“People of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. ⁷ Do not be like your parents^(A) and your fellow Israelites, who were unfaithful^(B) to the Lord, the God of their ancestors, so that he made them an object of horror,^(C) as you see. ⁸ Do not be stiff-necked,^(D) as your ancestors were; submit to the Lord. Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger^(E) will turn away from you. ⁹ If you return^(F) to the Lord, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion^(G) by their captors and will return to this land, for the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate.^(H) He will not turn his face from you if you return to him.”