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Jeremiah 3:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I will tell them, “Come back, and I will cure you of your unfaithfulness.” They will answer, “We will come back, because you are the LORD our God.

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Hurry, my king! Let's hurry. Take me to your home. We are happy for you! And we praise your love even more than wine. Young women of Jerusalem, it is only right that you should adore him. My skin is dark and beautiful, like a tent in the desert or like Solomon's curtains.

The LORD has said, “Listen, heaven and earth! The children I raised have turned against me.

I carefully measured out Israel's punishment and sent the scorching heat to chase them far away.

People of Israel, come back! You have completely turned from the LORD.

Your greed made me furious. That's why I punished you and refused to be found, while you kept returning to your old sinful ways.

Jeremiah, shout towards the north: Israel, I am your LORD— come back to me! You were unfaithful and made me furious, but I am merciful, and so I will forgive you.

No one wants you as a friend or cares what happens to you. But I will heal your injuries, and you will get well.

The people of Israel moan and say to me, “We were like wild bulls, but you, LORD, broke us, and we learnt to obey. You are our God— please let us come home.

Then some day, I will heal this place and my people as well, and let them enjoy unending peace.

The LORD said: Israel, if you really want to come back to me, get rid of those disgusting idols.

I will judge each of you for what you've done. So stop sinning, or else you will certainly be punished.

Tell them that as surely as I am the living LORD God, I don't like to see wicked people die. I enjoy seeing them turn from their sins and live. So if the Israelites want to live, they must stop sinning and turn back to me.

I, the LORD, have been your God since the time you were in Egypt. I am the only God you know, the only one who can save.

Israel, return! Come back to the LORD, your God. Sin has made you fall.

Israel, you have rejected me, but my anger is gone; I will heal you and love you without limit.

I will be like the dew— then you will blossom like lilies and have roots like a tree.

Israel, give up your idols! I will answer your prayers and take care of you. I am that glorious tree, the source of your fruit.

But later, Israel will turn back to the LORD their God and to David their king. At that time they will come to the LORD with fear and trembling, and he will be good to them.

The LORD said: It isn't too late. You can still return to me with all your heart. Start crying and mourning! Go without eating.

Then I will purify them and put them to the test, just as gold and silver are purified and tested. They will pray in my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “You are my people,” and they will reply, “You, LORD, are our God!”




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