14 For (A)I will be like a lion to Ephraim,
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
(B)I, even I, will tear them and go away;
I will take them away, and no one shall rescue.
15 I will return again to My place
Till they [a]acknowledge their offense.
Then they will seek My face;
In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

A Call to Repentance

Come,(C) and let us return to the Lord;
For (D)He has torn, but (E)He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will [b]bind us up.
(F)After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.
(G)Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established (H)as the morning;
(I)He will come to us (J)like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:15 Lit. become guilty or bear punishment
  2. Hosea 6:1 Bandage

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