Verse 3

Therefore say{H559}{(H8804)} thou unto them, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; Turn{H7725}{(H8798)} ye unto me, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, and I will turn{H7725}{(H8799)} unto you, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.

Referenced Verses

  • Mal 3:7 : 7 Even from the days{H3117} of your fathers{H1} ye are gone away{H5493}{(H8804)} from mine ordinances{H2706}, and have not kept{H8104}{(H8804)} them. Return{H7725}{(H8798)} unto me, and I will return{H7725}{(H8799)} unto you, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}. But ye said{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherein shall we return{H7725}{(H8799)}?
  • Isa 31:6 : 6 Turn{H7725}{(H8798)} ye unto him from whom the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} have deeply{H6009}{(H8689)} revolted{H5627}.
  • Jer 3:22 : 22 Return{H7725}{(H8798)}, ye backsliding{H7726} children{H1121}, and I will heal{H7495}{(H8799)} your backslidings{H4878}. Behold, we come{H857}{(H8804)} unto thee; for thou art the LORD{H3068} our God{H430}.
  • Deut 30:2-9 : 2 And shalt return{H7725}{(H8804)} unto the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, and shalt obey{H8085}{(H8804)} his voice{H6963} according to all that I command{H6680}{(H8764)} thee this day{H3117}, thou and thy children{H1121}, with all thine heart{H3824}, and with all thy soul{H5315}; 3 That then the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} will turn{H7725}{(H8804)} thy captivity{H7622}, and have compassion{H7355}{(H8765)} upon thee, and will return{H7725}{(H8804)} and gather{H6908}{(H8765)} thee from all the nations{H5971}, whither the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath scattered{H6327}{(H8689)} thee. 4 If any of thine be driven out{H5080}{(H8737)} unto the outmost{H7097} parts of heaven{H8064}, from thence will the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} gather{H6908}{(H8762)} thee, and from thence will he fetch{H3947}{(H8799)} thee: 5 And the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} will bring{H935}{(H8689)} thee into the land{H776} which thy fathers{H1} possessed{H3423}{(H8804)}, and thou shalt possess{H3423}{(H8804)} it; and he will do thee good{H3190}{(H8689)}, and multiply{H7235}{(H8689)} thee above thy fathers{H1}. 6 And the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} will circumcise{H4135}{(H8804)} thine heart{H3824}, and the heart{H3824} of thy seed{H2233}, to love{H157}{(H8800)} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} with all thine heart{H3824}, and with all thy soul{H5315}, that thou mayest live{H2416}. 7 And the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} will put{H5414}{(H8804)} all these curses{H423} upon thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, and on them that hate{H8130}{(H8802)} thee, which persecuted{H7291}{(H8804)} thee. 8 And thou shalt return{H7725}{(H8799)} and obey{H8085}{(H8804)} the voice{H6963} of the LORD{H3068}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} all his commandments{H4687} which I command{H6680}{(H8764)} thee this day{H3117}. 9 And the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} will make thee plenteous{H3498}{(H8689)} in every work{H4639} of thine 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 land{H127}, for good{H2896}: for the LORD{H3068} will again{H7725}{(H8799)} rejoice{H7797}{(H8800)} over thee for good{H2896}, as he rejoiced{H7797}{(H8804)} over thy fathers{H1}: 10 If thou shalt hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} unto the voice{H6963} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, to keep{H8104}{(H8800)} his commandments{H4687} and his statutes{H2708} which are written{H3789}{(H8803)} in this book{H5612} of the law{H8451}, and if thou turn{H7725}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} with all thine heart{H3824}, and with all thy soul{H5315}.
  • Jer 35:15 : 15 I have sent{H7971}{(H8799)} also unto you all my servants{H5650} the prophets{H5030}, rising up early{H7925}{(H8687)} and sending{H7971}{(H8800)} them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Return{H7725}{(H8798)} ye now every man{H376} from his evil{H7451} way{H1870}, and amend{H3190}{(H8685)} your doings{H4611}, and go{H3212}{(H8799)} not after{H310} other{H312} gods{H430} to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} them, and ye shall dwell in{H3427}{(H8798)} the land{H127} which I have given{H5414}{(H8804)} to you and to your fathers{H1}: but ye have not inclined{H5186}{(H8689)} your ear{H241}, nor hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} unto me.
  • Jer 12:15 : 15 And it shall come to pass, after{H310} that I have plucked them out{H5428}{(H8800)} I will return{H7725}{(H8799)}, and have compassion{H7355}{(H8765)} on them, and will bring them again{H7725}{(H8689)}, every man{H376} to his heritage{H5159}, and every man{H376} to his land{H776}.
