Ezekiel 7:16

7:16 Their survivors will escape to the mountains and become like doves of the valleys; all of them will moan – each one for his iniquity.

Ezekiel 12:16

12:16 But I will let a small number of them survive the sword, famine, and pestilence, so that they can confess all their abominable practices to the nations where they go. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 16:63

16:63 Then you will remember, be ashamed, and remain silent ¹  when I make atonement for all you have done, ²  declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 20:43

20:43 And there you will remember your conduct ³  and all your deeds by which you defiled yourselves. You will despise yourselves ⁴  because of all the evil deeds you have done.

Ezekiel 36:31-32

36:31 Then you will remember your evil behavior ⁵  and your deeds which were not good; you will loathe yourselves on account of your sins and your abominable deeds. 36:32 Understand that ⁶  it is not for your sake I am about to act, declares the sovereign Lord. Be ashamed and embarrassed by your behavior, O house of Israel.

Leviticus 26:39

Restoration through Confession and Repentance

26:39 “‘As for the ones who remain among you, they will rot away because of ⁷  their iniquity in the lands of your enemies, and they will also rot away because of their ancestors’ ⁸  iniquities which are with them.

Job 42:6

42:6 Therefore I despise myself, ⁹ 

and I repent in dust and ashes!

Isaiah 64:6

64:6 We are all like one who is unclean,

all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. ¹⁰ 

We all wither like a leaf;

our sins carry us away like the wind.

Jeremiah 30:18-19

The Lord Will Restore Israel and Judah

30:18 The Lord says,

“I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob.

I will show compassion on their ruined homes. ¹¹ 

Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. ¹² 

Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site. ¹³ 

30:19 Out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving ¹⁴ 

and the sounds of laughter and merriment.

I will increase their number and they will not dwindle away. ¹⁵ 

I will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised.

[16:63]  ¹ tn Heb “and your mouth will not be open any longer.”

[16:63]  ² tn Heb “when I make atonement for you for all which you have done.”

[20:43]  ³ tn Heb “ways.”

[20:43]  ⁴ tn Heb “loathe yourselves in your faces.”

[36:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “ways.”

[36:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “Let it be known.”

[26:39]  ⁷ tn Heb “in” (so KJV, ASV; also later in this verse).

[26:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “fathers’” (also in the following verse).

[42:6]  ⁹ tn Or “despise what I said.” There is no object on the verb; Job could be despising himself or the things he said (see L. J. Kuyper, “Repentance of Job,” VT 9 [1959]: 91-94).

[64:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and like a garment of menstruation [are] all our righteous acts”; KJV, NIV “filthy rags”; ASV “a polluted garment.”

[30:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob and will have compassion on his habitations.” For the meaning of the idiom “restore the fortunes of” see the translator’s note on 29:14. The “tents of Jacob” refers to their homes or houses (see BDB 14 s.v. אֹהֶל 2 and compare usage in Judg 19:9; Mal 2:12). The word “ruined” has been supplied in the translation to show more clearly the idea of restoration of their houses on their former sites in conformity to the concepts in the latter half of the verse.

[30:18]  ¹² sn Heb “on its tel.” A tel is a site where successive layers of occupation are built upon one another after the destruction or decay of the former city. The original site was not abandoned because it had been chosen for strategic purposes, such as proximity to water or ease of defense. Many modern archaeological sites have the designation “Tel” as a component of their name because of this practice.

[30:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “according to its custom [or plan].” Cf. BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 6.d and compare usage in 1 Sam 27:11.

[30:19]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Out of them will come thanksgiving and a sound of those who are playful.”

[30:19]  ¹⁵ sn Compare Jer 29:6.