Let's turn back to the Lord
Come, let us go back to the Lord. He has torn us, and he will heal us. He has struck us down, and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his eyes. Then we will know, if we follow on to know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning, and he will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain upon the earth. What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your goodness is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early. So I have cut them down by the prophets. I have killed them with the words of my mouth, and my judgements go out like the light. Because I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. But they, like men, have transgressed the covenant. There they dealt treacherously against me. Gilead is a city of men who do wrong, tracked all over with blood. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent, because they commit lewdness. I have seen a horrible thing in the people of Israel. Ephraim's prostitution is there, and Israel is defiled. Also, Judah, he has set a harvest for you, when I returned the captivity of my people.
Come on, let's turn back to the Lord. Because he's torn and he'll heal us. He's struck and he'll bind us up. After two days he'll bring us back to life. On the third day he'll raise us up, and we'll live in front of him. So let's know, let's chase the knowing of the Lord. His going out is set up like the morning. And he'll come to us like the rain, like the late and early rain on the earth. What will I do with you, Ephraim? What will I do with you, Judah? Because your goodness is like a morning cloud, like the early dew that goes. So I've cut them down by the prophets. I've killed them by the words of my mouth, and your judgments go out like the light. Because I wanted mercy and not sacrifice, and knowing God more than burnt offerings. But like men they've stepped over the covenant. They've dealt treacherously with me there. Gilead is a town of men who do wrong, marked with blood. And the way robbers wait for a man, that's how the mob of priests kill on the road to Shechem. Because they do wickedness. I've seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: Ephraim's whoring is there, and Israel is made filthy. And for you too, Judah, a harvest is set — when I bring my people back from where they've been taken.
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled. Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
Come, let us go back to the Lord. He has torn us, and he will heal us. He has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
Come on, let's turn back to the Lord. Because he's torn and he'll heal us. He's struck and he'll bind us up.
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his eyes.
After two days he'll bring us back to life. On the third day he'll raise us up, and we'll live in front of him.
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Then we will know, if we follow on to know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning, and he will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain upon the earth.
So let's know, let's chase the knowing of the Lord. His going out is set up like the morning. And he'll come to us like the rain, like the late and early rain on the earth.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your goodness is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early.
What will I do with you, Ephraim? What will I do with you, Judah? Because your goodness is like a morning cloud, like the early dew that goes.
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
So I have cut them down by the prophets. I have killed them with the words of my mouth, and my judgements go out like the light.
So I've cut them down by the prophets. I've killed them by the words of my mouth, and your judgments go out like the light.
Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
Because I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Because I wanted mercy and not sacrifice, and knowing God more than burnt offerings.
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
But they, like men, have transgressed the covenant. There they dealt treacherously against me.
But like men they've stepped over the covenant. They've dealt treacherously with me there.
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
Gilead is a city of men who do wrong, tracked all over with blood.
Gilead is a town of men who do wrong, marked with blood.
Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent, because they commit lewdness.
And the way robbers wait for a man, that's how the mob of priests kill on the road to Shechem. Because they do wickedness.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
I have seen a horrible thing in the people of Israel. Ephraim's prostitution is there, and Israel is defiled.
I've seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: Ephraim's whoring is there, and Israel is made filthy.
I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
Also, Judah, he has set a harvest for you, when I returned the captivity of my people.
And for you too, Judah, a harvest is set — when I bring my people back from where they've been taken.
Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.