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Israel Unrepentant
“Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces
but he will heal us;
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.
“Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces
but he will heal us;
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.
Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant
“Come, let us return to the Lord;
for he has torn us, that he may heal us;
he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
“Come, let us return to the Lord;
for he has torn us, that he may heal us;
he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will restore us,
that we may live in his presence.
on the third day he will restore us,
that we may live in his presence.
After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
Let us acknowledge the Lord;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”
Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord;
his going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth.”
his going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth.”
“What can I do with you, Ephraim?
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
like the early dew that disappears.
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
like the early dew that disappears.
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes early away.
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes early away.
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have slain them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.
I have slain them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
But like Adam they transgressed the covenant;
there they dealt faithlessly with me.
there they dealt faithlessly with me.
Gilead is a city of evildoers,
stained with footprints of blood.
stained with footprints of blood.
Gilead is a city of evildoers,
tracked with blood.
tracked with blood.
As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,
so do bands of priests;
they murder on the road to Shechem,
carrying out their wicked schemes.
so do bands of priests;
they murder on the road to Shechem,
carrying out their wicked schemes.
As robbers lie in wait for a man,
so the priests band together;
they murder on the way to Shechem;
they commit villainy.
so the priests band together;
they murder on the way to Shechem;
they commit villainy.
I have seen a horrible thing in Israel:
There Ephraim is given to prostitution,
Israel is defiled.
There Ephraim is given to prostitution,
Israel is defiled.
In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;
Ephraim’s whoredom is there; Israel is defiled.
Ephraim’s whoredom is there; Israel is defiled.