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The Response to God’s Rebuke
“aCome and let us return in repentance to the LORD,For bHe has torn us, but cHe will heal us;He has wounded us, but He will dbandage us.2 “After two days He will arevive us;On the third day He will braise us upThat we may live before Him. Is 26:19; Ezek 37:1-103 “So let us aknow and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the greatness of the LORD to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him.His bappearing is prepared and is as certain as the dawn,And He will come to us in salvation like the heavy crain,Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
The Reply of the LORD
4 O aEphraim, what shall I do with you?O Judah, what shall I do with you?For your wavering loyalty and kindness are transient like the bmorning cloudAnd like the dew that goes away early.5 Therefore, I have ahewn them in pieces by the words of the prophets;I have slain them by the bwords of My mouth;My judgments pronounced upon them by the prophets are like the light that shines forth obvious to all.6 For aI desire and delight in steadfast loyalty faithfulness in the covenant relationship, brather than sacrifice,And in the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Matt 9:13; 12:77 But they, alike Adam, have btransgressed the covenant;There they have cdealt treacherously against Me.8 aGilead is a city of wrongdoers;It is tracked with bbloody footprints.9 And as bands of arobbers lie in wait for a man,So a band of priests bmurder on the road toward 1Shechem covering their crimes in that city of refuge;Certainly they have committed ccrimes and outrages.10 I have seen a ahorrible thing sins of every kind in the house of Israel!Ephraim’s bprostitution (idolatry) is there; Israel has defiled itself.11 Also, O Judah, there is a aharvest of divine judgment appointed for you,When I brestore the fortunes of My people who have been slaves to the misery of sin.
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The Response to God’s Rebuke
“aCome, let us return to the LORD.For bHe has torn us, but cHe will heal us;He has 1wounded us, but He will dbandage us.2 “He will arevive us after two days;He will braise us up on the third day,That we may live before Him.3 “So let us aknow, let us press on to know the LORD.His bgoing forth is as certain as the dawn;And He will come to us like the crain,Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
4 What shall I do with you, O aEphraim?What shall I do with you, O Judah?For your 1loyalty is like a bmorning cloudAnd like the dew which goes away early.5 Therefore I have ahewn them in pieces by the prophets;I have slain them by the bwords of My mouth;And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.6 For aI delight in loyalty brather than sacrifice,And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.7 But alike 1Adam they have btransgressed the covenant;There they have cdealt treacherously against Me.8 aGilead is a city of wrongdoers,Tracked with bbloody footprints.9 And as araiders wait for a man,So a band of priests bmurder on the way to Shechem;Surely they have committed 1ccrime.10 In the house of Israel I have seen a ahorrible thing;Ephraim’s bharlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself.11 Also, O Judah, there is a aharvest appointed for you,When I brestore the fortunes of My people.