Eze 33:11, Hos 6:1, 14:1, Joe 2:12, Mal 3:7, Luk 15:18-20, Jam 4:8-10 | ESV | STEP | Say to them, As I live , declares the Lord God , I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked , but that the wicked turn from his way and live ; turn back , turn back from your evil ways , for why will you die , O house of Israel ?

Ezekiel 33:11

11 Say to them, ^aAs I live, declares the Lord God, ^bI have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; ^cturn back, turn back from your evil ways, ^dfor why will you die, O house of Israel?

Hosea 6:1

Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant

1 “Come, let us ^ereturn to the Lord;
for ^fhe has torn us, that he may heal us;
he has struck us down, and ^ghe will bind us up.

Hosea 14:1

A Plea to Return to the Lord

1 ^hReturn, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
for ⁱyou have stumbled because of your iniquity.

Joel 2:12

Return to the Lord

12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
^j“return to me with all your heart,
^kwith fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;

Malachi 3:7

7 ^lFrom the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. ^mReturn to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. ⁿBut you say, ‘How shall we return?’

Luke 15:18-20

18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, ^oI have sinned against ^pheaven and before you. 19 ^qI am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ^rran and ^sembraced him and ^tkissed him.

James 4:8-10

8 ^uDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ^vCleanse your hands, you sinners, and ^wpurify your hearts, ^xyou double-minded. 9 ^yBe wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 ^zHumble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.