Verse 3
Therefore say{H559} thou unto them, Thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts:{H6635} Return{H7725} unto me, saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} and I will return{H7725} unto you, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
Referenced Verses
- Mal 3:7 : 7 From the days{H3117} of your fathers{H1} ye have turned aside{H5493} from mine ordinances,{H2706} and have not kept{H8104} them. Return{H7725} unto me, and I will return{H7725} unto you, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635} But ye say,{H559} Wherein shall we return?{H7725}
- Isa 31:6 : 6 Turn{H7725} ye unto him from whom ye have deeply{H6009} revolted,{H5627} O children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}
- Jer 3:22 : 22 Return,{H7725} ye backsliding{H7726} children,{H1121} I will heal{H7495} your backslidings.{H4878} Behold, we are come{H857} unto thee; for thou art Jehovah{H3068} our God.{H430}
- Deut 30:2-9 : 2 and shalt return{H7725} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} and shalt obey{H8085} his voice{H6963} according to all that I command{H6680} thee this day,{H3117} thou and thy children,{H1121} with all thy heart,{H3824} and with all thy soul;{H5315} 3 that then Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} will turn{H7725} thy captivity,{H7622} and have compassion{H7355} upon thee, and will return{H7725} and gather{H6908} thee from all the peoples,{H5971} whither Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} hath scattered{H6327} thee. 4 If [any of] thine outcasts{H5080} be in the uttermost{H7097} parts of heaven,{H8064} from thence will Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} gather{H6908} thee, and from thence will he fetch{H3947} thee: 5 and Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} will bring{H935} thee into the land{H776} which thy fathers{H1} possessed,{H3423} and thou shalt possess{H3423} it; and he will do thee good,{H3190} and multiply{H7235} thee above thy fathers.{H1} 6 And Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} will circumcise{H4135} thy heart,{H3824} and the heart{H3824} of thy seed,{H2233} to love{H157} Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} with all thy heart,{H3824} and with all thy soul,{H5315} that thou mayest live.{H2416} 7 And Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} will put{H5414} all these curses{H423} upon thine enemies,{H341} and on them that hate{H8130} thee, that persecuted{H7291} thee. 8 And thou shalt return{H7725} and obey{H8085} the voice{H6963} of Jehovah,{H3068} and do{H6213} all his commandments{H4687} which I command{H6680} thee this day.{H3117} 9 And Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} will make thee plenteous{H3498} in all the work{H4639} of thy hand,{H3027} in the fruit{H6529} of thy body,{H990} and in the fruit{H6529} of thy cattle,{H929} and in the fruit{H6529} of thy ground,{H127} for good:{H2896} for Jehovah{H3068} will again{H7725} rejoice{H7797} over thee for good,{H2896} as he rejoiced{H7797} over thy fathers;{H1} 10 if thou shalt obey{H8085} the voice{H6963} of Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} to keep{H8104} his commandments{H4687} and his statutes{H2708} which are written{H3789} in this book{H5612} of the law;{H8451} if thou turn{H7725} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} with all thy heart,{H3824} and with all thy soul.{H5315}
- Jer 35:15 : 15 I have sent{H7971} also unto you all my servants{H5650} the prophets,{H5030} rising up early{H7925} and sending{H7971} them, saying,{H559} Return{H7725} ye now every man{H376} from his evil{H7451} way,{H1870} and amend{H3190} your doings,{H4611} and go{H3212} not after{H310} other{H312} gods{H430} to serve{H5647} them, and ye shall dwell in{H3427} the land{H127} which I have given{H5414} to you and to your fathers:{H1} but ye have not inclined{H5186} your ear,{H241} nor hearkened{H8085} unto me.
