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Hosea 13:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I knew you in the desert—I knew you in that dry land.

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“The Lord found them in the desert, in an empty, windy land. He surrounded them and watched over them. He protected them like the pupil of his eye,

He led you through that great and terrible desert where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. The ground was dry, and there was no water anywhere. But he gave you water out of a solid rock.

Remember that the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He knows about everything that happened on the trip through this great desert. The Lord your God has been with you these 40 years. You have always had everything you needed.’

But now you know the true God. Really, though, it is God who knows you. So why do you turn back to the same kind of weak and useless rules you followed before? Do you want to be slaves to those things again?

The Lord is good. He is a safe place to go to in times of trouble. He takes care of those who trust him.

I am ready to give up. But you, Lord, know the path I am on, and you know that my enemies have set a trap for me.

God, you are my God. I am searching so hard to find you. Body and soul, I thirst for you in this dry and weary land without water.

God saw the troubles of the Israelites, and he knew that he would soon help them.

But whoever loves God is known by God.

Your ancestors did not say, ‘The Lord brought us out of Egypt. He led us through the desert, through a dry and rocky land. He led us through a dark and dangerous land. No one lives there; people don’t even travel through that land. But the Lord led us through that land. So where is he now?’

“Jeremiah, go and speak to the people of Jerusalem. Tell them that this is what the Lord says: “‘At the time you were a young nation, you were faithful to me. You followed me like a young bride. You followed me through the desert, through a land that had never been used for farmland.

Your kindness makes me so happy. You have seen my suffering. You know about the troubles I have.

The Lord shows his people how to live, but the wicked have lost their way.

In the daytime the sun took away my strength, and at night sleep was taken from my eyes by the cold.

I know Ephraim. I know what Israel has done. Ephraim, right now you act like a prostitute. Israel is dirty with sin.

“At the time I, the Lord, found Israel, they were like fresh grapes in the desert. They were like the first figs on a fig tree at the beginning of the season. But when they came to Baal Peor, they changed. So I had to cut them off like rotten fruit. They became like the terrible things that they loved.




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