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1 Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up.
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1 "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.
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2 After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight.
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2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.
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3 Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.
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3 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."
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4 "O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, And like the early dew it goes away.
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4 "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.
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5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And your judgments are like light that goes forth.
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5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth; my judgments flashed like lightning upon you.
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6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
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7 "But like men they transgressed the covenant; There they dealt treacherously with Me.
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7 Like Adam, they have broken the covenant-- they were unfaithful to me there.
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8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, And defiled with blood.
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8 Gilead is a city of wicked men, stained with footprints of blood.
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9 As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they commit lewdness.
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9 As marauders lie in ambush for a man, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
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10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: There is the harlotry of Ephraim; Israel is defiled.
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10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel. There Ephraim is given to prostitution and Israel is defiled.
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11 Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you, When I return the captives of My people.
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11 "Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. "Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people,
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
