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| 1"Come, let us return to the LORD; even though he has torn us, he will heal us. Even though he has wounded us, he will bind our wounds. | 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. |
| 2After two days, he will restore us to life, on the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his presence. | 2After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. |
| 3Let us know, let us pursue knowledge of the LORD; his coming is as certain as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the autumn and spring rains come on the earth. | 3Let 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." |
| 4"What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your love is like a morning rain cloud— it passes away like the morning dew. | 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. |
| 5Therefore I cut them to pieces by the prophets, killing them by the words from my mouth. The verdict against you shines like a beacon. | 5Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth-- then my judgments go forth like the sun. |
| 6For it is love that I seek, and not sacrifice; knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. | 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. |
| 7"But like Adam, they broke the covenant; in this they have acted deceitfully against me. | 7As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there. |
| 8Gilead is a lawless town; it is polluted by bloodshed. | 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood. |
| 9Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes. | 9As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes. |
| 10I have seen a horrible evil in the house of Israel— Ephraim's promiscuity. Israel is defiled. | 10I have seen a horrible thing in Israel: There Ephraim is given to prostitution, Israel is defiled. |
| 11"So, Judah, a harvest has been appointed for you when I restore my people from captivity." | 11"Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. "Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people, |
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