- Jer 12:15 : 15 And it shall come to pass, after{H310} that I have plucked them up,{H5428} I will return{H7725} and have compassion{H7355} on them; and I will bring them again,{H7725} every man{H376} to his heritage,{H5159} and every man{H376} to his land.{H776}
- Jer 25:5 : 5 saying,{H559} Return{H7725} ye now every one{H376} from his evil{H7451} way,{H1870} and from the evil{H7455} of your doings,{H4611} and dwell{H3427} in the land{H127} that Jehovah{H3068} hath given{H5414} unto you and to your fathers,{H1} from of old and even{H5769} for{H5704} evermore;{H5769}
- Jer 29:12-14 : 12 And ye shall call{H7121} upon me, and ye shall go{H1980} and pray{H6419} unto me, and I will hearken{H8085} unto you. 13 And ye shall seek{H1245} me, and find{H4672} me, when ye shall search{H1875} for me with all your heart.{H3824} 14 And I will be found{H4672} of you, saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} and I will turn again{H7725} your captivity,{H7622} and I will gather{H6908} you from all the nations,{H1471} and from all the places{H4725} whither I have driven{H5080} you, saith{H5002} Jehovah;{H3068} and I will bring you again{H7725} unto the place{H4725} whence I caused you to be carried away captive.{H1540}
- Luke 15:18-22 : 18 I will arise{G450} and go{G4198} to{G4314} my{G3450} father,{G3962} and{G2532} will say{G2046} unto him,{G846} Father,{G3962} I have sinned{G264} against{G1519} heaven,{G3772} and{G2532} in thy{G4675} sight:{G1799} 19 I{G2532} am{G1510} no more{G3765} worthy{G514} to be called{G2564} your{G4675} son:{G5207} make{G4160} me{G3165} as{G5613} one{G1520} of thy{G4675} hired servants.{G3407} 20 And{G2532} he arose,{G450} and came{G2064} to{G4314} his{G1438} father.{G3962} But{G1161} while he{G846} was{G568} yet{G2089} afar off,{G3112} his{G846} father{G3962} saw{G1492} him,{G846} and{G2532} was moved with compassion,{G4697} and{G2532} ran,{G5143} and fell{G1968} on{G1909} his{G846} neck,{G5137} and{G2532} kissed{G2705} him.{G846} 21 And{G1161} the son{G5207} said{G2036} unto him,{G846} Father,{G3962} I have sinned{G264} against{G1519} heaven,{G3772} and{G2532} in{G1799} thy{G4675} sight:{G1799} I{G2532} am{G1510} no more{G3765} worthy{G514} to be called{G2564} thy{G4675} son.{G5207} 22 But{G1161} the father{G3962} said{G2036} to{G4314} his{G846} servants,{G1401} Bring forth{G1627} quickly the best{G4413} robe,{G4749} and{G2532} put{G1746} it on{G1746} him;{G846} and{G2532} put{G1325} a ring{G1146} on{G1519} his{G846} hand,{G5495} and{G2532} shoes{G5266} on{G1519} his feet:{G4228}
- Jas 4:8-9 : 8 Draw nigh{G1448} to God,{G2316} and{G2532} he will draw nigh{G1448} to you.{G5213} Cleanse{G2511} your hands,{G5495} ye sinners;{G268} and{G2532} purify{G48} your hearts,{G2588} ye doubleminded.{G1374} 9 Be afflicted,{G5003} and{G2532} mourn,{G3996} and{G2532} weep:{G2799} let{G3344} your{G5216} laughter{G1071} be turned{G3344} to{G1519} mourning,{G3997} and{G2532} your joy{G5479} to{G1519} heaviness.{G2726} 10 Humble yourselves{G5013} in the sight of{G1799} the Lord,{G2962} and{G2532} he shall exalt{G5312} {G5312} you.{G5209}
- Deut 4:30-31 : 30 When thou art in tribulation,{H6862} and all these things{H1697} are come{H4672} upon thee, in the latter{H319} days{H3117} thou shalt return{H7725} to Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} and hearken{H8085} unto his voice:{H6963} 31 for Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} is a merciful{H7349} God;{H430} he will not fail{H7503} thee, neither destroy{H7843} thee, nor forget{H7911} the covenant{H1285} of thy fathers{H1} which he sware{H7650} unto them.
