Jeremiah Chapter 3 verse 11 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 3:11

And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
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BBE Jeremiah 3:11

And the Lord said to me, Israel in her turning away is seen to be more upright than false Judah.
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DARBY Jeremiah 3:11

And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more just than treacherous Judah.
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KJV Jeremiah 3:11

And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
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WBT Jeremiah 3:11


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WEB Jeremiah 3:11

Yahweh said to me, Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
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YLT Jeremiah 3:11

And Jehovah saith unto me: `Justified herself hath backsliding Israel, More than treacherous Judah.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - It is very noteworthy that Jeremiah should have still so warm a feeling for the exiles of the northern kingdom (more than a hundred years after the great catastrophe). Hath justified herself. "To justify" can mean "to show one's self righteous," as well as "to make one's self righteous," just as "to sanctify" can mean, "to show one's self holy" (Isaiah 8:13), as well as "to make one's self holy." In spite of Israel's apostasy, she has shown herself less worthy of punishment than Judah, who has had before her the warning lesson of Israel's example, and who has been guilty of the most hateful of all sins, hypocrisy (comp. ver. 7).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Hath justified herself.--Literally, hath justified her soul, has put in a better plea in her defence. The renegade was better than the traitress. Even open rebellion was better than hypocrisy, as the publicans and sinners in the Gospel story were better than the Pharisees (Matthew 21:31).