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1 "Come, let's go back to the Lord. He has hurt us, but he will heal us. He has wounded us, but he will bandage our wounds.
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“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.
2 In two days he will put new life in us; on the third day he will raise us up so that we may live in his presence
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After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.
3 and know him. Let's try to learn about the Lord; he will come to us as surely as the dawn comes. He will come to us like rain, like the spring rain that waters the ground."
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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.”
4 The Lord says, "Israel, what should I do with you? Judah, what should I do with you? Your faithfulness is like a morning mist, like the dew that goes away early in the day.
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“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.
5 I have warned you by my prophets that I will kill you and destroy you. My justice comes out like bright light.
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Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth— then my judgments go forth like the sun.
6 I want faithful love more than I want animal sacrifices. I want people to know me more than I want burnt offerings.
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For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
7 But they have broken the agreement as Adam did; they have been unfaithful to me.
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As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.
8 Gilead is a city of people who do evil; their footprints are bloody.
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Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood.
9 The priests are like robbers waiting to attack people; they murder people on the road to Shechemn and do wicked things.
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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.
10 I have seen horrible things in Israel. Look at Israel's prostitution; Israel has become unclean.
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I have seen a horrible thing in Israel: There Ephraim is given to prostitution, Israel is defiled.
11 "Judah, I have set a harvest time for you when I will make the lives of my people good again.
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“Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. “Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people,
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