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“Come, let us return to the LORD; for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us up. |
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After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. |
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Let us know, let us press on to know the LORD; his appearing is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.” |
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What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early. |
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Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of my mouth, and my [1] judgment goes forth as the light. |
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For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. |
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But at [2] Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me. |
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Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood. |
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As robbers lie in wait [3] for someone, so the priests are banded together; [4] they murder on the road to Shechem, they commit a monstrous crime. |
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In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim’s whoredom is there, Israel is defiled. |
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For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed. When I would restore the fortunes of my people, |
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