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Jeremiah 31:3
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The LORD appeared to us in the past,
[a]
saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
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Jeremiah 31:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
ESV
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the LORD appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
NLT
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Long ago the LORD said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.
MSG
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met God out looking for them!" God told them, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!
CSB
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the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.
Jeremiah 31:3 In-Context
1
“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
2
This is what the LORD says: “The people who survive the sword will find favor in the wilderness; I will come to give rest to Israel.”
3
The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
4
I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful.
5
Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant them and enjoy their fruit.
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Deuteronomy 4:37
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Hosea 11:4
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John 6:44
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[a].
Or Lord"has appeared to us from afar"
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