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Judgment Against Israel 1 “Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor. 2 The rebels are knee-deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of them. 3 I know all about Ephraim; Israel is not […]

Israel Unrepentant 1 “Come, let us return to theLord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. 3 […]

1 whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; 2 but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me. 3 “They delight […]

Israel to Reap the Whirlwind 1 “Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of theLord because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law. 2 Israel cries out to me, ‘Our God, we acknowledge you!’ 3 But Israel has rejected what is good; an enemy will pursue […]

Punishment for Israel 1 Do not rejoice, Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a prostitute at every threshing floor. 2 Threshing floors and winepresses will not feed the people; the new wine will fail them. 3 They will not […]

1 Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones. 2 Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. TheLordwill demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones. 3 Then they will say, […]

# 1 Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt. 2 TheLordhas a charge to bring against Judah; # he will punish Jacobaccording to his ways and repay him according to his deeds. 3 […]

The Lord’s Anger Against Israel 1 When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died. 2 Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these […]

Repentance to Bring Blessing # 1 Return, Israel, to theLordyour God. Your sins have been your downfall! 2 Take words with you and return to theLord. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, # that we may offer the fruit of our lips. 3 Assyria cannot save us; we will not […]