John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 3:20
Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband ,.... Or, "her friend" F9 מרעה "ab amico suo", Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "a socio suo", Cocceius. ; who loves her, takes care of her, and provides for her, and goes after another man, and cohabits with him; which is a violation of the marriage covenant, and acting a base and treacherous part unto him to whom she is married so have you dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord ; who... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 3:20-25
Here is, I. The charge God exhibits against Israel for their treacherous departures from him, Jer. 3:20. As an adulterous wife elopes from her husband, so have they gone a whoring from God. They were joined to God by a marriage-covenant, but they broke that covenant, they dealt treacherously with God, who had always dealt kindly and faithfully with them. Treacherous dealing with men like ourselves is bad enough, but to deal treacherously with God is to deal treasonably. II. Their conviction... read more