Jeremiah 3:1-4

Jeremiah 3:1-4

[1] They say,  If a man  put away  his wife,  and she go  from him, and become another  man's,  shall he return unto her again?  shall not that land  be greatly  but thou hast played the harlot  with many  lovers;  yet return again  to me, saith  the LORD.  [2] Lift up  thine eyes  unto the high places,  and see  where  thou hast not been lien  with. In the ways  hast thou sat  for them, as the Arabian  in the wilderness;  and thou hast polluted  the land  with thy whoredoms  and with thy wickedness.  [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? 

What does Jeremiah 3:1-4 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

A passionate plea for repentance follows logically and textually the indictment of God"s people for their sins (ch2).
"There is a problem with free forgiveness. If you can always wipe the slate clean, how much does it matter what you write on it next? It is a problem for both parties-not only for the one in the wrong, who may feel that he can get away with more and more, but also for the one who forgives, who has to wonder what his forbearance may be doing to the other person. Here God sets about shaking his people out of their complacency." [1]