Zechariah 1:3
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3 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Return (A)to Me,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts.
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Zechariah 1:3
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3 Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return(A) to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’(B) says the Lord Almighty.
Malachi 3:7
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7 Yet from the days of (A)your fathers
You have gone away from My ordinances
And have not kept them.
(B)Return to Me, and I will return to you,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
(C)“But you said,
‘In what way shall we return?’
Malachi 3:7
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7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away(A) from my decrees and have not kept them. Return(B) to me, and I will return to you,”(C) says the Lord Almighty.
“But you ask,(D) ‘How are we to return?’
Jeremiah 3:22
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22 “Return, you backsliding children,
And I will (A)heal your backslidings.”
“Indeed we do come to You,
For You are the Lord our God.
Jeremiah 3:22
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“Yes, we will come to you,
for you are the Lord our God.
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.
Jeremiah 4:1
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Deuteronomy 30:2-10
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2 and you (A)return to the Lord your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul, 3 (B)that the Lord your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and (C)gather you again from all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you. 4 (D)If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. 5 Then the Lord your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers. 6 And (E)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
7 “Also the Lord your God will put all these (F)curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. 8 And you will (G)again obey the voice of the Lord and do all His commandments which I command you today. 9 (H)The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the [a]fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good. For the Lord will again (I)rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers, 10 if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
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- Deuteronomy 30:9 offspring
Deuteronomy 30:2-10
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2 and when you and your children return(A) to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart(B) and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, 3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes[a](C) and have compassion(D) on you and gather(E) you again from all the nations where he scattered(F) you.(G) 4 Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens,(H) from there the Lord your God will gather(I) you and bring you back.(J) 5 He will bring(K) you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous(L) than your ancestors. 6 The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants,(M) so that you may love(N) him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. 7 The Lord your God will put all these curses(O) on your enemies who hate and persecute you.(P) 8 You will again obey the Lord and follow all his commands I am giving you today. 9 Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land.(Q) The Lord will again delight(R) in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, 10 if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law(S) and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.(T)
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- Deuteronomy 30:3 Or will bring you back from captivity
Joel 2:12
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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.”
Joel 2:12
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Rend Your Heart
Jeremiah 12:15
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15 (A)Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them (B)and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land.
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Jeremiah 12:15
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15 But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion(A) and will bring(B) each of them back to their own inheritance and their own country.
Isaiah 31:6
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6 Return to Him against whom the children of Israel have (A)deeply revolted.
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Isaiah 31:6
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James 4:8-10
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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. 9 (D)Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (E)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
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James 4:8-10
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8 Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D) 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.(E) 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(F)
Hosea 14:4
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4 “I will heal their (A)backsliding,
I will (B)love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from him.
Hosea 14:4
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Hosea 6:1
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Israel Unrepentant
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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Ezekiel 33:11
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11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.(A) Turn!(B) Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’(C)
Lamentations 3:39-41
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40 Let us search out and examine our ways,
And turn back to the Lord;
41 (C)Let us lift our hearts and hands
To God in heaven.
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- Lamentations 3:39 Or murmur
Lamentations 3:39-41
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39 Why should the living complain
when punished for their sins?(A)
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