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The Response to God’s Rebuke

“^aCome, let’s 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’s ^alearn, let’s press on to know the LORD.His ^bappearance is as sure as the dawn;And He will come to us like the ^crain,As the spring rain waters the earth.”

4 What shall I do with you, ^aEphraim?What shall I do with you, Judah?For your loyalty is like a ^bmorning cloud,And like the dew which goes away early.5 Therefore I have ^acut 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 ¹shines.6 For ^aI ¹desire loyalty ^brather than sacrifice,And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.7 But ^alike ¹Adam they have ^bviolated the covenant;There they have ^cdealt treacherously with Me.8 ^aGilead is a city of wrongdoers,Tracked with ^bbloody footprints.9 And as a ^aband of robbers lie in wait for a person,So a band of priests ^bmurder on the way to Shechem;Certainly they have committed an act of ^cinfamy.10 In the house of Israel I have seen a ^ahorrible thing;Ephraim’s ^binfidelity is there, Israel has defiled itself.11 Also, Judah, there is a ^aharvest appointed for you,When I ^brestore the fortunes of My people.

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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 ¹^ccrime.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.

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Israel Chastised

“^aCome, let us return to Yahweh.For ^bHe has torn us, but ^cHe will heal us;He has struck us, but He will ^dbandage us.2 “He will ^amake us alive 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 pursue to know Yahweh.His ^bgoing forth is established as the dawn;And He will come to us like the ^crain,Like the ¹late rain watering the earth.”

4 What shall I do with you, O ^aEphraim?What shall I do with you, O Judah?For your lovingkindness 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 killed them by the ^bwords of My mouth;And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.6 For ^aI delight in lovingkindness ^brather than sacrifice,And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.7 But ^alike ¹Adam they have ^btrespassed against the covenant;There they have ^cdealt treacherously against Me.8 ^aGilead is a city of workers of iniquity,With a track of ^bblood.9 And as ^araiders wait for a man,So a band of priests ^bmurder on the way to Shechem;Surely they have committed ^clewdness.10 In the house of Israel I have seen an ^aappalling thing;Ephraim’s ^bharlotry is there; Israel has defiled itself.11 Also, O Judah, there is a ^aharvest set for youWhen I ^brestore the fortunes of My people,