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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.
The Response to God’s Rebuke
“Come, let us return to the LORD.
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
“Come, let us return to the LORD.
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
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.
“He will revive us after two days;
He will raise us up on the third day,
That we may live before Him.
He will raise us up on the third day,
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.”
“So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering 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?
For your loyalty is like a morning cloud
And like the dew which goes away early.
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your loyalty is like a morning cloud
And like the dew which goes away early.
Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets;
I have slain them by the words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.
I have slain them by the words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant;
There they have dealt treacherously against Me.
There they have dealt treacherously against Me.
Gilead is a city of evildoers,
stained with footprints of blood.
stained with footprints of blood.
Gilead is a city of wrongdoers,
Tracked with bloody footprints.
Tracked with bloody footprints.
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.
And as raiders wait for a man,
So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they have committed crime.
So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they have committed crime.
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 harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself.
Ephraim’s harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself.