2 Chronicles 30:6
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6 Then the (A)runners went throughout all Israel and Judah with the letters from the king and his leaders, and spoke according to the command of the king: “Children of Israel, (B)return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel; then He will return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of (C)the kings of (D)Assyria.
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Jeremiah 51:31
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31 (A)One runner will run to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on all sides;
Jeremiah 4:1
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Jeremiah Laments over Judah
4 “If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord,
(A)“Return to Me;
And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight,
Then you shall not be moved.
Esther 8:14
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14 The couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s command. And the decree was issued in [a]Shushan the [b]citadel.
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- Esther 8:14 Or Susa
- Esther 8:14 palace
2 Kings 15:29
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29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, [a]Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria (A)came and took (B)Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he (C)carried them captive to Assyria.
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- 2 Kings 15:29 A later name of Pul, v. 19
2 Kings 15:19
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19 (A)Pul[a] king of Assyria came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his [b]hand might be with him to (B)strengthen the kingdom under his control.
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- 2 Kings 15:19 Tiglath-Pileser III, v. 29
- 2 Kings 15:19 Support
Job 9:25
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25 “Now (A)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
2 Chronicles 28:20
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20 Also (A)Tiglath-Pileser[a] king of Assyria came to him and distressed him, and did not assist him.
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- 2 Chronicles 28:20 Heb. Tilgath-Pilneser
1 Chronicles 5:26
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26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of (A)Pul king of Assyria, that is, (B)Tiglath-Pileser[a] king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to (C)Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.
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- 1 Chronicles 5:26 Heb. Tilgath-Pilneser
James 4:8
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8 (A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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Joel 2:12-14
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A Call to Repentance
12 “Now, therefore,” says the Lord,
(A)“Turn to Me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”
13 So (B)rend your heart, and not (C)your garments;
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is (D)gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.
14 (E)Who knows if He will turn and relent,
And leave (F)a blessing behind Him—
(G)A grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?
Hosea 14:1
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Israel Restored at Last
14 O Israel, (A)return to the Lord your God,
For you have stumbled because of your iniquity;
Ezekiel 33:11
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11 Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, (A)‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked (B)turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For (C)why should you die, O house of Israel?’
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Lamentations 5:21
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- Lamentations 5:21 returned
Isaiah 55:6-7
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6 (A)Seek the Lord while He may be (B)found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
7 (C)Let the [a]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man (D)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
(E)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
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- Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity
Isaiah 6:13
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13 But yet a tenth will be in it,
And will return and be for consuming,
As a terebinth tree or as an oak,
Whose stump remains when it is cut down.
So (A)the holy seed shall be its stump.”
Isaiah 1:9
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9 (A)Unless the Lord of hosts
Had left to us a very small remnant,
We would have become like (B)Sodom,
We would have been made like Gomorrah.
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