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Jeremiah 18:11

Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’

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ASV

Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

KJV

Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258 →
אֱמָר־'e.mor-sayH559 →
נָ֣אna'pleaseH4994 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אִישׁ־'ish-everyone ofH376 →
יְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and toH5921 →
יוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009 →
אָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiIH595 →
יוֹצֵ֤רyo.Tzer[am] about to fashionH3335 →
עֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.Khemon youH5921 →
רָעָ֔הra.'AhcalamityH7451 →
וְחֹשֵׁ֥בve.cho.Shevand [am] about to planH2803 →
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemon youH5921 →
מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑הma.cha.sha.Vaha planH4284 →
שׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuturn backH7725 →
נָ֗אNa'pleaseH4994 →
אִ֚ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.Kofrom way hisH1870 →
הָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'Ah<the> wickedH7451 →
וְהֵיטִ֥יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuand make goodH3190 →
דַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.Khemways yourH1870 →
וּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ma.'a.lei.Khemand deeds yourH4611 →

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2 Kings 17:13Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”Isaiah 55:6–7Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.Jeremiah 7:3Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.Isaiah 1:16–19Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!Jeremiah 35:15Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.Jeremiah 25:5The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Acts 26:20First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.Zechariah 1:3So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’Jeremiah 25:2So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows:Micah 2:3Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.Isaiah 5:5Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.Lamentations 2:17The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.Ezekiel 18:30–32Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.Jeremiah 26:13So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.Jeremiah 3:1“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.Lamentations 3:39–41Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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