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Jeremiah 36:3

RepentanceForgivenessMercy and compassion

1 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

2 “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.

Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

4 So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.

5 Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;

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BSB
Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
KJV
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
WEB
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I intend to do to them, that they may each return from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
ASV
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
DARBY
It may be the house of Judah will hear all the evil that I purpose to do unto them, that they may return every man from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
BLB
Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the disaster that I am planning to bring upon them, so that [each] man might turn back from his evil way; and I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.
ÅB
Kanskje Judas hus vil merke seg all den ulykke jeg tenker å gjøre dem, så de kan vende om, hver fra sin onde vei, og jeg kan tilgi dem deres misgjerning og deres synd.
OTB
Kanskje folket i Juda vil høre om all den ulykken jeg har til hensikt å bringe over dem, og hver enkelt vil vende seg bort fra sin onde vei; da vil jeg tilgi deres misgjerning og deres synd."
B1930
Kanskje Judas hus vil merke sig all den ulykke jeg tenker å gjøre dem, så de kan vende om, hver fra sin onde vei, og jeg kan forlate dem deres misgjerning og deres synd.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 18:8

    But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.

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  • Acts 3:19

    Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

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  • Jeremiah 26:3

    Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.

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  • Deuteronomy 30:2

    and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today,

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  • Ezekiel 12:3

    Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

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  • Jeremiah 36:7

    Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.”

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  • Ezekiel 18:27–28

    But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.

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  • Jeremiah 24:7

    I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.

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