35 lines
1.3 KiB
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35 lines
1.3 KiB
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# Chapter 6
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1 “Come, let us return to the Lord.
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He has torn us to pieces;
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now he will heal us.
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He has injured us;
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now he will bandage our wounds.
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2 In just a short time he will restore us,
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so that we may live in his presence.
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3 Oh, that we might know the Lord!
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Let us press on to know him.
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He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
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or the coming of rains in early spring.”
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4 “O Israel and Judah,
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what should I do with you?” asks the Lord.
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“For your love vanishes like the morning mist
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and disappears like dew in the sunlight.
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5 I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces—
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to slaughter you with my words,
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with judgments as inescapable as light.
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6 I want you to show love,
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not offer sacrifices.
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I want you to know me
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more than I want burnt offerings.
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7 But like Adam, you broke my covenant
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and betrayed my trust.
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8 “Gilead is a city of sinners,
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tracked with footprints of blood.
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9 Priests form bands of robbers,
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waiting in ambush for their victims.
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They murder travelers along the road to Shechem
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and practice every kind of sin.
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10 Yes, I have seen something horrible in Ephraim and Israel:
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My people are defiled by prostituting themselves with other gods!
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11 “O Judah, a harvest of punishment is also waiting for you,
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though I wanted to restore the fortunes of my people. |