Jeremiah 3:7

The Lord had expected that Israel would return to Him eventually, but she had not. Obviously Israel’s actions did not surprise God, since He knows everything before it happens. This is an anthropomorphic way of describing God’s chagrin at Israel’s behavior. Furthermore, the Southern Kingdom of Judah, Israel’s treacherous sister, observed Israel’s unrepentant harlotry. As Israel was Apostasy personified, so Judah was Treachery personified (cf. Jeremiah 3:10-11; Jeremiah 3:20).