And there you shall serve other gods, the works of the hands of men, wood and stones, which cannot see, nor can they hear, nor eat, nor smell.

And all these things shall come upon you in the last days, and you shall turn to the Lord your God, and shall hearken to His voice.

But if you turn again to Me, and keep My commandments, and do them; if you should be scattered to the uttermost [parts] of heaven, yet will I gather them from there, and I will bring them into the place which I have chosen as a dwelling for My name.

Seek the Lord, and when you find Him, call upon Him; and when He draws near to you,

let the ungodly leave his ways, and the transgressor his counsels; and let him return to the Lord, and he shall find mercy; for He shall abundantly pardon your sins.

CHAPH. For He that has brought down will pity, and that according to the abundance of His mercy.

NUN. Our way has been searched out and examined, and we will turn to the Lord.

And afterward shall the children of Israel return, and shall seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall be amazed at the Lord and at His goodness in the latter days.

In their affliction they will seek Me early, saying, Let us go, and return to the Lord our God; for He has torn, and will heal us; He will smite, and bind us up.

After two days He will heal us: in the third day we shall arise, and live before Him, and shall know [Him.]

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God; for the people have fallen through your iniquities.

Assyria shall never save us; we will not mount on horseback; we will no longer say to the works of our hands, Our gods. He who is in you shall pity the orphan.

Now therefore, says the Lord your God, turn to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with lamentation:

and tear your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for He is merciful and compassionate, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and relenting of evil.

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and compassion: and they shall look upon Me, because they have mocked Me, and they shall make lamentation for Him, as for a beloved [friend], and they shall grieve intensely, as for a firstborn son.

But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your mind, and with all your soul, and all your strength.

you shall not hearken to the words of that prophet, or the dreamer of that dream, because the Lord your God is testing you, to see whether you love your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

And the people rejoiced because of the willingness, for they offered willingly to the Lord with a full heart; and King David rejoiced greatly.

And I know, O Lord, that You are He that searches the hearts, and You love righteousness. I have willingly offered all these things in simplicity of heart. And now I have seen with joy Your people, who are present here, willingly offering to You.

But You helped me because of [my] innocence, and have established me before You forever.

Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, that I may not be ashamed.

And for all these things faithless Judah turned not to Me with all her heart, but falsely.

Cleanse your heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that you may be saved; how long will your grievous thoughts be within you?

for you shall seek Me with your whole heart.

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.