  • Jer 25:5 : 5 They said{H559}{(H8800)}, Turn ye again{H7725}{(H8798)} now every one{H376} from his evil{H7451} way{H1870}, and from the evil{H7455} of your doings{H4611}, and dwell{H3427}{(H8798)} in the land{H127} that the LORD{H3068} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} unto you and to your fathers{H1} for{H5704} ever{H5769} and ever{H5769}:
  • Jer 29:12-14 : 12 Then shall ye call{H7121}{(H8804)} upon me, and ye shall go{H1980}{(H8804)} and pray{H6419}{(H8694)} unto me, and I will hearken{H8085}{(H8804)} unto you. 13 And ye shall seek{H1245}{(H8765)} me, and find{H4672}{(H8804)} me, when ye shall search{H1875}{(H8799)} for me with all your heart{H3824}. 14 And I will be found{H4672}{(H8738)} of you, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}: and I will turn away{H7725}{(H8804)} your captivity{H7622}{(H8675)}{H7622}, and I will gather{H6908}{(H8765)} you from all the nations{H1471}, and from all the places{H4725} whither I have driven{H5080}{(H8689)} you, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; and I will bring you again{H7725}{(H8689)} into the place{H4725} whence I caused you to be carried away captive{H1540}{(H8689)}.
  • Luke 15:18-22 : 18 I will arise{G450}{(G5631)} and go{G4198}{(G5695)} to{G4314} my{G3450} father{G3962}, and{G2532} will say{G2046}{(G5692)} unto him{G846}, Father{G3962}, I have sinned{G264}{(G5627)} against{G1519} heaven{G3772}, and{G2532} before{G1799} thee{G4675}, 19 And{G2532} am{G1510}{(G5748)} no more{G3765} worthy{G514} to be called{G2564}{(G5683)} thy{G4675} son{G5207}: make{G4160}{(G5657)} me{G3165} as{G5613} one{G1520} of thy{G4675} hired servants{G3407}. 20 And{G2532} he arose{G450}{(G5631)}, and came{G2064}{(G5627)} to{G4314} his{G1438} father{G3962}. But{G1161} when he{G846} was yet{G2089} a great way{G3112} off{G568}{(G5723)}, his{G846} father{G3962} saw{G1492}{(G5627)} him{G846}, and{G2532} had compassion{G4697}{(G5675)}, and{G2532} ran{G5143}{(G5631)}, and fell{G1968}{(G5627)} on{G1909} his{G846} neck{G5137}, and{G2532} kissed{G2705}{(G5656)} him{G846}. 21 And{G1161} the son{G5207} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto him{G846}, Father{G3962}, I have sinned{G264}{(G5627)} against{G1519} heaven{G3772}, and{G2532} in{G1799} thy{G4675} sight{G1799}, and{G2532} am{G1510}{(G5748)} no more{G3765} worthy{G514} to be called{G2564}{(G5683)} thy{G4675} son{G5207}. 22 But{G1161} the father{G3962} said{G2036}{(G5627)} to{G4314} his{G846} servants{G1401}, Bring forth{G1627}{(G5657)} the best{G4413} robe{G4749}, and{G2532} put it on{G1746}{(G5657)} him{G846}; and{G2532} put{G1325}{(G5628)} 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}{(G5657)} to God{G2316}, and{G2532} he will draw nigh{G1448}{(G5692)} to you{G5213}. Cleanse{G2511}{(G5657)} your hands{G5495}, ye sinners{G268}; and{G2532} purify{G48}{(G5657)} your hearts{G2588}, ye double minded{G1374}. 9 Be afflicted{G5003}{(G5657)}, and{G2532} mourn{G3996}{(G5657)}, and{G2532} weep{G2799}{(G5657)}: let your{G5216} laughter{G1071} be turned{G3344}{(G5649)} to{G1519} mourning{G3997}, and{G2532} your joy{G5479} to{G1519} heaviness{G2726}. 10 Humble yourselves{G5013}{(G5682)} in the sight{G1799} of the Lord{G2962}, and{G2532} he shall lift{G5312} you{G5209} up{G5312}{(G5692)}.
  • Deut 4:30-31 : 30 When thou art in tribulation{H6862}, and all these things{H1697} are come{H4672}{(H8804)} upon thee, even in the latter{H319} days{H3117}, if thou turn{H7725}{(H8804)} to the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, and shalt be obedient{H8085}{(H8804)} unto his voice{H6963}; 31 (For the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} is a merciful{H7349} God{H410};) he will not forsake{H7503}{(H8686)} thee, neither destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} thee, nor forget{H7911}{(H8799)} the covenant{H1285} of thy fathers{H1} which he sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto them.
