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Jeremiah 3

Jer. 3:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wilt thou not from this time cry
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
unto me, My father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
, thou art the guide
'alluwph (Hebrew #441)
from 502; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
KJV usage: captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.
Pronounce: al-loof'
Origin: or (shortened) talluph {al-loof'}
ofy my youth
na`uwr (Hebrew #5271)
and (feminine) nturah {neh- oo-raw'}; properly, passive participle from 5288 as denominative; (only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
KJV usage: childhood, youth.
Pronounce: naw-oor'
Origin: or naur {naw-oor'}
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Prov. 2:17• 17who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God; (Prov. 2:17)

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Wilt thou.
Jer. 3:19• 19And as for me, I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee the pleasant land, the goodly inheritance of the hosts of the nations? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following me. (Jer. 3:19)
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Jer. 31:9,18‑20• 9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
 18I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.
 19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after I knew myself, I smote upon my thigh. I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, for I bear the reproach of my youth.
 20Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 31:9,18‑20)
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Hos. 14:1‑3• 1O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
 2Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah; say unto him, Forgive all iniquity, and receive us graciously; so will we render the calves of our lips.
 3Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Thou art our God; because in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. (Hos. 14:1‑3)
My father.
Jer. 2:27• 27saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth; for they have turned the back unto me, and not the face; and in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us! (Jer. 2:27)
the guide.
Jer. 2:2• 2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. (Jer. 2:2)
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Psa. 48:14• 14For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death. (Psa. 48:14)
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Psa. 71:5,17• 5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth.
 17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works: (Psa. 71:5,17)
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Psa. 119:9• 9BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word. (Psa. 119:9)
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Prov. 1:4• 4to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. (Prov. 1:4)
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Prov. 2:17• 17who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God; (Prov. 2:17)
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Hos. 2:15• 15And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. (Hos. 2:15)
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Mal. 2:14• 14Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been a witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt unfaithfully: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. (Mal. 2:14)
• Observe here, that though He would have Israel cry “My Father,” this is far different from crying “Abba, Father” by the Spirit of adoption, which we have, but they had not. Nationally Israel was God’s son (Hos. 11:1; Ex. 4:22, 23). It is only since the Cross that believers know Him in the individual relationship of Father—not merely national adoption—and, having life from Him, as the One revealed by the Son in resurrection as “My Father and your Father.” Our privileges are far greater than theirs. How much holier should be our lives! (“Chapter 2” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?

W. Kelly Translation

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Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)