NET Bible
"Because she took her prostitution so lightly, she defiled the land through her adulterous worship of gods made of wood and stone."
— Jeremiah 3:9, NET Bible
“And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.”
“And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks. ”
“It happened through the lightness of her prostitution, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks.”
“And by the facility of her fornication she defiled the land, and played the harlot with stones and with stocks.”
“So that through all her loose behaviour the land became unclean, and she was untrue, giving herself to stones and trees.”
“And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.”
When Josiah was king of Judah, the LORD said to me,“Jeremiah, you have no doubt seen what wayward Israel has done. You have seen how she went up to every high hill and under every green tree to give herself like a prostitute to other gods.
Yet even after she had done all that, I thought that she might come back to me. But she did not. Her sister, unfaithful Judah, saw what she did.
She also saw that, because of wayward Israel’s adulterous worship of other gods, I sent her away and gave her divorce papers. But still her unfaithful sister Judah was not afraid, and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods.
Because she took her prostitution so lightly, she defiled the land through her adulterous worship of gods made of wood and stone.
In spite of all this, Israel’s sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so,” says the LORD.
Then the LORD said to me,“Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah.
The Lord Calls on Israel and Judah to Repent“Go and shout this message to my people in the countries in the north. Tell them,‘Come back to me, wayward Israel,’ says the LORD.‘I will not continue to look on you with displeasure. For I am merciful,’ says the LORD.‘I will not be angry with you forever.