16 And it shall be in those days when you become numerous and are fruitful in the land,” declares the Lord, “they will (A)no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’ And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it, nor miss it, nor will it be made again. 17 At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The (B)Throne of the Lord,’ and (C)all the nations will assemble at it, at Jerusalem, for the (D)name of the Lord; and they will no longer (E)follow the stubbornness of their evil heart. 18 (F)In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together (G)from the land of the north to the (H)land that I gave your fathers as an inheritance.

19 “Then I said,

‘How I would set you among [a]My sons
And give you a pleasant land,
The most (I)beautiful inheritance of the nations!’
And I said, ‘You shall call Me, (J)My Father,
And not turn away from following Me.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 3:19 Lit the

16 In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land,” declares the Lord, “people will no longer say, ‘The ark(A) of the covenant of the Lord.’ It will never enter their minds or be remembered;(B) it will not be missed, nor will another one be made. 17 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne(C) of the Lord, and all nations(D) will gather in Jerusalem to honor(E) the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(F) 18 In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel,(G) and together(H) they will come from a northern(I) land to the land(J) I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.

19 “I myself said,

“‘How gladly would I treat you like my children
    and give you a pleasant land,(K)
    the most beautiful inheritance(L) of any nation.’
I thought you would call me ‘Father’(M)
    and not turn away from following me.

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