John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 3:8
And I saw, when for all the causes, whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery ,.... Not only Judah saw, but God, who sees all things, saw the idolatry of the ten tribes which apostatized from him, and all the springs, causes, reasons, and occasions of it, and its consequences; and also the treachery, hardness, and idolatry of Judah: I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce ; as men did, when they put away their wives, as they might lawfully do in case of adultery; and here... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 3:7
And I said, after she had done these things ,.... All these idolatries, in the several places mentioned, after she had repeated them over and over; the Lord sent to them by the Prophets Hosea, Amos, Micah, and others, who prophesied before the captivity of the ten tribes, and entreated them, saying, turn unto me : to my worship, as the Targum; from their idols, to him the living God; they were not without admonitions, exhortations, and declarations of grace, and so were without excuse: ... read more