Isa 55:7, Jer 3:10, 14, 22, 31:18-20, Hos 14:1-3, Joe 2:12-13, Act 3:19 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

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 3:10

10 Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me ^awith her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the Lord.”

Jeremiah 3:14

14 ^bReturn, O faithless children,

declares the Lord;
^cfor I am your master;
I will take you, one from a city and two from a family,
and I will bring you to Zion.

Jeremiah 3:22

22 ^d“Return, O faithless sons;
^eI will heal your faithlessness.”
“Behold, we come to you,
for you are the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 31:18-20

18 I have heard ^fEphraim grieving,
‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
like an untrained calf;
^gbring me back that I may be restored,
for you are the Lord my God.
19 For after ^hI had turned away, I relented,
and after I was instructed, ⁱI struck my thigh;
^jI was ashamed, and I was confounded,
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
20 ^kIs Ephraim my dear son?
^lIs he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
^mTherefore my heart ^{▼▼Hebrew bowels} yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,

declares the Lord.

Hosea 14:1-3

A Plea to Return to the Lord

1 ^oReturn, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
for ^pyou have stumbled because of your iniquity.
2 Take with you words
and return to the Lord;
say to him,
“Take away all iniquity;
accept ^qwhat is good,
and we will pay with bulls
^rthe vows ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac pay the fruit} of our lips.
3 ^tAssyria shall not save us;
^uwe will not ride on horses;
and ^vwe will say no more, ‘Our God,’
to the work of our hands.
^wIn you the orphan finds mercy.”

Joel 2:12-13

Return to the Lord

12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
^x“return to me with all your heart,
^ywith fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
13 and ^zrend your hearts and not ^aayour garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
^abfor he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
^acand he relents over disaster.

Acts 3:19

19 ^adRepent therefore, and ^aeturn back, that ^afyour sins may be blotted out,