Therefore thus saith the Lord, if thou return,.... From thine unbelief, diffidence, and impenitence, and repent of them; expressed in the preceding verses:then will I bring thee again; or, "restore thee "; pardon his sin, and return him to his post and place, to his office and ministry in it, and confirm and establish him therein:and thou shalt stand before me; not only as a petitioner for the people; see Jer 15:1, but as a servant of the Lord, attending to his word, and waiting his orders, and ready to execute them.
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Jeremiah 15:19
Jeremiah 15:19
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