6 Moreover, the LORD said to me in the days of Josiah the king of Judah, “Have you seen what that faithless Israel has done—how she ^awent up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there she was a prostitute? 7 ^aI thought, ‘After she has done all these things she will return to Me’; but she did not return, and her ^btreacherous (faithless) sister Judah saw it. 8 And I saw that even though Judah knew that for all the acts of adultery (idolatry) of faithless Israel, I the LORD had ¹sent her away and ^agiven her a certificate of divorce, yet her ^btreacherous sister ²Judah was not afraid; but she went and was a prostitute also following after idols. 9 Because of the thoughtlessness of Israel’s prostitution her immorality mattered little to her, she ^adesecrated the land and committed adultery with idols of ^bstones and trees. 10 Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with her whole heart, but rather in blatant ^adeception she merely pretended obedience to King Josiah’s reforms,” declares the LORD. 2+@Chr 34:33; Hos 7:13, 14

11 And the LORD said to me, “^aFaithless Israel has proved herself less guilty than treacherous Judah a land of renegades. 12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north where the ten tribes have been taken as captives and say,‘^aReturn, faithless Israel,’ says the LORD;‘^bI will not ¹look on you in anger.For I am ^cgracious and merciful,’ says the LORD;‘I will not be angry forever.

15 “Then in the final time I will give you spiritual ^ashepherds after My own heart, who will ^bfeed you with knowledge and true understanding. 16 It will be in those days when you have repented and multiplied and increased in the land,” says the LORD, “they will ^ano longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of the LORD.’ It will not come to mind, nor will they seriously remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again for instead of the ark, which symbolized My presence, I will be present. Is 65:17; Rev 21:3, 22, 23 17 At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The ^aThrone of the LORD,’ and ^ball the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem, for the ^cname (renown) of the LORD; and they will not ^dwalk anymore after the stubbornness of their own evil heart. 18 ^aIn those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and ¹they will come together ^bfrom the land of the north to the ^cland that I gave your fathers as an inheritance.

19 “Then I said,‘How gloriously and honorably I would set you among My childrenAnd give you a pleasant land—a wonderful heritage,The most ^abeautiful inheritance of the nations!’And I said, ‘You shall call Me, ^bMy FatherAnd not turn away from following Me.’

24 “But ^athe shameful act of idolatry has consumed the labor of our fathers since our youth—their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25 Let us lie down in our ^ashame, and let our dishonor and humiliation cover us; for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers; ^bfrom our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”

6 Then Yahweh said to me in the days of Josiah the king, “Have you seen what faithless Israel did? She ^awent up on every high hill and under every green tree, and she was a harlot there. 7 ^aI said, ‘After she has done all these things, she will return to Me’; but she did not return, and her ^btreacherous sister Judah saw it. 8 And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and ^agiven her a certificate of divorce, yet her ^btreacherous sister Judah did not fear; but she went and was a harlot also. 9 So it was, because of the lightness of her harlotry, that she ^apolluted the land and committed adultery with ^bstones and trees. 10 Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in ^alying,” declares Yahweh.

11 And Yahweh said to me, “^aFaithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. 12 Go and call out these words toward the north and say,‘^1aReturn, faithless Israel,’ declares Yahweh;‘^bI will not ²look upon you in anger.For I am ^cOne of lovingkindness,’ declares Yahweh;‘I will not be angry forever.

15 “Then I will give you ^ashepherds after My own heart, who will ^1bshepherd you on knowledge and understanding. 16 It shall be in those days when you are multiplied and fruitful in the land,” declares Yahweh, “they will ^ano longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of Yahweh.’ And it will not come upon the heart, nor will they remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again. 17 At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The ^aThrone of Yahweh,’ and ^ball the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem, for the ^cname of Yahweh; nor will they ^dwalk anymore after the stubbornness of their evil heart. 18 ^aIn those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together ^bfrom the land of the north to the ^cland that I gave your fathers as an inheritance.

19 “Then I said,‘How I would set you among ¹My sonsAnd give you a pleasant land,The most ^abeautiful inheritance of the nations!’And I said, ‘You shall call Me,^b “My Father,”And not turn away from following Me.’

24 “But ^athe shameful thing has devoured the labor of our fathers since our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25 Let us lie down in our ^ashame, and let our dishonor cover us; for we have sinned against Yahweh our God, we and our fathers, ^bfrom our youth even to this day. And we have not listened to the voice of Yahweh our God.”