Jeremiah 26:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

Amend

Repent

General references

Exodus 32:14

Bible References

Amend

Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.

Also I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them again and again, saying: ‘Turn now every man from his evil way and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to worship them. Then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers; but you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.

Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the calamity which I plan to bring on them, in order that every man will turn from his evil way; then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

But Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Please

obey the Lord in what I am saying to you, that it may go well with you and

you may live.

“If you consent and obey,
You will eat the best of the land;

Let the wicked forsake his way

And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

Say to them, ‘As I live!’ declares the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?’

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,

For you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation,

Repent

Perhaps they will listen and everyone will turn from his evil way, that I may relent of the calamity which I am planning to do to them because of the evil of their deeds.’

if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will

relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it.

‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I will relent concerning the calamity that I have inflicted on you.

So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people.

“For the Lord will vindicate His people,

And will have compassion on His servants,

When He sees that their strength is gone,
And there is none remaining, bond or free.

When the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.

Who knows whether He will not turn and relent
And leave a blessing behind Him,
Even a grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?

Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish.”

He prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.

General references

So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people.