1"Come, and let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

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Deuteronomy 32:39, Deuteronomy 32:39, Job 5:18, Job 5:18, 1 Samuel 2:6

2After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.

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2 Kings 20:5, 2 Kings 20:5, Ezekiel 37:11, Ezekiel 37:13, Ezekiel 37:11

3Let us acknowledge the Lord. Let us press on to know the Lord. As surely as the sun rises, The Lord will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth."

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Hosea 14:5, Jeremiah 24:7, Psalms 72:6, Hosea 14:5, Jeremiah 24:7

4"Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.

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Hosea 13:3, Hosea 11:8, Hosea 13:3, Hosea 11:8, Psalms 78:34

5Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

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Jeremiah 23:29, Jeremiah 23:29, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 5:14

6For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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Matthew 9:13, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 12:7, Matthew 12:7, Proverbs 21:3

7But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me, there.

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Hosea 8:1, Hosea 5:7, Hosea 8:1, Hosea 5:7, Job 31:33

8Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

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Hosea 12:11, Hosea 12:11, Matthew 26:15, Matthew 26:16, 1 Kings 2:5

9As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

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Zephaniah 3:3, Hosea 5:1, Hosea 7:1, Zephaniah 3:3, Hosea 5:1

10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.

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Hosea 5:3, Hosea 5:3, Jeremiah 23:14, Jeremiah 5:30, Jeremiah 5:31

11"Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.

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Joel 3:13, Joel 3:13, Jeremiah 51:33, Job 42:10, Jeremiah 51:33