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4 If you will return, O Israel, says the Lord, if you will return to Me, and if you will put away your abominable false gods out of My sight and not stray or waver,
2 And if you swear, As the Lord lives, in truth, in judgment and justice, and in righteousness (uprightness in every area and relation), then the nations will bless themselves in Him and in Him will they glory.
3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem: Break up your ground left uncultivated for a season, so that you may not sow among thorns.
4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord and take away the foreskins of your hearts, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, lest My wrath go forth like fire [consuming all that gets in its way] and burn so that no one can quench it because of the evil of your doings.
5 Declare in Judah and publish in Jerusalem and say: Blow the trumpet in the land; cry aloud and say: Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.
6 Raise a standard toward Zion [to mark out the safest route to those seeking safety within Jerusalem’s walls]! Flee for safety, stay not, for I bring evil from the north, and great destruction.
7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations is on his way. He has gone forth from his place to make your land a desolate waste; and your cities shall be left in ruins without an inhabitant.
8 For this, gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the Lord has not turned back from us.
9 And it shall be in that day, says the Lord, that the understanding and courage of the king shall fail (be paralyzed), and also that of the princes; the priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded and dazed with horror.
10 Then I [Jeremiah] said, [a]Alas, Lord God! Surely You have greatly deceived and misled this people and Jerusalem, [for the prophets represented You as] saying [to Your people], You shall have peace, whereas the sword has reached to [their very] life.
11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness [comes at My command] against the daughter of My people—not [a wind] to fan or cleanse [from chaff, as when threshing, but]
12 A wind too strong and full for winnowing comes at My word. Now I will also speak in judgment against [My people].
13 Behold, [the enemy] comes up like clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined (destroyed)!
14 O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved! How long shall your iniquitous and grossly offensive thoughts lodge within you?
15 For a voice declares from Dan [in the north] and proclaims evil from Mount Ephraim [the range dividing Israel from Judah].
16 Warn the [neighboring] nations [that our adversary is coming]; announce to Jerusalem that besiegers are coming from a far country, and they shout against the cities of Judah.
17 Like keepers of a field they are against her round about, because she has been rebellious against Me, says the Lord.
18 Your ways and your doings have brought these things upon you. This is your calamity and doom; surely it is bitter, for surely it reaches your very heart!
19 [It is not only the prophet but also the people who cry out in their thoughts] My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the walls of my heart! My heart is disquieted and throbs aloud within me; I cannot be silent! For I have heard the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
20 News of one violent disaster and calamity comes close after another, for the whole land is laid waste; suddenly are my tents spoiled and destroyed, and my [tent] curtains ruined in a moment.
21 [O Lord] how long must I see the flag [marking the route for flight] and hear the sound of the trumpet [urging the people to flee for refuge]?
22 [Their chastisement will continue until it has accomplished its purpose] for My people are stupid, says the Lord [replying to Jeremiah]; they do not know and understand Me. They are thickheaded children, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge [and know not how].
23 [In a vision Jeremiah sees Judah laid waste by conquest and captivity.] I looked at the land, and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] waste and vacant (void); and at the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I looked at the mountains, and behold, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly to and fro.
25 I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.
26 I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid waste before the Lord’s presence, before His fierce anger.
27 For thus says the Lord: The whole land will be a desolation, yet I will not make a full and complete end of it.(A)
28 For this will the earth mourn and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken, I have purposed, and I will not relent, nor will I turn back [from it].
29 Every city flees because of the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks; every city is forsaken, and not a man dwells in them.
30 And you [plundered one], when you are made desolate, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you deck yourself with ornaments of gold, though you paint your eyelids and make them look farther apart, in vain you beautify yourself. Your lovers (allies) despise you; they seek your life.
31 For I have heard a cry as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of one who brings forth her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion, who gasps for breath, who spreads her hands, saying, Woe is me now! I am fainting before the murderers.
4 If thou dost turn back, O Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, unto Me turn back, And if thou dost turn aside Thine abominations from My face, Then thou dost not bemoan. 2 And thou hast sworn -- Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, ...
