Jeremiah 3:12-14
3:12 a In this decree, the Lord calls the survivors of the faithless Israel of a century before to come home. God’s solid, underlying character is merciful, and he desires to extend salvation and restoration (12:15 b; 31:20 c; 33:26 d; 2 Kgs 17:6 e; Ps 86:15 f).3:13 g 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 h; Deut 30:1-5 i).
3:14 j Return home: The Lord had spoken to all Israel as a husband to an adulterous wife, but now he refers to Israel as wayward children. The Lord would bring selected exiles back to the Promised Land (31:6 k, 32 l; Hos 2:19-20 m; Rom 11:5 n).
• to the land of Israel: Hebrew to Zion.
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