Verse 3

Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, Amend{H3190}{(H8685)} your ways{H1870} and your doings{H4611}, and I will cause you to dwell{H7931}{(H8762)} in this place{H4725}.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 18:11 : 11 Now therefore go to, speak{H559}{(H8798)} to the men{H376} of Judah{H3063}, and to the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Jerusalem{H3389}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Behold, I frame{H3335}{(H8802)} evil{H7451} against you, and devise{H2803}{(H8802)} a device{H4284} against you: return{H7725}{(H8798)} ye now every one{H376} from his evil{H7451} way{H1870}, and make your ways{H1870} and your doings{H4611} good{H3190}{(H8685)}.
  • Jer 26:13 : 13 Therefore now amend{H3190}{(H8685)} your ways{H1870} and your doings{H4611}, and obey{H8085}{(H8798)} the voice{H6963} of the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}; and the LORD{H3068} will repent{H5162}{(H8735)} him of the evil{H7451} that he hath pronounced{H1696}{(H8765)} against you.
  • Jer 35:15 : 15 I have sent{H7971}{(H8799)} also unto you all my servants{H5650} the prophets{H5030}, rising up early{H7925}{(H8687)} and sending{H7971}{(H8800)} them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Return{H7725}{(H8798)} ye now every man{H376} from his evil{H7451} way{H1870}, and amend{H3190}{(H8685)} your doings{H4611}, and go{H3212}{(H8799)} not after{H310} other{H312} gods{H430} to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} them, and ye shall dwell in{H3427}{(H8798)} the land{H127} which I have given{H5414}{(H8804)} to you and to your fathers{H1}: but ye have not inclined{H5186}{(H8689)} your ear{H241}, nor hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} unto me.
  • Ezek 18:30-31 : 30 Therefore I will judge{H8199}{(H8799)} you, O house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, every one{H376} according to his ways{H1870}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}. Repent{H7725}{(H8798)}, and turn{H7725}{(H8685)} yourselves from all your transgressions{H6588}; so iniquity{H5771} shall not be your ruin{H4383}. 31 Cast away{H7993}{(H8685)} from you all your transgressions{H6588}, whereby ye have transgressed{H6586}{(H8804)}; and make{H6213}{(H8798)} you a new{H2319} heart{H3820} and a new{H2319} spirit{H7307}: for why will ye die{H4191}{(H8799)}, O house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}?
  • Ezek 33:4-9 : 4 Then whosoever{H8085}{(H8802)} heareth{H8085}{(H8804)} the sound{H6963} of the trumpet{H7782}, and taketh not warning{H2094}{(H8737)}; if the sword{H2719} come{H935}{(H8799)}, and take him away{H3947}{(H8799)}, his blood{H1818} shall be upon his own head{H7218}. 5 He heard{H8085}{(H8804)} the sound{H6963} of the trumpet{H7782}, and took not warning{H2094}{(H8737)}; his blood{H1818} shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning{H2094}{(H8737)} shall deliver{H4422}{(H8765)} his soul{H5315}. 6 But if the watchman{H6822}{(H8802)} see{H7200}{(H8799)} the sword{H2719} come{H935}{(H8802)}, and blow{H8628}{(H8804)} not the trumpet{H7782}, and the people{H5971} be not warned{H2094}{(H8737)}; if the sword{H2719} come{H935}{(H8799)}, and take{H3947}{(H8799)} any person{H5315} from among them, he is taken away{H3947}{(H8738)} in his iniquity{H5771}; but his blood{H1818} will I require{H1875}{(H8799)} at the watchman's{H6822}{(H8802)} hand{H3027}. 7 So thou, O son{H1121} of man{H120}, I have set{H5414}{(H8804)} thee a watchman{H6822}{(H8802)} unto the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}; therefore thou shalt hear{H8085}{(H8804)} the word{H1697} at my mouth{H6310}, and warn{H2094}{(H8689)} them from me. 8 When I say{H559}{(H8800)} unto the wicked{H7563}, O wicked{H7563} man, thou shalt surely{H4191}{(H8800)} die{H4191}{(H8799)}; if thou dost not speak{H1696}{(H8765)} to warn{H2094}{(H8687)} the wicked{H7563} from his way{H1870}, that wicked{H7563} man shall die{H4191}{(H8799)} in his iniquity{H5771}; but his blood{H1818} will I require{H1245}{(H8762)} at thine hand{H3027}. 9 Nevertheless, if thou warn{H2094}{(H8689)} the wicked{H7563} of his way{H1870} to turn{H7725}{(H8800)} from it; if he do not turn{H7725}{(H8804)} from his way{H1870}, he shall die{H4191}{(H8799)} in his iniquity{H5771}; but thou hast delivered{H5337}{(H8689)} thy soul{H5315}. 10 Therefore, O thou son{H1121} of man{H120}, speak{H559}{(H8798)} unto the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}; Thus ye speak{H559}{(H8804)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, If our transgressions{H6588} and our sins{H2403} be upon us, and we pine away{H4743}{(H8737)} in them, how should we then live{H2421}{(H8799)}? 11 Say{H559}{(H8798)} unto them, As I live{H2416}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, I have no pleasure{H2654}{(H8799)} in the death{H4194} of the wicked{H7563}; but that the wicked{H7563} turn{H7725}{(H8800)} from his way{H1870} and live{H2421}{(H8804)}: turn{H7725}{(H8798)} ye, turn{H7725}{(H8798)} ye from your evil{H7451} ways{H1870}; for why will ye die{H4191}{(H8799)}, O house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}?
