“Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:”
The exhortation to return to the LORD with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning, opens the turn from judgment toward repentance, suggesting that despite the severity of what has been announced, return to God remains possible. The specification of the means of repentance—fasting, weeping, and mourning—indicates the earnestness required. This verse marks a crucial reversal from judgment announcement to invitation to repentance.
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