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Hosea 6:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Let's return to the LORD. He has torn us to shreds, but he will bandage our wounds and make us well.

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Hezekiah's messengers went everywhere in Israel and Judah with the following letter: People of Israel, now that you have survived the invasion of the Assyrian kings, it's time for you to turn back to the LORD God our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshipped. If you do this, he will stop being angry.

God is my hateful enemy, glaring at me and attacking with his sharp teeth.

If you return to God and turn from sin, all will go well for you.

When God does nothing, can any person or nation find fault with him?

He may cause injury and pain, but he will bandage and heal your cuts and bruises.

You, LORD, were my friend, and you made me strong as a mighty mountain. But when you hid your face, I was crushed.

Have pity on me and heal my feeble body. My bones tremble with fear,

You made me suffer a lot, but you will bring me back from this deep pit and give me new life.

for killing and healing, destroying and building,

At that time the people will turn and trust their Creator, the holy God of Israel.

Many people will come and say, “Let's go to the mountain of the LORD God of Jacob and worship in his temple.” The LORD will teach us his Law from Jerusalem, and we will obey him.

Then you will treat your idols of silver and gold like rubbish; you will throw them away like filthy rags.

Then the LORD will bandage his people's injuries and heal the wounds he has caused. The moon will shine as bright as the sun, and the sun will shine seven times brighter than usual. It will be like the light of seven days all at once.

Give up your crooked ways and your evil thoughts. Return to the LORD our God. He will be merciful and forgive your sins.

I will tell them, “Come back, and I will cure you of your unfaithfulness.” They will answer, “We will come back, because you are the LORD our God.

The LORD said: My people, you are wounded and near death.

No one wants you as a friend or cares what happens to you. But I will heal your injuries, and you will get well.

Then some day, I will heal this place and my people as well, and let them enjoy unending peace.

The LORD said: People of Israel and Judah, when these things happen you will weep, and together you will return to your land and worship me, the LORD your God.

You will ask the way to Zion and then come and join with me in making an agreement you won't break or forget.

he dragged me from the road, then tore me to shreds.

I, the LORD, will roar like a lion, and my children will return, trembling from the west.

So return to your God. Patiently trust him, and show love and justice.

Israel, return! Come back to the LORD, your God. Sin has made you fall.

Israel, you have rejected me, but my anger is gone; I will heal you and love you without limit.

But later, Israel will turn back to the LORD their God and to David their king. At that time they will come to the LORD with fear and trembling, and he will be good to them.

On the other hand, if the priest discovers that mildew hasn't reappeared after the house was newly plastered, he will say, “This house is clean—the mildew has gone.”

You disgraceful nation, gather around,

Don't you understand? I am the only God; there are no others. I am the one who takes life and gives it again. I punished you with suffering. But now I will heal you, and nothing can stop me!

You take away life, and you give life. You send people down to the world of the dead and bring them back again.

One day, Samuel told all the people of Israel, “If you really want to turn back to the LORD, then prove it. Get rid of your foreign idols, including the ones of the goddess Astarte. Turn to the LORD with all your heart and worship only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”




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