- return:
- "Come,²°¹ and let us returnª° unto¹ the LORD:ª for¹ he¹ hath torn,ª° and he will healª° us; he hath smitten,ª° and he will bind us up.ª°" {Hsa 6:1} + "Therefore turnª° thou¹ to thy God:ª keepª° mercyª and judgment,ª and waitª° on¹ thy Godª continually.ª" {Hsa 12:6} + "And Samuelª spakeª° unto¹ all¹ the houseª of Israel,ª saying,ª° If¹ ye¹ do returnª° unto¹ the LORDª with all¹ your hearts,ª [then] put awayª°¹ the strangeª godsª and Ashtarothª from amongª¹ you, and prepareª° your heartsª unto¹ the LORD,ª and serveª° him only:¹ and he will deliverª° you out of the handª¹ of the Philistines.ª ... Then the childrenª of Israelª did put awayª°¹ Baalimª and Ashtaroth,ª and servedª°¹ the LORDª only.¹" {1Sm 7:3-4} + "So the postsª° went²°¹ with the lettersª fromª¹ the kingª and his princesª throughout all¹ Israelª and Judah,ª and according to the commandmentª of the king,ª saying,ª° Ye childrenª of Israel,ª turn againª° unto¹ the LORDª Godª of Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Israel,ª and he will returnª° to¹ the remnantª° of you, that are escapedª out of the handª¹ of the kingsª of Assyria.ª ... For¹ if ye turn againª° unto¹ the LORD,ª your brethrenª and your childrenª [shall find] compassionª beforeª them that lead them captive,ª° so that they shall come againª° into this¹ land:ª for¹ the LORDª your Godª [is] graciousª and merciful,ª and will not¹ turn awayª° [his] faceª from¹ you, if¹ ye returnª° unto¹ him." {2Ch 30:6-9} + "Seekª° ye the LORDª while he may be found,ª° callª° ye upon him while he is¹ near:ª ... Let the wickedª forsakeª° his way,ª and the unrighteousª manª his thoughts:ª and let him returnª° unto¹ the LORD,ª and he will have mercyª° upon him; and to¹ our God,ª for¹ he will abundantlyª° pardon.ª°" {Isa 55:6-7} + "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} + "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} + "Therefore also¹ now,¹ saithª° the LORD,ª turnª° ye [even] to¹ me with all¹ your heart,ª and with fasting,ª and with weeping,ª and with mourning:ª ... And rendª° your heart,ª and not¹ your garments,ª and turnª° unto¹ the LORDª your God:ª for¹ he¹ [is] graciousª and merciful,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindness,ª and repentethª° him of¹ the evil.ª" {Jol 2:12-13} + "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 ... Be¹ ye not¹ as your fathers,ª unto¹ whom¹ the formerª prophetsª have cried,ª° saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Turnª° ye now¹ from your evilª ways,ª¹ and [from] your evilª doings:ª but they did not¹ hear,ª° nor¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Zch 1:3-4} + "To openª° theirª eyes,ª [and] to turnª° [them] fromª darknessª toª light,ª andª [from] the¹ powerª of Satanª untoª God,ª that¹ theyª may receiveª° forgivenessª of sins,ª andª inheritanceª amongª them¹ which are sanctifiedª° by faithª that¹ is inª me.ª ... Butª shewedª°°° firstª unto them¹ ofª Damascus,ª andª at Jerusalem,ª andª throughoutª allª the¹ coastsª of Judaea,ª andª [then] to the¹ Gentiles,ª that they should repentª° andª turnª° toª God,ª and doª° worksª meetª for repentance.ª" {Act 26:18-20}
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