Zechariah 1:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ “And you shall say to them, ‘Thus said יהוה  of hosts, “Turn back to Me,” declares יהוה  of hosts, “and I shall turn back to you,” declares יהוה  of hosts.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Therefore say to them [the Jews of this day], Thus says the Lord of hosts: Return to Me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you; it is the utterance of the Lord of hosts.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Return unto me, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Common English Bible

³ But you must say to the people, The LORD of heavenly forces proclaims: Return to me, says the LORD of heavenly forces, and I will return to you, says the LORD of heavenly forces.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Turn to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will turn to you, says the Lord of hosts.

Zechariah 1:3 Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:2

And he went out to face Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Yehuḏ

2 Chronicles 15:4

“But in their distress they turned to יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Nehemiah 9:28

“But after they had rest, they turned back to do evil before You. Then You left them in the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them. But when they turned back and cried out to You, You heard from the heavens, and delivered them according to Your compassion, many times,

Job 22:23

If you return to the Almighty, you are built up. If you remove unrighteousness far from your tents,

Isaiah 31:6

Turn back to Him from whom the children of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 44:22

“I shall wipe out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I shall redeem you.”

Jeremiah 12:15

“And it shall be, after My plucking them out, I shall return, and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his inheritance and everyone to his land.

Jeremiah 25:5

saying, ‘Turn back now everyone from his evil way and from the evil of your deeds, and dwell on the soil which יהוה  has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.

Jeremiah 3:1

Elohim said, “If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him and becomes another man’s, does he return to her again? Would not that land be made greatly unclean? But you have committed whoring with many lovers. And would you return to Me?” declares יהוה.

Jeremiah 3:22

“Return, O backsliding children, I shall make your backslidings cease.” “See, we have come to You, for You are יהוה  our Elohim.

Jeremiah 35:15

“And I sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Turn, each one from his evil way, and make good your deeds, and do not go after other mighty ones to serve them, and you shall dwell in the land which I have given you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear, nor obeyed Me.

Jeremiah 4:1

“If you do return, O Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 18:19

“And you said, ‘Why should the son not bear the crookedness of the father?’ But the son has done right-ruling and righteousness, he has guarded all My laws and he does them, he shall certainly live.

Ezekiel 18:31

“Cast away from you all the transgressions, by which you have transgressed, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 18:32

“For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” declares the Master יהוה. “So turn back and live!”

Ezekiel 33:11

“Say to them, ‘As I live,’ declares the Master יהוה, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wrong, but that the wrong turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Yisra’ĕ

Hosea 14:1

O Yisra’ĕ

Hosea 14:4

“I shall heal their backsliding, I shall love them spontaneously, for My displeasure has turned away from him.

Hosea 6:1

‘Come, and let us turn back to יהוה. For He has torn but He does heal us, He has stricken but He binds us up.

Joel 2:12

“Yet even now,” declares יהוה, “turn to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”

Malachi 3:7

“From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My laws and did not guard them. Turn back to Me, and I shall turn back to you,” said יהוה  of hosts. “But you said, ‘In what shall we turn back?’