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Therefore thus says Yahweh, If you return, then will I bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take forth the precious from the vile, you shall be as my mouth: they shall return to you, but you shall not return to them.
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Even Prophets Must Repent
Commentators unanimously see God's first words, "If you return," as a call for Jeremiah himself to repent. This was not for gross sin, but for his despair, doubt, and bitter complaints. God's call shows that even the most faithful servants can waver and need to turn back to full trust in God. This personal repentance was the necessary condition for Jeremiah's restoration to his prophetic office.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jeremiah had questioned God’s righteousness (see Jeremiah 12:1 note); he is told, If you return, if you repent of your doubts, and think o…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore thus says the Lord ... —The Divine voice within answers the passionate complaint. The prophet also needs, no le…
16th Century
Protestant
From this answer of God, we may gather more clearly the design of the Prophet, for his purpose was, in order more fully to prove the people guilty,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore thus says the Lord, if you return From your unbelief, diffidence, and impenitence, and repent of them; exp…
It is a matter of comfort that we have a God to whose knowledge of all things we may appeal. Jeremiah pleads with God for mercy and relief against …
13th Century
Catholic
Here the response of the Lord who heard him is set down.
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