Quotes About Repentance

I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.

And when you have defiled yourself in the eyes of the nations, then you will know that I am the LORD.í”

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ëBecause all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem.

Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.

“Son of man, say to her, ëIn the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.í

So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”

Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.

And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.

Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.

When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.

Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ëI will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—

So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.í

For this is what the Lord GOD says: ëSurely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.

Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.í

You will drink it and drain it; you will dash it to pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken,í declares the Lord GOD.

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ëBecause you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.í”

Then the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.

Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ëNow let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is!í

But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.

They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.í”

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ëWoe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.

Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ëWoe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.

Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.

Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.