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^(C1)He restored the border of Israel from ^(C2)the entrance of Hamath as far as ^(C3)the Sea of the Arabah, in accordance with the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which He spoke ^(F1)through His servant ^(C4)Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from ^(C5)Gath-hepher.

For the ^(C1)LORD saw the misery of Israel, which was very bitter; for ^(C2)there was neither ^(F1)bond nor free spared, nor was there any helper for Israel.

Yet the ^(C1)LORD did not say that He would wipe out the name of Israel from under heaven, but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.