- yet return:
- "Goª° and proclaimª°¹ these¹ wordsª toward the north,ª and say,ª° Return,ª° thou backslidingª Israel,ª saithª° the LORD;ª [and] I will not¹ cause mine angerª to fallª° upon you: for¹ I¹ [am] merciful,ª saithª° the LORD,ª [and] I will not¹ keepª° [anger] for ever.ª ... Turn,ª° O backslidingª children,ª saithª° the LORD;ª for¹ I¹ am marriedª° unto you: and I will takeª° you oneª of a city,ª¹ and twoª of a family,ª¹ and I will bringª° you to Zion:ª" {Jer 3:12-14} + "Return,ª° ye backslidingª children,ª [and] I will healª° your backslidings.ª Behold,¹ we comeª° unto thee; for¹ thou¹ [art] the LORDª our God.ª" {Jer 3:22} + "If¹ thou wilt return,ª° O Israel,ª saithª° the LORD,ª returnª° unto¹ me: and if¹ thou wilt put awayª° thine abominationsª out of my sight,ª¹ then shalt thou not¹ remove.ª°" {Jer 4:1} + "O Jerusalem,ª washª° thine heartª from wickedness,ª¹ that¹ thou mayest be saved.ª° How long¹¹ shall thy vainª thoughtsª lodgeª° withinª thee?" {Jer 4:14} + "Moreover thou shalt sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Shall they fall,ª° and not¹ arise?ª° shall he turn away,ª° and not¹ return?ª° ... I hearkenedª° and heard,ª° [but] they spake¹ not¹ aright:²°¹ no¹ manª repentedª° him ofª his wickedness,ª saying,ª° What¹ have I done?ª° every one¹ turnedª° to his course,ª as the horseª rushethª° into the battle.ª" {Jer 8:4-6} + "But if from thence¹¹ thou shalt seekª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª thou shalt findª° [him], if¹ thou seekª° him with all¹ thy heartª and with all¹ thy soul.ª ... (For¹ the LORDª thy Godª [is] a mercifulª God;)ª he will not¹ forsakeª° thee, neither¹ destroyª° thee, nor¹ forgetª°¹ the covenantª of thy fathersª which¹ he swareª° unto them." {Deu 4:29-31} + "Seekª° ye the LORDª while he may be found,ª° callª° ye upon him while he is¹ near:ª ... For¹ [as] the heavensª are higherª° than the earth,ª¹ so¹ are my ways² higherª°¹ than your ways,ª¹ and my thoughtsª than your thoughts.ª¹" {Isa 55:6-9} + "Sayª° unto¹ them, [As] I¹ live,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª I have no pleasureª°¹ in the deathª of the wicked;ª but¹¹ that the wickedª turnª° from his wayª¹ and live:ª° turnª° ye, turnª° ye from your evilª ways;ª¹ for why¹ will ye die,ª° O houseª of Israel?ª" {Ezk 33:11} + "O Israel,ª returnª° unto¹ the LORDª thy God;ª for¹ thou hast fallenª° by thine iniquity.ª ... I will healª° their backsliding,ª I will loveª° them freely:ª for¹ mine angerª is turned awayª° from¹ him." {Hsa 14:1-4} + "Therefore sayª° thou unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Turnª° ye unto¹ me, saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª and I will turnª° unto¹ you, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Zch 1:3} + "Andª he would fainª° have filledª° his²¹ bellyª withª the¹ husksª thatª the¹ swineª did eat:ª° andª no manª gaveª° unto him.ª ... Forª thisª myª sonª wasª° dead,ª andª is alive again;ª°² he wasª° lost,ª° andª is found.ª° Andª they beganª° to be merry.ª°" {Lke 15:16-24}
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