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For I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals, And they shall be remembered by their name no more.

"It shall come to pass in that day That I will answer," says the LORD; "I will answer the heavens, And they shall answer the earth.

The earth shall answerWith grain,With new wine,And with oil;They shall answer Jezreel. [fn]

23 Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth,And I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; [fn] Then I will say to those who were not My people, [fn] 'You are My people!'And they shall say, 'You are my God!' "

Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.

By swearing and lying, Killing and stealing and committing adultery, They break all restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed.

My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, And their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray, And they have played the harlot against their God.

They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops, And burn incense on the hills, Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, Because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, And your brides commit adultery.

"I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry,Nor your brides when they commit adultery;For the men themselves go apart with harlots,And offer sacrifices with a ritual harlot. Deuteronomy 23:18 ">[fn] Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled.

The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

"They do not direct their deeds Toward turning to their God, For the spirit of harlotry is in their midst, And they do not know the LORD.

"With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the LORD, But they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

They have dealt treacherously with the LORD, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.

"When I would have healed Israel, Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, And the wickedness of Samaria. For they have committed fraud; A thief comes in; A band of robbers takes spoil outside.

They make a king glad with their wickedness, And princes with their lies.

They are all hot, like an oven, And have devoured their judges; All their kings have fallen. None among them calls upon Me.

And the pride of Israel testifies to his face, But they do not return to the LORD their God, Nor seek Him for all this.

They did not cry out to Me with their heartWhen they wailed upon their beds."They assemble together for 1 Kings 18:28).">[fn] grain and new wine,They rebel against Me; [fn]

Though I disciplined and strengthened their arms, Yet they devise evil against Me;

"They set up kings, but not by Me; They made princes, but I did not acknowledge them. From their silver and gold They made idols for themselves-- That they might be cut off.