- Lam 3:39-41 : 39 Wherefore doth a living{H2416} man{H120} complain,{H596} a man{H1397} for the punishment of his sins?{H2399} 40 Let us search{H2664} and try{H2713} our ways,{H1870} and turn again{H7725} to Jehovah.{H3068} 41 Let us lift up{H5375} our heart{H3824} with our hands{H3709} unto God{H410} in the heavens.{H8064}
- Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say{H559} unto them, As I live,{H2416} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3069} I have no pleasure{H2654} in the death{H4194} of the wicked;{H7563} but that the wicked{H7563} turn{H7725} from his way{H1870} and live:{H2421} turn{H7725} ye, turn{H7725} ye from your evil{H7451} ways;{H1870} for why will ye die,{H4191} O house{H1004} of Israel?{H3478}
- Hos 6:1 : 1 Come,{H3212} and let us return{H7725} unto Jehovah;{H3068} for he hath torn,{H2963} and he will heal{H7495} us; he hath smitten,{H5221} and he will bind us up.{H2280}
- Hos 14:1 : 1 O Israel,{H3478} return{H7725} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God;{H430} for thou hast fallen{H3782} by thine iniquity.{H5771}
- Hos 14:4 : 4 I will heal{H7495} their backsliding,{H4878} I will love{H157} them freely;{H5071} for mine anger{H639} is turned away{H7725} from him.
- Joel 2:12 : 12 Yet even now, saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} turn{H7725} ye unto me with all your heart,{H3824} and with fasting,{H6685} and with weeping,{H1065} and with mourning:{H4553}
- Mic 7:19-20 : 19 He will again{H7725} have compassion{H7355} upon us; he will tread{H3533} our iniquities{H5771} under foot; and thou wilt cast{H7993} all their sins{H2403} into the depths{H4688} of the sea.{H3220} 20 Thou wilt perform{H5414} the truth{H571} to Jacob,{H3290} [and] the lovingkindness{H2617} to Abraham,{H85} which thou hast sworn{H7650} unto our fathers{H1} from the days{H3117} of old.{H6924}
- 1 Kgs 8:47-48 : 47 yet if they shall bethink{H7725} themselves in the land{H776} whither they are carried captive,{H7617} and turn{H7725} again, and make supplication{H2603} unto thee in the land{H776} of them that carried them captive,{H7617} saying,{H559} We have sinned,{H2398} and have done perversely,{H5753} we have dealt wickedly;{H7561} 48 if they return{H7725} unto thee with all their heart{H3824} and with all their soul{H5315} in the land{H776} of their enemies,{H341} who carried them captive,{H7617} and pray{H6419} unto thee toward{H1870} their land,{H776} which thou gavest{H5414} unto their fathers,{H1} the city{H5892} which thou hast chosen,{H977} and the house{H1004} which I have built{H1129} for thy name:{H8034}
- 2 Chr 15:4 : 4 But when in their distress{H6862} they turned{H7725} unto Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} and sought{H1245} him, he was found{H4672} of them.
- 2 Chr 30:6-9 : 6 So the posts{H7323} went{H3212} with the letters{H107} from{H3027} the king{H4428} and his princes{H8269} throughout all Israel{H3478} and Judah,{H3063} and according to the commandment{H4687} of the king,{H4428} saying,{H559} Ye children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} turn again{H7725} unto Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Abraham,{H85} Isaac,{H3327} and Israel,{H3478} that he may return{H7725} to the remnant{H7604} that are escaped{H6413} of you out of the hand{H3709} of the kings{H4428} of Assyria.{H804} 7 And be not ye like your fathers,{H1} and like your brethren,{H251} who trespassed{H4603} against Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of their fathers,{H1} so that he gave them up{H5414} to desolation,{H8047} as ye see.{H7200} 8 Now be ye not stiffnecked,{H7185} as your fathers{H1} were; but yield{H5414} yourselves{H3027} unto Jehovah,{H3068} and enter{H935} into his sanctuary,{H4720} which he hath sanctified{H6942} for ever,{H5769} and serve{H5647} Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} that his fierce{H2740} anger{H639} may turn away{H7725} from you. 9 For if ye turn again{H7725} unto Jehovah,{H3068} your brethren{H251} and your children{H1121} shall find compassion{H7356} before{H6440} them that led them captive,{H7617} and shall come again{H7725} into this land:{H776} for Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} is gracious{H2587} and merciful,{H7349} and will not turn away{H5493} his face{H6440} from you, if ye return{H7725} unto him.
