Jeremiah 4:1
If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah calls Israel to circumcise their hearts and not their foreskins. A trumpet signals danger from the north and Jeremiah describes the approach of the destroyer. In a devastating vision he sees chaos reverting to formless void — creation undone …
Other Translations
If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith Jehovah, if thou wilt return unto me, and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight; then shalt thou not be removed;
If thou dost turn back, O Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, unto Me turn back, And if thou dost turn aside Thine abominations from My face, Then thou dost not bemoan.
If you will come back, O Israel, says the Lord, you will come back to me: and if you will put away your disgusting ways, you will not be sent away from before me.
Cross References
Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are …
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the …
Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your …
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for …
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your …
And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which …
Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that …
And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the …
Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for …
Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.