³⁰ When you are in distress^(A) and all these things have happened to you, then in later days^(B) you will return^(C) to the Lord your God and obey him.

² and when you and your children return^(A) to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart^(B) and with all your soul according to everything I command you today,

⁶ At the king’s command, couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and from his officials, which read:

³ Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return^(A) to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’^(B) says the Lord Almighty.