1 “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.
a“Return to Me;
And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight,
Then you shall not be moved.
2 aAnd you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’
bIn truth, in1 judgment, and in righteousness;
cThe nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall dglory.”
bIn truth, in1 judgment, and in righteousness;
cThe nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall dglory.”
3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
a“Break up your1 fallow ground,
And bdo not sow among thorns.
a“Break up your1 fallow ground,
And bdo not sow among thorns.
4 aCircumcise yourselves to the Lord,
And take away the foreskins of your hearts,
You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Lest My fury come forth like fire,
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.”
And take away the foreskins of your hearts,
You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Lest My fury come forth like fire,
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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