  • Lam 3:39-41 : 39 Wherefore doth a living{H2416} man{H120} complain{H596}{(H8691)}, a man{H1397} for the punishment of his sins{H2399}? 40 Let us search{H2664}{(H8799)} and try{H2713}{(H8799)} our ways{H1870}, and turn again{H7725}{(H8799)} to the LORD{H3068}. 41 Let us lift up{H5375}{(H8799)} our heart{H3824} with our hands{H3709} unto God{H410} in the heavens{H8064}.
  • Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say{H559}{(H8798)} unto them, As I live{H2416}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, I have no pleasure{H2654}{(H8799)} in the death{H4194} of the wicked{H7563}; but that the wicked{H7563} turn{H7725}{(H8800)} from his way{H1870} and live{H2421}{(H8804)}: turn{H7725}{(H8798)} ye, turn{H7725}{(H8798)} ye from your evil{H7451} ways{H1870}; for why will ye die{H4191}{(H8799)}, O house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}?
  • Hos 6:1 : 1 Come{H3212}{(H8798)}, and let us return{H7725}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}: for he hath torn{H2963}{(H8804)}, and he will heal{H7495}{(H8799)} us; he hath smitten{H5221}{(H8686)}, and he will bind us up{H2280}{(H8799)}.
  • Hos 14:1 : 1 O Israel{H3478}, return{H7725}{(H8798)} unto the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}; for thou hast fallen{H3782}{(H8804)} by thine iniquity{H5771}.
  • Hos 14:4 : 4 I will heal{H7495}{(H8799)} their backsliding{H4878}, I will love{H157}{(H8799)} them freely{H5071}: for mine anger{H639} is turned away{H7725}{(H8804)} from him.
  • Joel 2:12 : 12 Therefore also now, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, turn{H7725}{(H8798)} ye even to 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 turn again{H7725}{(H8799)}, he will have compassion{H7355}{(H8762)} upon us; he will subdue{H3533}{(H8799)} our iniquities{H5771}; and thou wilt cast{H7993}{(H8686)} all their sins{H2403} into the depths{H4688} of the sea{H3220}. 20 Thou wilt perform{H5414}{(H8799)} the truth{H571} to Jacob{H3290}, and the mercy{H2617} to Abraham{H85}, which thou hast sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} unto our fathers{H1} from the days{H3117} of old{H6924}.
  • 1 Kgs 8:47-48 : 47 Yet if they shall bethink{H7725}{(H8689)} themselves in the land{H776} whither they were carried captives{H7617}{(H8738)}, and repent{H7725}{(H8804)}{H3820}, and make supplication{H2603}{(H8694)} unto thee in the land{H776} of them that carried them captives{H7617}{(H8802)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, We have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)}, and have done perversely{H5753}{(H8689)}, we have committed wickedness{H7561}{(H8804)}; 48 And so return{H7725}{(H8804)} unto thee with all their heart{H3824}, and with all their soul{H5315}, in the land{H776} of their enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, which led them away captive{H7617}{(H8804)}, and pray{H6419}{(H8694)} unto thee toward{H1870} their land{H776}, which thou gavest{H5414}{(H8804)} unto their fathers{H1}, the city{H5892} which thou hast chosen{H977}{(H8804)}, and the house{H1004} which I have built{H1129}{(H8804)} for thy name{H8034}:
  • 2 Chr 15:4 : 4 But when they in their trouble{H6862} did turn{H7725}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, and sought{H1245}{(H8762)} him, he was found{H4672}{(H8735)} of them.
  • 2 Chr 30:6-9 : 6 So the posts{H7323}{(H8801)} went{H3212}{(H8799)} 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}{(H8800)}, Ye children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, turn again{H7725}{(H8798)} unto the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Abraham{H85}, Isaac{H3327}, and Israel{H3478}, and he will return{H7725}{(H8799)} to the remnant{H7604}{(H8737)} of you, that are escaped{H6413} 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}, which trespassed{H4603}{(H8804)} against the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of their fathers{H1}, who therefore gave them up{H5414}{(H8799)} to desolation{H8047}, as ye see{H7200}{(H8802)}. 8 Now be ye not stiffnecked{H7185}{(H8686)}{H6203}, as your fathers{H1} were, but yield{H5414}{(H8798)} yourselves{H3027} unto the LORD{H3068}, and enter{H935}{(H8798)} into his sanctuary{H4720}, which he hath sanctified{H6942}{(H8689)} for ever{H5769}: and serve{H5647}{(H8798)} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, that the fierceness{H2740} of his wrath{H639} may turn away{H7725}{(H8799)} from you. 9 For if ye turn again{H7725}{(H8800)} unto the LORD{H3068}, your brethren{H251} and your children{H1121} shall find compassion{H7356} before{H6440} them that lead them captive{H7617}{(H8802)}, so that they shall come again{H7725}{(H8800)} into this land{H776}: for the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} is gracious{H2587} and merciful{H7349}, and will not turn away{H5493}{(H8686)} his face{H6440} from you, if ye return{H7725}{(H8799)} unto him.