  • Matt 3:8-9 : 8 Bring forth{G4160}{(G5657)} therefore{G3767} fruits{G2590} meet{G514} for repentance{G3341}: 9 And{G2532} think{G1380}{(G5661)} not{G3361} to say{G3004}{(G5721)} within{G1722} yourselves{G1438}, We have{G2192}{(G5719)} Abraham{G11} to our father{G3962}: for{G1063} I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213}, that{G3754} God{G2316} is able{G1410}{(G5736)} of{G1537} these{G5130} stones{G3037} to raise up{G1453}{(G5658)} children{G5043} unto Abraham{G11}. 10 And{G1161} now{G2235} also{G2532} the axe{G513} is laid{G2749}{(G5736)} unto{G4314} the root{G4491} of the trees{G1186}: therefore{G3767} every{G3956} tree{G1186} which bringeth{G4160} not{G3361} forth{G4160}{(G5723)} good{G2570} fruit{G2590} is hewn down{G1581}{(G5743)}, and{G2532} cast{G906}{(G5743)} into{G1519} the fire{G4442}.
  • Jas 4:8 : 8 Draw nigh{G1448}{(G5657)} to God{G2316}, and{G2532} he will draw nigh{G1448}{(G5692)} to you{G5213}. Cleanse{G2511}{(G5657)} your hands{G5495}, ye sinners{G268}; and{G2532} purify{G48}{(G5657)} your hearts{G2588}, ye double minded{G1374}.
  • Prov 28:13 : 13 He that covereth{H3680}{(H8764)} his sins{H6588} shall not prosper{H6743}{(H8686)}: but whoso confesseth{H3034}{(H8688)} and forsaketh{H5800}{(H8802)} them shall have mercy{H7355}{(H8792)}.
  • Isa 1:16-19 : 16 Wash{H7364}{(H8798)} you, make you clean{H2135}{(H8690)}; put away{H5493}{(H8685)} the evil{H7455} of your doings{H4611} from before{H5048} mine eyes{H5869}; cease{H2308}{(H8798)} to do evil{H7489}{(H8687)}; 17 Learn{H3925}{(H8798)} to do well{H3190}{(H8687)}; seek{H1875}{(H8798)} judgment{H4941}, relieve{H833}{(H8761)} the oppressed{H2541}, judge{H8199}{(H8798)} the fatherless{H3490}, plead{H7378}{(H8798)} for the widow{H490}. 18 Come now{H3212}{(H8798)}, and let us reason together{H3198}{(H8735)}, saith{H559}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}: though your sins{H2399} be as scarlet{H8144}, they shall be as white{H3835}{(H8686)} as snow{H7950}; though they be red{H119}{(H8686)} like crimson{H8438}, they shall be as wool{H6785}. 19 If ye be willing{H14}{(H8799)} and obedient{H8085}{(H8804)}, ye shall eat{H398}{(H8799)} the good{H2898} of the land{H776}:
  • Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked{H7563} forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} his way{H1870}, and the unrighteous{H205} man{H376} his thoughts{H4284}: and let him return{H7725}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}, and he will have mercy{H7355}{(H8762)} upon him; and to our God{H430}, for he will abundantly{H7235}{(H8686)} pardon{H5545}{(H8800)}.
  • Jer 7:5-7 : 5 For if ye throughly{H3190}{(H8687)} amend{H3190}{(H8686)} your ways{H1870} and your doings{H4611}; if ye throughly{H6213}{(H8800)} execute{H6213}{(H8799)} judgment{H4941} between a man{H376} and his neighbour{H7453}; 6 If ye oppress{H6231}{(H8799)} not the stranger{H1616}, the fatherless{H3490}, and the widow{H490}, and shed{H8210}{(H8799)} not innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} in this place{H4725}, neither walk{H3212}{(H8799)} after{H310} other{H312} gods{H430} to your hurt{H7451}: 7 Then will I cause you to dwell{H7931}{(H8765)} in this place{H4725}, in the land{H776} that I gave{H5414}{(H8804)} to your fathers{H1}, for{H5704} ever{H5769} and ever{H5769}.