But once she has nothing, I’ll be able to get through to her. I’ll entice her and lead her out into the wilderness where we can be alone, and I’ll speak right to her heart and try to win her back.

Their hearts are like a heated oven as they plot their schemes. All night their anger smolders, but at dawn it blazes into a flaming fire.

But they aren’t loyal to God in their hearts, and now they’ll pay the penalty: the Eternal will break apart their altars and smash their sacred pillars.

Eternal One: But how can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I turn you over to your enemies, Israel? How can I give you away as I did Admah or treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within Me, and all at once My compassion is stirred up.

Eternal One: I’ll heal their apostate hearts so they won’t turn away from Me again; I’ll love them freely because I won’t be angry with them anymore.