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Jeremiah 3:19

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19“Then I said,

‘How I would set you among 1My sons

And give you a pleasant land,

The most abeautiful inheritance of the nations!’

And I said, ‘You shall call Me, bMy Father,

And not turn away from following Me.’

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  1. 1Lit the

Cross references

  1. aPs 16:6
  2. bIs 63:16; Jer 3:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“ ‘I said,

How I would set you among my sons,

and give you a pleasant land,

a heritage most beautiful of all nations.

And I thought you would call me, My Father,

and would not turn from following me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“I myself said,

“ ‘How gladly would I treat you like my children

and give you a pleasant land,

the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.’

I thought you would call me ‘Father’

and not turn away from following me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I thought, “How I long to make you my sons

and give you a desirable land,

the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.”

I thought, “You will call me ‘My Father’

and never turn away from me.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“I thought to myself,

‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’

I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land—

the finest possession in the world.

I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’

and I wanted you never to turn from me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then I thought, ‘How I would set you among the children,

and I would give you a land of desire,

an inheritance of the glory of the hosts of nations.’

And I thought, ‘You would call me, “My father,”

and you would not turn back from behind me.’

KJV 1900King James Version

But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.