Jeremiah 3:13

“Only acknowledge thine iniquity, etc.] Or, “know”f77 it; unless a man knows his sin, and is convicted of it, he will never repent of it, or turn from it; and when he is made sensible of it, and sorry for it, he ought to acknowledge and confess it before God, against whom he has sinned; this is what is insisted upon, and all that is insisted upon; and it is the least that can be done, and is what every sensible sinner will do, who upon it may expect the discovery of pardoning grace and mercy, (<193205>Psalm 32:5 51:3,4 <202813> Proverbs 28:13 <620109>1 John 1:9): that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God; against his law, his declared mind and will, and notwithstanding he is the…”

“Only acknowledge-- (Deu 30:1, Deu 30:3; Pro 28:13). scattered thy ways, &c.-- (Jer 2:25). Not merely the calves at Beth-el, but the idols in every direction, were the objects of their worship (Eze 16:15, Eze 16:24-25).”

“Acknowledge - literally, “know thy iniquity;” know that thy doings are iniquitous. Scattered thy ways - Wandered in search of those idolatries which foreign nations practice. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Strangers - To other gods, or to idols, running here and there up and down. Jeremiah 3:14”

“3:13 acknowledge your guilt . . . Admit that you rebelled . . . Confess that you refused to listen: Through these three elements of repentance, the people could demonstrate their willingness to receive the Lord’s salvation and restoration (Lev 26:40; Deut 30:1-5).”

“acknowledge: Jer 3:25, Jer 31:18-20; Lev 26:40-42; Deu 30:1-3; Job 33:27, Job 33:28; Pro 28:13; Luk 15:18-21; Jo1 1:8-10 and hast scattered: Jer 3:2, Jer 3:6, Jer 2:20, Jer 2:25; Eze 16:15, Eze 16:24, Eze 16:25 under every: Deu 12:2 Jeremiah 3:14”

“An indispensable element of the return is: Acknowledge thy guilt, thine offence, for grievously hast thou offended; thou art fallen away (פּשׁע), and תּפזּרי את־דּרכיך, lit., hast scattered thy ways for strangers; i.e., hither and thither, on many a track, hast thou run after the strange gods: cf. Jer 2:23. The repeated call שׁוּבוּ, Jer 3:14, is, like that in Jer 3:12, addressed to Israel in the narrower sense, not to the whole covenant people or to Judah. The "backsliding sons" are "the backsliding Israel" of Jer 3:7, Jer 3:8, Jer 3:11., and of Jer 3:22. In Jer 3:18 also Judah is mentioned only as it is in connection with Israel. בּעלתּי בכם, here and in Jer 31:32, is variously explained.…”