Deuteronomy 30:2
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2 If at that time you and your children return to the Lord your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul all the commands I have given you today,
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Joel 2:12-13
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A Call to Repentance
12 That is why the Lord says,
“Turn to me now, while there is time.
Give me your hearts.
Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish.
Nehemiah 1:9
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9 But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth,[a] I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored.’
Footnotes
- 1:9 Hebrew of the heavens.
Deuteronomy 4:28-31
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28 There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. 29 But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
30 “In the distant future, when you are suffering all these things, you will finally return to the Lord your God and listen to what he tells you. 31 For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors.
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Lamentations 3:40
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40 Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
Let us turn back to the Lord.
1 John 1:9
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9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
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Ephesians 6:24
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24 May God’s grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.
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2 Corinthians 3:16
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16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
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Zechariah 12:10
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10 “Then I will pour out a spirit[a] of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.
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- 12:10 Or the Spirit.
Hosea 14:1-3
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Healing for the Repentant
14 [a]Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
for your sins have brought you down.
2 Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord.
Say to him,
“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,
so that we may offer you our praises.[b]
3 Assyria cannot save us,
nor can our warhorses.
Never again will we say to the idols we have made,
‘You are our gods.’
No, in you alone
do the orphans find mercy.”
Hosea 6:1-2
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A Call to Repentance
6 “Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces;
now he will heal us.
He has injured us;
now he will bandage our wounds.
2 In just a short time he will restore us,
so that we may live in his presence.
Hosea 3:5
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5 But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord their God and to David’s descendant, their king.[a] In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness.
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- 3:5 Hebrew to David their king.
Lamentations 3:32
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32 Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion
because of the greatness of his unfailing love.
Jeremiah 29:13
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13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
Jeremiah 4:14
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14 O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart
that you may be saved.
How long will you harbor
your evil thoughts?
Jeremiah 3:10
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10 But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
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Isaiah 55:6-7
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6 Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Call on him now while he is near.
7 Let the wicked change their ways
and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
Psalm 119:80
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80 May I be blameless in keeping your decrees;
then I will never be ashamed.
Psalm 41:12
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12 You have preserved my life because I am innocent;
you have brought me into your presence forever.
1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.
1 Chronicles 29:9
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9 The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy.
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Deuteronomy 13:3
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3 do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul.
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Deuteronomy 6:5
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5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
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