At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.
One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has
“If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight
The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issu
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, K
Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his suppor
Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the
My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that
Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-mind
Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so t
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”