Jeremiah 3:3–4
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 Therefore the showers have been withheld,
and no spring rains have fallen.
Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute;
you refuse to blush with shame.
4 Have you not just called to me:
‘My Father, my friend from my youth,
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Therefore the showers have been withheld,
and the spring rain has not come;
yet you have the forehead of a whore;
you refuse to be ashamed.
4 Have you not just now called to me,
‘My father, you are the friend of my youth—
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 That’s why even the spring rains have failed.
For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.
4 Yet you say to me,
‘Father, you have been my guide since my youth.
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 So the rain has not come,
and there have not been any spring rains.
But your face still looks like the face of a prostitute.
You refuse even to be ashamed of what you did.
4 Now you are calling to me,
‘My father, you have been my friend since I was young.
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hast a harlot’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 And the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; but thou hast a harlot’s forehead, thou refusest to be ashamed. 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 So the rain has been withheld, and there have been no spring showers.
Yet, you have the shameless look of a prostitute,
and you refuse to blush.
4 But now you are calling to me.
You say, ‘Father! You have been my companion
ever since I was young.
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 This is why the showers haven’t come —
why there has been no spring rain.
You have the brazen look of a prostitute
and refuse to be ashamed.
4 Have you not lately called to Me, “My Father.
You were my friend in my youth.
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 Therefore the showers have been withheld,
and the spring rain has not come;
yet you have the forehead of a whore,
you refuse to be ashamed.
4 Have you not just now called to me,
“My Father, you are the friend of my youth—
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 Therefore rain showers have been withheld,
and the spring rain has not come.
Yet you have the forehead of a woman prostitute,
you refuse to be ashamed.
4 Have you not just now called to me,
‘My father, you are the close friend of my youth?
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 So I have held the showers back.
I have kept the spring rains from falling.
But you still have the bold face of a prostitute.
You refuse to blush with shame.
4 You have just now called out to me.
You said,
‘My Father, you have been my friend
ever since I was young.
Jeremiah 3:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 “Therefore the showers have been withheld,
And there has been no spring rain.
Yet you had a harlot’s forehead;
You refused to be ashamed.
4 “Have you not just now called to Me,
‘My Father, You are the friend of my youth?