Jeremiah 3:12-14
12Go, and proclaim these words toward athe north, and say,b“‘Return, faithless Israel,
declares the Lord.
I will not look on you in anger,
for cI am merciful,
declares the Lord;
dI will not be angry forever.
13 eOnly acknowledge your guilt,
that you rebelled against the Lord your God
and scattered your favors among foreigners under fevery green tree,
and that you have not obeyed my voice,
declares the Lord.
14 gReturn, O faithless children,
declares the Lord;
hfor 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 i“Return, O faithless sons;jI will heal your faithlessness.”
“Behold, we come to you,
for you are the Lord our God.
Ezekiel 18:30-32
30“Therefore kI will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. lRepent and turn from all your transgressions, mlest iniquity be your ruin. ▼▼Or lest iniquity be your stumbling block
31 oCast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and pmake yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! qWhy will you die, O house of Israel? 32 rFor I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; sso turn, and live.” Hosea 14:1
A Plea to Return to the Lord
1 tReturn, O Israel, to the Lord your God,for uyou have stumbled because of your iniquity.
Zechariah 1:3
3Therefore say to them, Thus declares the Lord of hosts: vReturn to me, says the Lord of hosts, and wI will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.James 4:8
8 xDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. yCleanse your hands, you sinners, and zpurify your hearts, aayou double-minded.
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