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Israel

Israel, also named Jacob, was the son of Isaac, the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, and a key patriarch of the Jewish people.

The name Israel means “who prevails with God”

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Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 25:26; referred to as Israel (Aramiac יִשְׂרָאֵל), Jacob (יַעֲקֹב), Jeshurun (יְשֻׁרוּן), Israelite (יִשְׂרְאֵלִי), Israelitess (יִשְׂרְאֵלִית), Israelite (Ἰσραήλ), Jacob (Ἰακώβ), or Israel (Ἰσραηλίτης); son of Isaac and Rebekah; a brother of Esau; husband of Rachel and Leah, with concubines Zilpah and Bilhah; father of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph and Benjamin.

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Jacob was the younger twin son of Isaac and Rebekah. He struggled with his twin brother Esau in the womb and was born holding Esau’s heel (Genesis 25:21–26). God told Rebekah that the boys symbolized two nations and that the older son would serve the younger (Genesis 25:23).

Isaac favored Esau, who loved the outdoors, while Rebekah preferred Jacob, who enjoyed staying at home. One day, Esau came back very hungry from hunting, and Jacob traded him some red stew for his inheritance rights (Genesis 25:27–34; see Hebrews 12:16). Later, Isaac asked Esau to prepare wild game for him to eat so he could bless him (Genesis 27:1–4; compare 25:28). However, Rebekah sent Jacob to trick Isaac into giving him the blessing instead, and her plan worked (Genesis 27:5–29). Jacob's deception was soon discovered (Genesis 27:30–35). But legally, valid blessings were unchangeable promises (27:33). So Isaac gave Esau a lesser blessing (Genesis 27:36–40). Esau planned to kill Jacob (27:41). Rebekah persuaded Isaac to send Jacob to her brother Laban so Jacob could marry within the family (Genesis 27:42–46).

Isaac gave the covenant promises to Jacob and sent him to Haran (Genesis 28:1–5). On the way, God appeared to Jacob in a dream and confirmed the promises of land and descendants given to Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 28:10–15). Jacob worshiped the Lord and named the place Bethel, meaning "house of God."

In Haran, Jacob worked for his uncle Laban (Genesis 29–31). Jacob loved Laban's daughter Rachel and worked seven years to marry her. However, Laban tricked him by giving him his older daughter Leah on the wedding night. Jacob then worked another seven years for Rachel and six more years to build his own flocks (Genesis 30:25–43; see also 31:38–42). Despite many challenges, he had thirteen children and became very wealthy.

After twenty years, God told Jacob to return to Canaan (Genesis 31:3). Jacob feared Laban and his sons (Genesis 31:1–2). So, he organized his caravan and left while Laban was away (31:4–21). Laban chased after him, but God stopped him from harming Jacob (Genesis 31:22–24, 29). Instead, Laban scolded Jacob for leaving secretly and accused him of stealing his idols (Genesis 31:25–30). Jacob allowed Laban to search his tents, but the idols were not found (Genesis 31:33–35). Jacob then became angry (Genesis 31:36–42). Although their conflict was unresolved, the two men made a peace agreement (Genesis 31:43–54). The location became a lasting boundary between Israel and Aram.

Jacob now faced Esau and God. When Esau came with four hundred men, Jacob asked for God's protection and sent gifts to make peace with his brother, whom he had not seen for many years (Genesis 32:3–21). That night, in an event symbolizing his life, Jacob wrestled with a man who dislocated his hip and gave him the blessing he wanted (Genesis 32:22–32). God also changed his name to Israel, meaning "God fights."

In the morning, Jacob met Esau, and they reconciled (Genesis 33:1–11). Esau was kind and forgiving, and Jacob shared some of his blessings. Esau then returned to Seir, while Jacob continued to Canaan. In Shechem, Jacob bought land and built an altar (Genesis 33:18–20). He then moved to Bethel and removed all foreign idols from his household (Genesis 35:1–8). God reaffirmed Jacob's new name, Israel, and renewed his promises of land and descendants (Genesis 35:9–15).

Jacob favored Rachel and her son Joseph (Genesis 37:1–3). Joseph's brothers grew jealous and hated him. Joseph's dreams made them angrier (Genesis 37:4–11), so they sold him as a slave (Genesis 37:12–28). For over twenty years, Jacob thought Joseph was dead. Jacob only learned Joseph was alive after sending Benjamin to Egypt with Judah. Joseph then helped his family during the famine (Genesis 43:1–14; 45:24–28). Jacob felt renewed and moved to Egypt. He joyfully reunited with Joseph in Goshen (Genesis 46:28–30) and thrived for seventeen more years.

When Jacob was near death at age 147, he planned for his family's future. He made Joseph promise to bury him in Canaan (Genesis 47:29–31; 49:29–32). He gave Joseph’s sons his main blessing and placed Ephraim, the younger son, first (Genesis 48:1–20). He assured the family they would return to Canaan (Genesis 48:21–22). Then he blessed each of his sons and predicted the future of their descendants (Genesis 49:1–28). He died and was buried in the cave of Machpelah, accompanied by his sons and a large Egyptian procession (Genesis 49:33–50:13). His death marked the end of the patriarchal age and the start of Israel’s growth as a nation in Egypt until they returned to live in the promised land (see Exodus—Joshua).

The name "Jacob" became another name for the nation of Israel (see Numbers 23:7, 21; 24:5; Hosea 12:2). God called the nation to serve him as their ancestors did (Hosea 12:3–14). He promised Israel the same love he showed Jacob (Malachi 1:2). He also promised that a powerful leader would come from Jacob's descendants (Genesis 49:8–12; Numbers 24:17–19).

