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, says the LORD; I will not be angry for ever.	12 ܙܠ ܘܐܟܪܙ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܬܘܒܝ ܥܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܩܫܐ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܒܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܒ ܐܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܠܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܥܠܡ
13 Only acknowledge your guilt, that you rebelled against the LORD your God and scattered your favors among strangers under every green tree, and that you have not obeyed my voice, says the LORD.	13 ܒܪܡ ܕܥܝ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܟܝ ܕܒܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܝ ܚܛܝܬܝ ܘܒܕܪܬܝ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܝ ܠܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܟܠ ܐܝܠܢ ܕܥܒܝܛ ܘܒܩܠܝ ܠܐ ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
14 Return, O faithless children, says the LORD; for I am your master; I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.	14 ܬܘܒܘ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܬܝܒ̈ܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܒܟܘܢ ܘܕܒܪܬܟܘܢ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܬܟܘܢ ܠܨܗܝܘܢ
15 "'And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.	15 ܘܐܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܠܒܝ ܘܢܪܥܘܢܟܘܢ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܒܣܘܟܠܐ
16 And when you have multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, says the LORD, they shall no more say, "The ark of the covenant of the LORD." It shall not come to mind, or be remembered, or missed; it shall not be made again.	16 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܟܕ ܬܦܪܘܢ ܘܬܣܓܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܕܝܬܩܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܩ ܥܠ ܠܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܕܟܪܘܢܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܢܦܩܕܘܢܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܥܒܕ ܬܘܒ
17 At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the LORD, and all nations shall gather to it, to the presence of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they shall no more stubbornly follow their own evil heart.	17 ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܩܪܘܢܗ̇ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܣܟܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܠܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܒܬܪ ܨܒܝܢ̈ܝ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܒܝܫ̣ܐ·
18 In those days the house of Judah shall join the house of Israel, and together they shall come from the land of the north to the land that I gave your fathers for a heritage.	18 ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܥܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܢܐܬܘܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܘܪܬܬ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ
19 "'I thought how I would set you among my sons, and give you a pleasant land, a heritage most beauteous of all nations. And I thought you would call me, My Father, and would not turn from following me.	19 ܘܐܢܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܚܫܒܟ ܒܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܐܬܠ ܠܟ ܐܪܥܐ ܓܒܝܬܐ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܒܝ ܬܩܪܘܢܢܝ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪܝ ܠܐ ܬܗܦܟܘܢ
20 Surely, as a faithless wife leaves her husband, so have you been faithless to me, O house of Israel, says the LORD.'"	20 ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܕܓܠܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܚܒܪܗ̇ ܗܟܢܐ ܕܓܠܘ ܒܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
21 A voice on the bare heights is heard, the weeping and pleading of Israel's sons, because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD their God.	21 ܩܠܐ ܥܠ ܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܐܫܬܡܥ ܒܟܬܐ ܘܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܥܩܡܘ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܘܛܥܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ
22 "Return, O faithless sons, I will heal your faithlessness." "Behold, we come to thee; for thou art the LORD our God.	22 ܬܘܒܘ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܬܝܒ̈ܐ ܘܐܣܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܗܢܘܢ ܗܐ ܚܢܢ ܕܝܠܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ
23 Truly the hills are a delusion, the orgies on the mountains. Truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.	23 ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܪܡܬܐ ܘܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܦܘܪܩܢܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
24 "But from our youth the shameful thing has devoured all for which our fathers labored, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.	24 ܘܒܗܬܬܐ ܐܟܠܬ ܠܐܘܬ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܢ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܥܢܗܘܢ ܘܠܬܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܬܗܘܢ
25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dishonor cover us; for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God."	25 ܢܕܡܟ ܒܒܗܬܬܢ ܘܢܟܣܝܢ ܚܦܪܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܚܛܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܘܐ̈ܒܗܝܢ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܢ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