34 lines
1.2 KiB
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34 lines
1.2 KiB
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# Chapter 6
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1 Come, let’s return to the Lord.
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For he has torn us,
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and he will heal us;
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he has wounded us,
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and he will bind up our wounds.
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2 He will revive us after two days,
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and on the third day he will raise us up
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so we can live in his presence.
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3 Let’s strive to know the Lord.
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His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
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He will come to us like the rain,
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like the spring showers that water the land.
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4 What am I going to do with you, Ephraim?
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What am I going to do with you, Judah?
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Your love is like the morning mist
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and like the early dew that vanishes.
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5 This is why I have used the prophets
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to cut them down;
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I have killed them with the words from my mouth.
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My judgment strikes like lightning.
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6 For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice,
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the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
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7 But they, like Adam, have violated the covenant;
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there they have betrayed me.
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8 Gilead is a city of evildoers,
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tracked with bloody footprints.
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9 Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone,
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a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
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They commit atrocities.
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10 I have seen something horrible in the house of Israel:
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Ephraim’s promiscuity is there; Israel is defiled.
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11 A harvest is also appointed for you, Judah.
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When I restore the fortunes of my people, |