Jeremiah 4:1

“If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the Lord, “if you want to come back to me ¹  you must get those disgusting idols ²  out of my sight and must no longer go astray. ³ 

Ge 35:2; De 27:15; Jos 24:14; Jud 10:16; 1Sa 7:3; 2Ki 23:13,24; 2Ch 15:8; 2Ch 33:8; Isa 31:6; Jer 3:1,14; Jer 3:12,22; Jer 4:4; Jer 15:4; Jer 22:3-5; Jer 24:9; Jer 25:5; Jer 36:3; Eze 11:18; Eze 18:13; Eze 20:7,8; Eze 43:9; Ho 2:2; Ho 7:16; Ho 14:1; Joe 2:12; Eph 4:22-31

¹ tn Or “If you, Israel, want to turn [away from your shameful ways (those described in 3:23-25)]…then you must turn back to me.” Or perhaps, “Israel, you must turn back…Yes, you must turn back to me.”

² tn Heb “disgusting things.”

³ tn Or possibly, “If you get those disgusting idols out of my sight, you will not need to flee.” This is less probable because the normal meaning of the last verb is “to wander,” “ to stray.”