Return - The repentance of Israel described in (Jeremiah 3:21–25) was a hope, and not a reality. The return, literally, would be…

If you will return. —The “if” implies a return from the hopes with which Jeremiah 3:0 ended to the language of misgiving,…

So he sets before them life and death. First, he begins with these words of encouragement. He begs them to come, for God is willing to receive them…

The Prophet no doubt requires here from the people a sincere return to God, since they had often pretended to confess their sins and had given many…

If you will return, O Israel, says the Lord
To which they had been encouraged, and as they had promised they would, …

Here, the prophet gives the arguments for their return:

1. Arguments drawn from the benefits promised to those who return.
2. Argum…