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If you will return, Israel, says Yahweh, if you will return to me, and if you will put away your abominations out of my sight; then you shall not be removed;
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A Call for Sincere Repentance
Multiple commentators, especially John Calvin, stress that God is calling for a genuine, heartfelt return, not the hypocritical or superficial repentance Israel had shown before. God, who searches the heart, desires sincerity. This verse challenges believers to examine their own repentance, ensuring it is a true turning to God and not just an outward show for others.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Return - The repentance of Israel described in (Jeremiah 3:21–25) was a hope, and not a reality. The return, literally, would be…
19th Century
Anglican
If you will return. —The “if” implies a return from the hopes with which Jeremiah 3:0 ended to the language of misgiving,…
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If you will return, O Israel, says the Lord To which they had been encouraged, and as they had promised they would, …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet gives the arguments for their return:
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