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They have not been true to the Lord ; they are children who do not belong to him. So their false worship will destroy them and their land.

In two days he will put new life in us; on the third day he will raise us up so that we may live in his presence

When I heal Israel, Israel's sin will go away, and so will Samaria's evil. "They cheat a lot! Thieves break into houses, and robbers are in the streets.

The kings get so drunk they get sick every day. The rulers become crazy with wine; they make agreements with those who do not know the true God.

But Israel has rejected what is good, so the enemy will chase them.

"The Israelites were very wicked in Gilgal, so I have hated them there. Because of the sinful things they have done, I will force them to leave my land. I will no longer love them; their leaders have turned against me.

They make many false promises and agreements which they don't keep. So people sue each other in court; they are like poisonous weeds growing in a plowed field.

The same will happen to you, people of Bethel, because you did so much evil. When the sun comes up, the king of Israel will die.

People used to fear the tribe of Ephraim; they were important people in Israel. But they sinned by worshiping Baal, so they must die.

So those people will be like the morning mist; they will disappear like the morning dew. They will be like chaff blown from the threshing floor, like smoke going out a window.

So I gave you a king, but only in anger, and I took him away in my great anger.

He said to them: "I will send you grain, new wine, and olive oil, so that you will have plenty. No more will I shame you among the nations.

So be happy, people of Jerusalem; be joyful in the Lord your God. Because he does what is right, he has brought you rain; he has sent the fall rain and the spring rain for you, as before.

You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks so that you could send them far from their land.

Swing the cutting tool, because the harvest is ripe. Come, walk on them as you would walk on grapes to get their juice, because the winepress is full and the barrels are spilling over, because these people are so evil!"

Egypt and Edom killed my people, so I will definitely punish them." The Lord lives in Jerusalem!

So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael that will destroy the strong towers of Ben-Hadad.

So I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza that will destroy the city's strong buildings.

So I will send fire on the walls of Tyre that will destroy the city's strong buildings."

So I will send fire on the city of Teman that will even destroy the strong buildings of Bozrah."