In Jeremiah 8:14-16, the people sit still in despair instead of returning — directly contrasting the question about turning back.

In Jeremiah 8:18-22, the prophet laments the people's refusal to heal — answering the rhetorical question of verse 4 with grief.

In Jeremiah 8:21, the prophet laments the people's unhealed wound — contrasting the expectation in 8:4 that falling should lead to rising.

Jeremiah 3:1 uses the same rhetorical 'return' question as 8:4, about a divorced wife — parallel in form and theme.

Jeremiah 3:22 calls backsliding children to return — directly echoing the 'return' expectation of 8:4.

Jeremiah 4:1 conditions restoration on returning — reinforcing the call to turn back that 8:4 assumes.

In Jeremiah 9:1, the prophet weeps because the people have not returned — the hoped‑for turning back from 8:4 is absent.

In Jeremiah 36:3, the same hope that they will turn from their wicked ways echoes the rhetorical expectation that when one turns away they should return.

In Jeremiah 31:22, 'backsliding daughter' echoes the same term for unfaithfulness but with a promise of restoration.

Proverbs 24:16 says the righteous rise after falling — directly echoing the 'fall and rise' logic of 8:4.

Micah 7:8 expresses confidence: 'When I fall, I shall arise' — affirming the same principle as 8:4.

Amos 5:2 says Israel will fall and not rise again — starkly opposing the 8:4 expectation that falling leads to rising.

Hosea 14:1 calls Israel to return after falling — matching the 'turn away and return' of 8:4.

In Hosea 7:10, Israel's arrogance prevents them from returning—contrasting the expected return in Jeremiah 8:4.

In Hosea 6:1, the call 'return to the Lord' uses the same verb, with healing after being torn—mirroring the fall and rise imagery.

In Ezekiel 18:23, God expresses pleasure when the wicked turn from their ways and live—the very return Jeremiah 8:4 assumes should happen.

In Isaiah 55:7, the wicked are called to turn to the Lord for pardon—explicitly echoing the expected return from turning away.

In Hosea 11:5, 'refused to return' directly parallels Israel's stubborn refusal to repent in Jeremiah 8:4.

In Isaiah 24:20, the earth falls and never rises—the opposite of Jeremiah's expectation that the fallen get up.

In Revelation 2:21, Jezebel's refusal to repent despite God's patience mirrors Israel's stubborn refusal to 'return'.

In Revelation 9:20, people did not repent after plagues — echoing Israel's failure to 'return' despite discipline.

In Isaiah 44:22, God commands 'Return to me' after sweeping away sins—directly answering the question of turning back.

In Haggai 2:17, God's discipline failed to make Israel return — same failure to 'return' as in Jeremiah 8:4.

In Psalm 119:59, the psalmist considers his ways and turns to God's statutes—a personal application of the turning back.