Passages for Further Study

Genesis 25:19–34; 27:1–35:29; 37:1–35; 42:1–4, 29–38; 43:1–13; 45:25–50:14; Exodus 1:1–5; Numbers 23:7–10, 20–23; 24:5–9, 17–19; Deuteronomy 26:5; Joshua 24:4, 32; Hosea 12:2–14; Malachi 1:2; John 4:5–6, 12; Acts 7:8–16; Romans 9:10–13; Hebrews 11:8–9, 20–21

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Glossary entries

Jacob Jeshurun Israel (Person) Israelite Jesurun

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Father

Isaac

Mother

Rebekah

Spouse

Bilhah Leah Rachel Zilpah

Siblings

Esau

Children

Asher Benjamin Dan Dinah Gad Issachar Joseph Judah Levi Naphtali Reuben Simeon Zebulun

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3,504 verses

Includes 926 verses that refer to Israel without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Isaiah 43:19Referred to, not named
    Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
  2. Isaiah 43:22יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    But you have not called on Me, O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
  3. Isaiah 43:23Referred to, not named
    You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
  4. Isaiah 43:24Referred to, not named
    You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
  5. Isaiah 43:25Referred to, not named
    I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
  6. Isaiah 43:26Referred to, not named
    Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
  7. Isaiah 43:27Referred to, not named
    Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.
  8. Isaiah 43:28יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”
  9. Isaiah 44:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
  10. Isaiah 44:2יַעֲקֹב · Jacob; יְשֻׁרוּן · Jeshurun
    This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
  11. Isaiah 44:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
  12. Isaiah 44:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
  13. Isaiah 44:8Referred to, not named
    Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
  14. Isaiah 44:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
  15. Isaiah 44:22Referred to, not named
    I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
  16. Isaiah 44:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
  17. Isaiah 44:24Referred to, not named
    Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
  18. Isaiah 45:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
  19. Isaiah 45:4יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
  20. Isaiah 45:9Referred to, not named
    Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
  21. Isaiah 45:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
  22. Isaiah 45:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
  23. Isaiah 45:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
  24. Isaiah 45:19יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
  25. Isaiah 45:25יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.
  26. Isaiah 46:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
  27. Isaiah 46:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
  28. Isaiah 47:4יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel.
  29. Isaiah 48:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness—
  30. Isaiah 48:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
  31. Isaiah 48:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
  32. Isaiah 48:14Referred to, not named
    Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
  33. Isaiah 48:16Referred to, not named
    Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
  34. Isaiah 48:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
  35. Isaiah 48:18Referred to, not named
    If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
  36. Isaiah 48:19Referred to, not named
    Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence.”
  37. Isaiah 48:20יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
  38. Isaiah 48:21Referred to, not named
    They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
  39. Isaiah 49:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”
  40. Isaiah 49:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
  41. Isaiah 49:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
  42. Isaiah 49:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
  43. Isaiah 49:8Referred to, not named
    This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,
  44. Isaiah 49:9Referred to, not named
    …to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
  45. Isaiah 49:26יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
  46. Isaiah 50:1Referred to, not named
    This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
  47. Isaiah 50:10Referred to, not named
    Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
  48. Isaiah 52:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
  49. Isaiah 52:14Referred to, not named
    Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
  50. Isaiah 54:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
  51. Isaiah 55:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
  52. Isaiah 55:6Referred to, not named
    Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
  53. Isaiah 55:8Referred to, not named
    “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
  54. Isaiah 55:9Referred to, not named
    “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
  55. Isaiah 55:12Referred to, not named
    You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
  56. Isaiah 56:1Referred to, not named
    This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.
  57. Isaiah 56:8יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
  58. Isaiah 56:10Referred to, not named
    Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
  59. Isaiah 58:1יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
  60. Isaiah 58:14יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    …then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  61. Isaiah 59:20יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.
  62. Isaiah 60:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
  63. Isaiah 60:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
  64. Isaiah 60:16יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
  65. Isaiah 61:2Referred to, not named
    …to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
  66. Isaiah 61:6Referred to, not named
    But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.
  67. Isaiah 63:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
  68. Isaiah 63:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
  69. Isaiah 65:9יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.
  70. Isaiah 66:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”
  71. Jeremiah 2:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her were found guilty; disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD.
  72. Jeremiah 2:4יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.
  73. Jeremiah 2:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?
  74. Jeremiah 2:15Referred to, not named
    The young lions have roared at him; they have sounded their voices. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.
  75. Jeremiah 2:16Referred to, not named
    The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
  76. Jeremiah 2:17Referred to, not named
    Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
  77. Jeremiah 2:18Referred to, not named
    Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
  78. Jeremiah 2:19Referred to, not named
    Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
  79. Jeremiah 2:20Referred to, not named
    “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.
  80. Jeremiah 2:21Referred to, not named
    I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
  81. Jeremiah 2:22Referred to, not named
    Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
  82. Jeremiah 2:23Referred to, not named
    “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,
  83. Jeremiah 2:25Referred to, not named
    You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’
  84. Jeremiah 2:26יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets
  85. Jeremiah 2:31יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
  86. Jeremiah 3:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.
  87. Jeremiah 3:8יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
  88. Jeremiah 3:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
  89. Jeremiah 3:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.
  90. Jeremiah 3:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.
  91. Jeremiah 3:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.
  92. Jeremiah 3:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
  93. Jeremiah 3:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
  94. Jeremiah 4:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver,
  95. Jeremiah 4:2Referred to, not named
    …and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
  96. Jeremiah 5:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,” declares the LORD.
  97. Jeremiah 5:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
  98. Jeremiah 5:20יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:
  99. Jeremiah 6:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”
  100. Jeremiah 7:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.