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The Pain of Betrayal
Commentators emphasize that God uses the powerful image of a treacherous wife to describe Israel's sin. This wasn't just breaking rules; it was a deep, personal betrayal of a loving, covenant relationship. As one scholar notes, God was like a husband who loved, cared for, and provided for Israel, making their spiritual adultery—turning to other gods—a profound act of treachery.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 3:20
18th Century
Theologian
Surely as - Rather: “Just as.”
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 3:20
19th Century
Bishop
Surely as a wife ... —In the midst of the bright vision of the future there comes unbidden the thought of the dark present: the fa…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 3:19–22
19th Century
Preacher
And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father and shalt not turn away from me. Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have y…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 3:20
16th Century
Theologian
He confirms the first clause of the preceding verse, for he had said that it was hardly possible for the Jews to recover what they had lost and be …
John Gill
On Jeremiah 3:20
17th Century
Pastor
Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband ,
&c.] Or, "her friend" F9 ; who loves her, takes…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 3:12–20
17th Century
Minister
See God's readiness to pardon sin, and the blessings reserved for gospel times. These words were proclaimed toward the north: to Israel, the ten tr…