Jeremiah 3:15

"“Return, backsliding children,” says the LORD, “for I am a husband to you. I will take one of you from a city, and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion."

Key Reflection

This verse emphasizes God's desire for reconciliation with His people, likening Himself to a faithful husband calling back his wayward spouse. By promising to gather them in small groups and lead them to Jerusalem (Zion), God underscores both the personal nature of His relationship and the collective return to covenant fidelity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Pastors - “Kings, rulers” (compareJeremiah 2:8). Not military usurpersHosea 8:4, but true servants of God, as David1 Samuel 13:14.

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