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Jeremiah 3:11 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 11. 11And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
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Quick Meaning
The dated report or historical recital carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah” at Jeremiah 3:11 as part of “Israel and Judah Are Compared under Josiah.”
A dated word in Josiah's days compares two sisters
This verse is one part of that explanation in Jeremiah 3:6–11. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Jeremiah 3:6–11
Read Jeremiah 3:11 with 3:6–11. By itself, “And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A dated word contrasts northern Israel's unfaithfulness with Judah's performative return and says Judah has compounded the betrayal.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Return Is Invited through a Troubling Divorce Analogy” into “Israel and Judah Are Compared under Josiah.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: A dated word contrasts northern Israel's unfaithfulness with Judah's performative return and says Judah has compounded the betrayal. This verse's placement is specific: The dated report or historical recital carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah” at Jeremiah 3:11 as part of “Israel and Judah Are Compared under Josiah.”
What Remains True
Truthful communal memory must include power, harmed people, contested interpretation, and the consequences of decisions. In Jeremiah 3:11, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The dated report or historical recital carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah” at Jeremiah 3:11 as part of “Israel and Judah Are Compared under Josiah.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 3:6–11 — Israel and Judah Are Compared under JosiahSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 3:6–11, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 3:6–11
Open the fixed Hebrew Jeremiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Jeremiah with Translator, Textual, and Study Notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; official eBible PDF distribution, NET Bible Second Edition; official PDF accessed 2026
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, names, textual problems, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 3:6–11
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