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If you return, O Israel,” declares[a] Yahweh,
    “you return to me.
And if you remove your abominations from my presence,[b]
    and you do not wander,
and you swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’[c]
    in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,
then nations will be blessed by him,
    and in him they will boast.”

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  1. Jeremiah 4:1 Literally “a declaration of”
  2. Jeremiah 4:1 Literally “faces”
  3. Jeremiah 4:2 Literally “life of Yahweh”

If you return, Israel, return to me, declares the Lord.
    If you get rid of your disgusting idols from my presence
        and wander no more,
    and if you swear by the living God
        in truth, justice, and righteousness,
    then the nations will enjoy God’s blessings;[a]
        they will boast about him.

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  1. Jeremiah 4:2 Or bless themselves in him or be blessed by him or will bless themselves