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But later, Israel will turn back to the Lord their God and to David their king. At that time they will come to the Lord with fear and trembling, and he will be good to them.

Israel, listen as the Lord accuses everyone in the land! No one is faithful or loyal or truly cares about God.

You expect wooden idols and other objects of wood to give you advice. Lusting for sex at pagan shrines has made you unfaithful to me, your God.

Your evil deeds are the reason you won't return to me, your Lord God. And your constant craving for sex keeps you from knowing me.

I am the Lord , their God, but in all of their troubles their pride keeps them from returning to me.

Israel, you say, "We claim you, the Lord , as our God."

Someone from Israel built that idol for you, but only I am God. And so it will be smashed to pieces.

Israel, don't celebrate or make noisy shouts like other nations. You have been unfaithful to your God. Wherever grain is threshed, you behave like prostitutes because you enjoy the money you receive.

You are brutal and corrupt, as were the men of Gibeah. But God remembers your sin, and you will be punished.

Israel, you disobeyed my God. Now he will force you to roam from nation to nation.

My people are determined to reject me for a god they think is stronger, but he can't help.

Israel, I won't lose my temper and destroy you again. I am the Holy God— not merely some human, and I won't stay angry.

Israel is deceitful to me, their loyal and holy God; they surround me with lies, and Judah worships other gods.

Even before Jacob was born, he cheated his brother, and when he grew up, he fought against God.

At Bethel, Jacob wrestled with an angel and won; then with tears in his eyes, he asked for a blessing, and God spoke to us there.

God's name is the Lord , the Lord God All-Powerful.

So return to your God. Patiently trust him, and show love and justice.

Israel, I, the Lord , am still your God, just as I have been since the time you were in Egypt. Now I will force you to live in tents once again, as you did in the desert.

I, the Lord , have been your God since the time you were in Egypt. I am the only God you know, the only one who can save.

Israel, return! Come back to the Lord , your God. Sin has made you fall.