- Neh 9:28 : 28 But after they had rest,{H5117} they did{H6213} evil{H7451} again{H7725} before{H6440} thee; therefore leftest{H5800} thou them in the hand{H3027} of their enemies,{H341} so that they had the dominion{H7287} over them: yet when they returned,{H7725} and cried{H2199} unto thee, thou heardest{H8085} from heaven;{H8064} and many{H7227} times{H6256} didst thou deliver{H5337} them according to thy mercies,{H7356}
- Jer 4:1 : 1 If thou wilt return,{H7725} O Israel,{H3478} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} if thou wilt return{H7725} unto me, and if thou wilt put away{H5493} thine abominations{H8251} out of my sight;{H6440} then shalt thou not be removed;{H5110}
- Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek{H1875} ye Jehovah{H3068} while he may be found;{H4672} call{H7121} ye upon him while he is near:{H7138} 7 let the wicked{H7563} forsake{H5800} his way,{H1870} and the unrighteous{H205} man{H376} his thoughts;{H4284} and let him return{H7725} unto Jehovah,{H3068} and he will have mercy{H7355} upon him; and to our God,{H430} for he will abundantly{H7235} pardon.{H5545}
- Jer 3:12-14 : 12 Go,{H1980} and proclaim{H7121} these words{H1697} toward the north,{H6828} and say,{H559} Return,{H7725} thou backsliding{H4878} Israel,{H3478} saith{H5002} Jehovah;{H3068} I will not look{H5307} in anger{H6440} upon you; for I am merciful,{H2623} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} I will not keep{H5201} [anger] for ever.{H5769} 13 Only acknowledge{H3045} thine iniquity,{H5771} that thou hast transgressed{H6586} against Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} and hast scattered{H6340} thy ways{H1870} to the strangers{H2114} under every green{H7488} tree,{H6086} and ye have not obeyed{H8085} my voice,{H6963} saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} 14 Return,{H7725} O backsliding{H7726} children,{H1121} saith{H5002} Jehovah;{H3068} for I am a husband{H1166} unto you: and I will take{H3947} you one{H259} of a city,{H5892} and two{H8147} of a family,{H4940} and I will bring{H935} you to Zion:{H6726}
- Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have surely{H8085} heard{H8085} Ephraim{H669} bemoaning{H5110} himself [thus], Thou hast chastised{H3256} me, and I was chastised,{H3256} as a calf{H5695} unaccustomed{H3808} [to the yoke]: turn{H7725} thou me, and I shall be turned;{H7725} for thou art Jehovah{H3068} my God.{H430} 19 Surely after{H310} that I was turned,{H7725} I repented;{H5162} and after{H310} that I was instructed,{H3045} I smote{H5606} upon my thigh:{H3409} I was ashamed,{H954} yea, even confounded,{H3637} because I did bear{H5375} the reproach{H2781} of my youth.{H5271} 20 Is Ephraim{H669} my dear{H3357} son?{H1121} is he a darling{H8191} child?{H3206} for as often{H1767} as I speak{H1696} against him, I do earnestly{H2142} remember{H2142} him still: therefore my heart{H4578} yearneth{H1993} for him; I will surely{H7355} have mercy{H7355} upon him, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}