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No Compassion for Children of Harlotry

¹Say to your brothers, “²Ammi,” and to your sisters, “³Ruhamah.”

2 “Contend with your mother, ^acontend,For she is ^bnot my wife, and I am not her husband;And let her remove her ^charlotry from her faceAnd her adultery from between her breasts,3 Lest I strip her ^anakedAnd set her forth as on the ^bday when she was bornAnd ^cmake her like a wildernessAnd ¹make her like dry landAnd put her to death with ^dthirst.4 “Also, I will have no compassion on her childrenBecause they are ^achildren of harlotry.5 “For their mother has ^aplayed the harlot;She who conceived them has acted shamefully.For she said, ‘^bI will go after my lovers,Who ^cgive me my bread and my water,My wool and my flax, my ^doil and my drink.’6 “Therefore, behold, I will ^ahedge up ¹her way with ^bthorns,And I will build ²a wall against her so that she cannot find her ^cpaths.7 “So she will ^apursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them;And she will seek them, but will not find them.Then she will say, ‘^bI will go, and I will return to my ^cfirst husband,For it was ^dbetter for me then than now!’

8 “Now she does ^anot know that it was ^bI who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil,And multiplied silver and gold for her,Which they ¹used for Baal.9 “Therefore, I will ^atake back My grain at ¹harvest timeAnd My new wine in its season.I will also deliver My wool and My flax from themGiven to cover her nakedness.10 “So now I will ^auncover her lewdnessIn the sight of her lovers,And no one will deliver her out of My hand.11 “I will also ^acease all her joy,Her ^bfeasts, her ^cnew moons, her sabbaths,And all her appointed times.12 “And I will ^amake desolate her vines and fig trees,Of which she said, ‘These are my wagesWhich my lovers have given me.’And I will ^bmake them a forest,And the ^cbeasts of the field will devour them.13 “So I will visit the ^adays of the Baals upon herWhen she used to ¹^boffer offerings in smoke to themAnd ^cadorn herself with her ²earrings and jewelryAnd go after her lovers, so that she ^dforgot Me,” declares Yahweh.

Yahweh’s Faithful Betrothal

14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her^aAnd bring her into the wildernessAnd speak to her heart.15 “Then I will give her her ^avineyards from thereAnd ^bthe valley of Achor as a door of hope.And she will ¹^csing there as in the days of her youth,As in the ^dday when she came up from the land of Egypt.16 “And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh,“That you will call Me ¹^aIshiAnd will no longer call Me ²Baali.17 “So ^aI will remove the names of the Baals from her mouthSo that they will be remembered by their names no more.18 “And in that day I will cut a covenant for themWith the ^abeasts of the field,The birds of the sky,And the creeping things of the ground.And I will ^bbreak the bow, the sword, and war from the land,And I will make them ^clie down in security.19 “And I will ^abetroth you to Me forever;Indeed, I will betroth you to Me in ^brighteousness and in justice,In lovingkindness and in compassion,20 And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.Then you will ^aknow Yahweh.

21 “And it will be in that day, that ^aI will answer,” declares Yahweh.“I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth,22 And the ^aearth will answer the grain, the new wine, and the oil,And they will answer ¹Jezreel.23 “And I will ^asow her for Myself in the land.^bI will also have compassion on ¹her who had not obtained compassion,And ^cI will say to ²those who were ^dnot My people,‘You are My people!’And ³they will say, ‘You are my God!’”

Israel’s Unfaithfulness Condemned

¹Say to your brothers, “²Ammi,” and to your sisters, “³Ruhamah.”

2 “Contend with your mother, ^acontend,For she is ^bnot my wife, and I am not her husband;And let her put away her ^charlotry from her faceAnd her adultery from between her breasts,3 Or I will strip her ^anakedAnd expose her as on the ^bday when she was born.I will also ^cmake her like a wilderness,Make her like desert landAnd slay her with ^dthirst.4 “Also, I will have no compassion on her children,Because they are ^achildren of harlotry.5 “For their mother has ^aplayed the harlot;She who conceived them has acted shamefully.For she said, ‘^bI will go after my lovers,Who ^cgive me my bread and my water,My wool and my flax, my ^doil and my drink.’6 “Therefore, behold, I will ^ahedge up ¹her way with ^bthorns,And I will build ²a wall against her so that she cannot find her ^cpaths.7 “She will ^apursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them;And she will seek them, but will not find them.Then she will say, ‘^bI will go back to my ^cfirst husband,For it was ^dbetter for me then than now!’

8 “For she does ^anot know that it was ^bI who gave her the grain, the new wine and the oil,And lavished on her silver and gold,Which they ¹used for Baal.9 “Therefore, I will ^atake back My grain at ¹harvest timeAnd My new wine in its season.I will also take away My wool and My flaxGiven to cover her nakedness.10 “And then I will ^auncover her lewdnessIn the sight of her lovers,And no one will rescue her out of My hand.11 “I will also ^aput an end to all her gaiety,Her ^bfeasts, her ^cnew moons, her sabbathsAnd all her festal assemblies.12 “I will ^adestroy her vines and fig trees,Of which she said, ‘These are my wagesWhich my lovers have given me.’And I will ^bmake them a forest,And the ^cbeasts of the field will devour them.13 “I will punish her for the ^adays of the BaalsWhen she used to ¹^boffer sacrifices to themAnd ^cadorn herself with her ²earrings and jewelry,And follow her lovers, so that she ^dforgot Me,” declares the LORD.

Restoration of Israel

14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,^aBring her into the wildernessAnd speak ¹kindly to her.15 “Then I will give her her ^avineyards from there,And ^bthe valley of Achor as a door of hope.And she will ¹^csing there as in the days of her youth,As in the ^dday when she came up from the land of Egypt.16 “It will come about in that day,” declares the LORD,“That you will call Me ¹^aIshiAnd will no longer call Me ²Baali.17 “For ^aI will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,So that they will be ¹mentioned by their names no more.18 “In that day I will also make a covenant for themWith the ^abeasts of the field,The birds of the skyAnd the creeping things of the ground.And I will ¹^babolish the bow, the sword and war from the land,And will make them ^clie down in safety.19 “I will ^abetroth you to Me forever;Yes, I will betroth you to Me in ^brighteousness and in justice,In lovingkindness and in compassion,20 And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.Then you will ^aknow the LORD.

21 “It will come about in that day that ^aI will respond,” declares the LORD.“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,22 And the ^aearth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil,And they will respond to ¹Jezreel.23 “I will ^asow her for Myself in the land.^bI will also have compassion on ¹her who had not obtained compassion,And ^cI will say to ²those who were ^dnot My people,‘You are My people!’And ³they will say, ‘You are my God!’”