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4 Israel, if thou turnest again, saith the Lord, turn thou (again) to me; if thou takest away thine offendings from my face, thou shalt not be moved. (Israel, if thou shalt return to me, saith the Lord, then return thou to me; if thou takest away thy offences from before my face, then thou shalt not...
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4 “If you will return, Israel,” says Yahweh, “if you will return to me, and if you will put away your abominations out of my sight; then you will not be removed; 2 and you will swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations will bless themselves in him, and they w...
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4 Eternal One: O Israel if you turn, turn home to Me. Just turn away from the vile worship of those things, those idols that repulse Me. Put them out of My sight for good. Come home to Me and never stray.2 If you make a promise in My name, saying, “As the Eternal lives,” and do so in truth, justice...
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4 “If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares Adonai. “If you will put your detestable things out of My sight. Then you will not waver.2 You will swear, ‘As Adonai lives!’ in truth, in justice and in righteousness. The nations will bless themselves in Him and in Him they will glory.” 3 Th...
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4 “If you return, O Israel, says the Lord, to me you should return.If you remove your abominations from my presence, and do not waver,2 and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in uprightness,then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.” 3 For thus...
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4 “If you return, O Israel, says the Lord, to me you should return.If you remove your abominations from my presence, and do not waver,2 and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in uprightness,then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.” 3 For thus...
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4 If you return, O Israel,says the Lord, if you return to me,if you remove your abominations from my presence, and do not waver,2 and if you swear, “As the Lord lives!” in truth, in justice, and in uprightness,then nations shall be blessed[a] by him, and by him they shall boast. 3 For thus says the ...
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4 If you return, O Israel,says the Lord, if you return to me,if you remove your abominations from my presence, and do not waver,2 and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives!’ in truth, in justice, and in uprightness,then nations shall be blessed[a] by him, and by him they shall boast. 3 For thus says the ...
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4 If you return, O Israel,says the Lord, if you return to me,if you remove your abominations from my presence, and do not waver,2 and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives!’ in truth, in justice, and in uprightness,then nations shall be blessed[a] by him, and by him they shall boast. 3 For thus says the ...
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4 If you return, O Israel, says the Lord, if you return to me,if you remove your abominations from my presence and do not waver,(A)2 and if you swear, “As the Lord lives!” in truth, in justice, and in uprightness,then nations shall be blessed[a] by you,[b] and by you[c] they shall boast.(B)3 For thu...
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4 “O Israel,” says the Lord, “if you wanted to return to me, you could.You could throw away your detestable idols and stray away no more.2 Then when you swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’you could do so with truth, justice, and righteousness.Then you would be a blessing to the ...
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God Asks Israel to Turn from Its Sins4 “If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord, “return to Me. If you will put away your false gods from Me and be faithful to Me, 2 and promise, ‘As the Lord lives,’ by what is true and right and good, then the nations will be happy in Him. And in Him they wil...
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Jeremiah Laments over Judah4 “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.2 (B)And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’(C)In truth, in [a]judgment, and in righteousness;(D)The nations shall bless t...
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4 ‘If you, Israel, will return, then return to me,’declares the Lord.‘If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray,2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, “As surely as the Lord lives,”then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they will bo...
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4 “If you, Israel, will return,(A) then return to me,”declares the Lord.“If you put your detestable idols(B) out of my sight and no longer go astray,2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear,(C) ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(D)then the nations will invoke blessings(E) by him and in h...
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4 “If you, Israel, will return,” announces the Lord. “then return to me,”“Put the statues of your gods out of my sight. I hate them. Stop going astray.2 Make all your promises in my name. When you promise say, ‘You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ Be truthful, fair and honest when you make these...
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4 “If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the Lord,“if you want to come back to me,[a]you must get those disgusting idols[b] out of my sightand must no longer go astray.[c]2 You must be truthful, honest, and uprightwhen you take an oath saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’[d]If you do,[e] the na...
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