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Jeremiah 25:5

The 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.

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saying, Return ye now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that Jehovah hath given unto you and to your fathers, from of old and even for evermore;

KJV

They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
שֽׁוּבוּ־shu.vu-turn backH7725 →
נָ֞אna'pleaseH4994 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
מִדַּרְכּ֤וֹmi.dar.Kofrom way hisH1870 →
הָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'Ah<the> evilH7451 →
וּמֵרֹ֣עַu.me.Ro.a'and from [the] wickedness ofH7455 →
מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םma.'a.lei.Khemdeeds yourH4611 →
וּשְׁבוּ֙u.she.Vuand dwellH3427 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mahthe landH127 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
נָתַ֧ןna.Tanhe gaveH5414 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemto you
וְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.Khemand to ancestors yourH1 →
לְמִן־le.min-<to> fromH4480 →
עוֹלָ֖םo.LamantiquityH5769 →
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and untilH5704 →
עוֹלָֽם׃o.LamperpetuityH5769 →

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Isaiah 1:16Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!Jeremiah 7:7then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.Jeremiah 4:1“If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver,Genesis 17:8And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”Jeremiah 17:25then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.Isaiah 55:6–7Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.Jeremiah 23:22But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”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 18:11Now 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.’Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, 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.Zechariah 1:4–5Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.Jonah 3:8–10Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.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.Zephaniah 3:7I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.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.Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’Psalms 37:27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.Luke 13:3–5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

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