32 lines
1.3 KiB
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32 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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for he has torn us, that he may heal us;
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he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
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2 After two days he will revive us;
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on the third day he will raise us up,
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that we may live before him.
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3 Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord;
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his going out is sure as the dawn;
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he will come to us as the showers,
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as the spring rains that water the earth.”
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4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
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What shall I do with you, O Judah?
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Your love is like a morning cloud,
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like the dew that goes early away.
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5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
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I have slain them by the words of my mouth,
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and my judgment goes forth as the light.
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6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
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the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
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7 But like Adam they transgressed the covenant;
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there they dealt faithlessly with me.
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8 Gilead is a city of evildoers,
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tracked with blood.
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9 As robbers lie in wait for a man,
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so the priests band together;
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they murder on the way to Shechem;
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they commit villainy.
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10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;
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Ephraim's whoredom is there; Israel is defiled.
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11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed.
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When I restore the fortunes of my people, |