וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י צִדְּקָ֥ה נַפְשָׁ֖הּ מְשֻׁבָ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִבֹּגֵדָ֖ה יְהוּדָֽה׃
even the LORD said unto me—backsliding Israel hath proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
Read Jewish philosophical commentary on Jeremiah 3:11: and classical philosophical sources.