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Jeremiah 4:1

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4:1“If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the Lord,

“if you want to come back to me1

you must get those disgusting idols2 out of my sight

and must no longer go astray.3

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Or “If you, Israel, want to turn [away from your shameful ways (those described in 3:23–25)] … then you must turn back to me.” Or perhaps, “Israel, you must turn back … Yes, you must turn back to me.”
  2. 2 Heb “disgusting things.”
  3. 3 Or possibly, “If you get those disgusting idols out of my sight, you will not need to flee.” This is less probable because the normal meaning of the last verb is “to wander,” “to stray.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“If you return, O Israel,

declares the Lord,

to me you should return.

If you remove your detestable things from my presence,

and do not waver,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“If you, Israel, will return,

then return to me,”

declares the Lord.

“If you put your detestable idols out of my sight

and no longer go astray,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If you return, Israel—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

you will return to me,

if you remove your abhorrent idols

from my presence

and do not waver,

NLTNew Living Translation

“O Israel,” says the Lord,

“if you wanted to return to me, you could.

You could throw away your detestable idols

and stray away no more.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

If you return, O Israel,” declares Yahweh,

“you return to me.

And if you remove your abominations from my presence,

and you do not wander,

KJV 1900King James Version

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.