  • Neh 9:28 : 28 But after they had rest{H5117}{(H8800)}, they did{H6213}{(H8800)} evil{H7451} again{H7725}{(H8799)} before{H6440} thee: therefore leftest{H5800}{(H8799)} thou them in the hand{H3027} of their enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, so that they had the dominion{H7287}{(H8799)} over them: yet when they returned{H7725}{(H8799)}, and cried{H2199}{(H8799)} unto thee, thou heardest{H8085}{(H8799)} them from heaven{H8064}; and many{H7227} times{H6256} didst thou deliver{H5337}{(H8686)} them according to thy mercies{H7356};
  • Jer 4:1 : 1 If thou wilt return{H7725}{(H8799)}, O Israel{H3478}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, return{H7725}{(H8799)} unto me: and if thou wilt put away{H5493}{(H8686)} thine abominations{H8251} out of my sight{H6440}, then shalt thou not remove{H5110}{(H8799)}.
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek{H1875}{(H8798)} ye the LORD{H3068} while he may be found{H4672}{(H8736)}, call{H7121}{(H8798)} ye upon him while he is near{H7138}: 7 Let the wicked{H7563} forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} his way{H1870}, and the unrighteous{H205} man{H376} his thoughts{H4284}: and let him return{H7725}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}, and he will have mercy{H7355}{(H8762)} upon him; and to our God{H430}, for he will abundantly{H7235}{(H8686)} pardon{H5545}{(H8800)}.
  • Jer 3:12-14 : 12 Go{H1980}{(H8800)} and proclaim{H7121}{(H8804)} these words{H1697} toward the north{H6828}, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, Return{H7725}{(H8798)}, thou backsliding{H4878} Israel{H3478}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; and I will not cause mine anger{H6440} to fall{H5307}{(H8686)} upon you: for I am merciful{H2623}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, and I will not keep{H5201}{(H8799)} anger for ever{H5769}. 13 Only acknowledge{H3045}{(H8798)} thine iniquity{H5771}, that thou hast transgressed{H6586}{(H8804)} against the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, and hast scattered{H6340}{(H8762)} thy ways{H1870} to the strangers{H2114}{(H8801)} under every green{H7488} tree{H6086}, and ye have not obeyed{H8085}{(H8804)} my voice{H6963}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 14 Turn{H7725}{(H8798)}, O backsliding{H7726} children{H1121}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; for I am married{H1166}{(H8804)} unto you: and I will take{H3947}{(H8804)} you one{H259} of a city{H5892}, and two{H8147} of a family{H4940}, and I will bring{H935}{(H8689)} you to Zion{H6726}:
  • Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have surely{H8085}{(H8800)} heard{H8085}{(H8804)} Ephraim{H669} bemoaning{H5110}{(H8711)} himself thus; Thou hast chastised{H3256}{(H8765)} me, and I was chastised{H3256}{(H8735)}, as a bullock{H5695} unaccustomed{H3808}{H3925}{(H8795)} to the yoke: turn{H7725}{(H8685)} thou me, and I shall be turned{H7725}{(H8799)}; for thou art the LORD{H3068} my God{H430}. 19 Surely after{H310} that I was turned{H7725}{(H8800)}, I repented{H5162}{(H8738)}; and after{H310} that I was instructed{H3045}{(H8736)}, I smote{H5606}{(H8804)} upon my thigh{H3409}: I was ashamed{H954}{(H8804)}, yea, even confounded{H3637}{(H8738)}, because I did bear{H5375}{(H8804)} the reproach{H2781} of my youth{H5271}. 20 Is Ephraim{H669} my dear{H3357} son{H1121}? is he a pleasant{H8191} child{H3206}? for since{H1767} I spake{H1696}{(H8763)} against him, I do earnestly{H2142}{(H8800)} remember{H2142}{(H8799)} him still: therefore my bowels{H4578} are troubled{H1993}{(H8804)} for him; I will surely{H7355}{(H8763)} have mercy{H7355}{(H8762)} upon him, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.