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Jeremiah 25:5
The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophets address the people of Judah, delivering a final warning after God repeatedly sent them to call for repentance.
The words — The Hebrew imperative שׁוּבוּ (shuvu) commands a decisive "turn back," intensified by נָא (na) for urgency. This call to abandon דַרְכּוֹ הָרָעָה (darcho hara'ah, "his evil way") and רֹעַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶם (ro' ma'alleikhem, "the wickedness of your deeds") defines the required action.
The thread — The promise of remaining in the land given to the ancestors reappears in Jeremiah 7:7 and echoes the Abrahamic covenant in Genesis 17:8. The urgent call to seek God while He is near parallels the motif in Isaiah 55:6.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate cessation of idolatry and moral corruption as a prerequisite for remaining in the promised land. It requires readers to recognize that continued disobedience forfeits the inheritance God pledged to their forefathers.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 7:7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.
- Genesis 17:8 And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
- Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- Jeremiah 17:25 then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.
- Jeremiah 18:11 Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’
- Jeremiah 35:15 Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.
- Ezekiel 18:30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
- Jonah 3:8 Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.
- Zechariah 1:4 Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.
- 2 Kings 17:13 Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”