Return To Me

And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

• Contracts

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and Return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I Return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, Return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

• Ruth
• Converts
• RUTH

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to Return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

• David

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not Return to me.

But if thou Return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

• Reproof
• Seven

So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall Return to him that sent me.

Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: Return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; Return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to Return answer to this people?

And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may Return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

• Government

Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: Return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

• Malice

And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou Return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he Return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet Return again to me, saith the LORD.

And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall Return unto me with their whole heart.

I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall Return to Egypt into their own land.

Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to Return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to Return to Jonathan's house, to die there.

And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to Return to the brink of the river.

And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and Return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

I will go and Return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I Return your recompence upon your own head;