Jeremiah 3:11
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New International Version (©1984)
The LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Then the LORD said to me, "Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah!

English Standard Version (©2001)
And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And the LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then the LORD said to me, "Unfaithful Israel was less guilty than treacherous Judah.

King James Bible
And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

American King James Version
And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to me, Israel in her turning away is seen to be more upright than false Judah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to me: The rebellious Israel hath justified her soul, in comparison of the treacherous Juda.

Darby Bible Translation
And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more just than treacherous Judah.

English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

World English Bible
Yahweh said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto me: 'Justified herself hath backsliding Israel, More than treacherous Judah.

Geneva Study Bible

And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel hath {n} justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

(n) Israel has not declared herself as wicked as Judah, who yet has had more admonitions and examples to call her to repentance.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

11. justified herself-has been made to appear almost just (that is, comparatively innocent) by the surpassing guilt of Judah, who adds hypocrisy and treachery to her sin; and who had the example of Israel to warn her, but in vain (compare Eze 16:51; 23:11).

more than-in comparison with.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

3:6-11 If we mark the crimes of those who break off from a religious profession, and the consequences, we see abundant reason to shun evil ways. It is dreadful to be proved more criminal than those who have actually perished in their sins; yet it will be small comfort in everlasting punishment, for them to know that others were viler than they.


Ezekiel 16:51 "Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half of your sins, for you have multiplied your abominations more than they. Thus you have made your sisters appear righteous by all your abominations which you have committed.
Ezekiel 16:52 "Also bear your disgrace in that you have made judgment favorable for your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. Yes, be also ashamed and bear your disgrace, in that you made your sisters appear righteous.
Ezekiel 23:11 "Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lust than she, and her harlotries were more than the harlotries of her sister. (NASB ©1995)

Backsliding Faithless False. Guilty Herself Israel Judah Justified Less Proved Righteous Shewn Showed Shown Treacherous Turning Unfaithful Upright

And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

the backsliding Jer 3:8,22 Ho 4:16 11:7

justified Eze 16:47,51,52 23:11

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Alphabetical: And Faithless has herself is Israel Judah LORD me more proved righteous said than The to treacherous unfaithful

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