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"^(a)Come, let us return to the Lord . For ^(b)He has torn us, but ^(c)He will heal us; He has ^[a]wounded us, but He will ^(d)bandage us.

"He will ^(e)revive us after two days; He will ^(f)raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.

"So let us ^(g)know, let us press on to know the Lord . His ^(h)going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the ⁽ⁱ⁾rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth."

What shall I do with you, O ^(j)Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your ^[b]loyalty is like a ^(k)morning cloud And like the dew which goes away early.

Therefore I have ^(l)hewn them in pieces by the prophets; I have slain them by the ^(m)words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.

For ⁽ⁿ⁾I delight in loyalty ^(o)rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

But ^(p)like ^[c]Adam they have ^(q)transgressed the covenant; There they have ^(r)dealt treacherously against Me.

^(s)Gilead is a city of wrongdoers, Tracked with ^(t)bloody footprints.

And as ^(u)raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests ^(v)murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed ^[d](w)crime.

In the house of Israel I have seen a ^(x)horrible thing; Ephraim's ^(y)harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself.

Also, O Judah, there is a ^(z)harvest appointed for you, When I ^(aa)restore the fortunes of My people.

When I ^(a)would heal Israel, The iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, And the evil deeds of Samaria, For they deal ^(b)falsely; The thief enters in, ^(c)Bandits raid outside,

And they do not ^[a]consider in their hearts That I ^(d)remember all their wickedness. Now their ^(e)deeds are all around them; They are before My face.