Isa 55:6-7, Jer 4:1, Lam 5:21, Eze 33:11, Hos 14:1, Joe 2:12-14 | ESV | STEP | Seek the Lord while he may be found ; call upon him while he is near ;

Isaiah 55:6-7

6 ^a“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Jeremiah 4:1

1 “If you return, O Israel,

declares the Lord,
^bto me you should return.
If you remove your detestable things from my presence,
^cand do not waver,

Lamentations 5:21

21 ^dRestore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored!
Renew our days as of old—

Ezekiel 33:11

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

Hosea 14:1

A Plea to Return to the Lord

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

Joel 2:12-14

Return to the Lord

12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
^k“return to me with all your heart,
^lwith fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
13 and ^mrend your hearts and not ⁿyour garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
^ofor he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
^pand he relents over disaster.
14 ^qWho knows whether he will not turn and relent,
and ^rleave a blessing behind him,
^sa grain offering and a drink offering
for the Lord your God?