Jeremiah 3:1-5 EXPLAINED

[Santoso]

We heard: 

 

““They say, ‘If a man divorces his wife, And she goes from him And becomes another man’s, 

May he return to her again?’ Would not that land be greatly polluted? 

But you have played the harlot with many lovers; 

Yet return to Me,” says the Lord.”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

Paraphrasing:

 

Your trusted allies say if a man is separated from his covenant, and the covenant goes from him and becomes another man’s, may he return to the old covenant again? Would not that heart be greatly polluted? But you have played the shame with many lovers; or that you have loved shame with your trusted allies. Yet you return to the Lord with shame, that the Lord said. 

 

So we who are separated from the old covenant, for the old covenant goes from our old man, that we may belong to another man who is Christ, that as a new man in Christ , that we may return to the new covenant. 

 

We say that we who are faithful to the Lord, that we are married to the Lord, that we stay with Him, for we belong to Him, that we leave sin, that our land would be sanctified, for we have loved only the Lord ; for we have not leaved Him nor forsake Him, but we stay with Him, for He is our Lord, this we should say. 

 

Then we heard:

 

““Lift up your eyes to the desolate heights and see: Where have you not lain with men? By the road you have sat for them 

Like an Arabian in the wilderness; And you have polluted the land With your harlotries and your wickedness.”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭3:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

Paraphrasing:

Lift up your eyes to the desolate heights and see; lift up your eyes to the heights of emptiness or destruction and perceive : Where have you not lain with old nature? By the road you have sat for old natures like a person who travel across or through in the place where land uncultivated, unhabited or inhospitable;

By the road you have sat for old natures like a person who travel across or through in the place where heart uncultivated with the word of God, where heart unhabited with the words that Christ have spoken or where heart inhospitable to the Spirit of the Word. 

 

Let our spiritual eyes perceive where we have laid with our old nature, that we were brought to heights of desolation or emptiness or destruction,

so we should see spiritually that we are united  in the new nature,that we are united in the nature of Christ, who is the Son of God that our perception will be lifted, for  we are brought to depths of spiritual abundance.

By the spiritual road Jesus  Christ stands for us, characteristically, or qualities as sons of God that we

be steadfast in spiritual abundance ; for Jesus Christ have sanctified our land or our hearts, for He cleansed us from  unprincipledness or divisive hearts and guilts, that we may be principled, that our hearts be united with Him, that we stand in His righteousness. 

 

Next, we heard

 

“Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no latter rain. You have had a harlot’s forehead; You refuse to be ashamed.”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭3:3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

Paraphrasing: therefore the light doctrine of the Lord have been withheld, and And there has been no latter teaching of the Lord.

 

If our spiritual eyes or the eyes of our hearts perceive: that we are united in the nature of Christ, who is the Son of God, for  we are brought to depths of spiritual abundance. By the spiritual road Jesus Christ stands for us, that we as sons of God be steadfast in spiritual abundance. for Jesus Christ have sanctified our hearts, for He cleansed us from  unprincipledness or divisive hearts and guilts, that we may be principled, that our hearts be united with Him, that we stand in His righteousness. 

 

Therefore the showers have been released, and there will be latter rain; paraphrasing: therefore the light doctrine of the Lord shall be taught and there will be latter teaching of the Lord. We will have  servants of righteousness’ forehead; that we have had a mind of righteousness that submit to the Lord; that we agree to be honored with Him, and in Him.

 

“Will you not from this time cry to Me, ‘My Father, You are the guide of my youth?”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭3:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

From this time we cry to Him,’My Father, You are the guide of my youth.”

 

For the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ are the guide of our youth, that He guide us through His Son, Jesus Christ, for the Father guide us in the period of our life.

 

For we heard: 

 

“Will He remain angry forever? Will He keep it to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken and done evil things, As you were able.””

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭3:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

Paraphrasing:

You will behold or you will find the Lord remarkable or you will be impressed by the Lord that He will remain angry forever, that He will keep anger to the end,for you have spoken and done evil things, As you were able.

 

But He will not remain angry forever, for He won’t keep anger to the end. For He will remain pleased forever, for He will be pleased to the end. For we behold that we speak, and do right, as we are strengthened through His Spirit, as we are strengthened through His words that Jesus Christ speaks to us, that the Father has spoken through His Son. 

 

Selah

Amen

[Santoso]

Let us meditate this and perceive the revelation of His grace:

Let us say that we who are faithful to the Lord, that we are married to the Lord, that we stay with Him, for we belong to Him, that we leave sin, that our hearts would be sanctified, for we have loved only the Lord ; for we have not leaved Him nor forsake Him, but we stay with Him, for He is our Lord, let this we testify. Jeremiah‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

The eyes of our hearts perceive where we have laid with our old nature, that we were brought to heights of desolation or emptiness or destruction,

so we should see spiritually that we are united  in the new nature,that we are united in the nature of Christ, who is the Son of God that our perception will be lifted, for  we are brought to depths of spiritual abundance.

By the spiritual road Jesus Christ stands for us, characteristically or, that we as qualities as sons of God, that we be steadfast in spiritual abundance ; for Jesus Christ have sanctified our hearts, for He cleansed us from  unprincipledness or divisive hearts and guilts, that we may be principled, that our hearts be united with Him, that we stand in His righteousness. Jeremiah‬ ‭3:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

Therefore the showers have been released, and there will be latter rain; therefore the light doctrine of the Lord shall be taught and there will be latter teaching of the Lord. We have had a servant of righteousness’ forehead; that we have had a mind of righteousness that submit to the Lord; that we agree to be honored with Him, and in Him. Jeremiah‬ ‭3:3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

From this time we cry to Him,’My Father, You are the guide of my youth.”Jeremiah‬ ‭3:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

For the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ are the guide of our youth, that He guide us through His Son, Jesus Christ, for the Father guides us in the period of our life.

 

He will not remain angry forever, for He won’t keep anger to the end. For He will remain pleased forever, for He will be pleased to the end. For we behold Him who is remarkable and impressive that we speak, and do right, as we are strengthened through His words, that Jesus Christ speaks to us, that the Father has spoken through His Son. 

Amen Jeremiah‬ ‭3:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Edited September 22, 2023 by Santoso