"I have surelyheardEphraimgrieving,You have chastisedme, and I was chastised,Like an untrainedcalf;Bringme backthat I may be restored,For You are the LORDmy God.
"Behold,how happyis the manwhom Godreproves,So do not despisethe disciplineof the Almighty.
The LORDhas disciplinedme severely,But He has not givenme over to death.
BeforeI was afflictedI wentastray,But nowI keepYour word.
I know,O LORD,that Your judgmentsare righteous,And that in faithfulnessYou have afflictedme.
My timesare in Your hand;Deliverme from the handof my enemiesand from those who persecuteme.
Do not be as the horseor as the mulewhich havenounderstanding,Whose trappingsinclude bitand bridleto holdthem in check,[Otherwise] they will not comenearto you.
O LORDGodof hosts,restoreus; Cause Your faceto shine[upon us], and we will be saved.
O God,restoreus And cause Your faceto shine[upon us], and we will be saved.
O God[of] hosts,restoreus And cause Your faceto shine[upon us], and we will be saved.
Restoreus, O Godof our salvation,And cause Your indignationtowardus to cease.
Blessedis the manwhomYou chasten,O LORD,And whom You teachout of Your law;
A whipis for the horse,a bridlefor the donkey,And a rodfor the backof fools.
A manwho hardens[his] neckafter much reproofWill suddenlybe brokenbeyondremedy.
My son,do not rejectthe disciplineof the LORDOr loatheHis reproof,
Wherewill you be strickenagain,[As] you continuein [your] rebellion?The wholeheadis sickAnd the wholeheartis faint.
Your sonshave fainted,They lie[helpless] at the headof everystreet,Like an antelopein a net,Fullof the wrathof the LORD,The rebukeof your God.
He was oppressedand He was afflicted,Yet He did not openHis mouth;Like a lambthat is ledto slaughter,And like a sheepthat is silentbeforeits shearers,So He did not openHis mouth.
For You are our Father,thoughAbrahamdoes not knowus And Israeldoes not recognizeus. You, O LORD,are our Father,Our Redeemerfrom of oldis Your name.
Yet the peopledo not turnbackto Him who struckthem, Nordo they seekthe LORDof hosts.
Healme, O LORD,and I will be healed;Saveme and I will be saved,For You are my praise.
"In vainI have struckyour sons;They acceptednochastening.Your swordhas devouredyour prophetsLike a destroyinglion.
"Let us liedownin our shame,and let our humiliationcoverus; for we have sinnedagainst the LORDour God,we and our fathers,from our youtheven to thisday.And we have not obeyedthe voiceof the LORDour God."
"For therewill be a daywhen watchmenOn the hillsof Ephraimcallout, 'Arise,and let us goup [to] Zion,To the LORDour God.'"
"With weepingthey will come,And by supplicationI will leadthem; I will make them walkby streamsof waters,On a straightpathin which they will not stumble;For I ama fatherto Israel,And Ephraimis My firstborn."
O LORD,do not Your eyes[look] for truth?You have smittenthem, [But] they did not weaken;You have consumedthem, But they refusedto takecorrection.They have madetheir facesharderthanrock;They have refusedto repent.
Restoreus to You, O LORD,that we may be restored;Renewour daysas of old,
"Thereyou will rememberyour waysand allyour deedswith whichyou have defiledyourselves; and you will loatheyourselves in your own sightfor allthe evilthingsthat you have done.
"As it is writtenin the lawof Moses,allthiscalamityhas comeon us; yet we have not soughtthe favorof the LORDour Godby turningfrom our iniquityand givingattentionto Your truth.
Ephraimis a trainedheiferthat lovesto thresh,But I will comeoverher fairneck[with a yoke]; I will harnessEphraim,Judahwill plow,Jacobwill harrowfor himself.
SinceIsraelis stubbornLike a stubbornheifer,Can the LORDnowpasturethem Like a lambin a largefield?
I will goaway [and] returnto My placeUntilthey acknowledgetheir guiltand seekMy face;In their afflictionthey will earnestlyseekMe.
When Godsawtheir deeds,that they turnedfrom their wickedway,then Godrelentedconcerningthe calamitywhichHe had declaredHe would bringupon them. And He did not do[it].
She heedednovoice,She acceptednoinstruction.She did not trustin the LORD,She did not drawnearto her God.
Thenthose who fearedthe LORDspoketo oneanother,and the LORDgaveattentionand heard[it], and a bookof remembrancewas writtenbeforeHim for those who fearthe LORDand who esteemHis name.
"He will restorethe heartsof the fathersto [their] childrenand the heartsof the childrento their fathers,sothat I will not comeand smitethe landwith a curse."
"On the westside[shall be] the standardof the campof Ephraimby their armies,and the leaderof the sonsof Ephraim[shall be] Elishamathe sonof Ammihud,
"It is he who will go[as a forerunner] beforeHim in the spiritand powerof Elijah,TO TURNTHE HEARTSOF THE FATHERSBACKTO THE CHILDREN,and the disobedientto the attitudeof the righteous,so as to make readya peoplepreparedfor the Lord."
"Sohe gotup and cameto his father.But while he was stilla long wayoff,his fathersawhim and felt compassion[for him], and ranand embracedhim and kissedhim.
"For you first,Godraisedup His Servantand sentHim to blessyou by turningevery one[of you] from your wicked ways."
for it is Godwho is at workin you, bothto willand to workfor [His] good pleasure.
and you have forgottenthe exhortationwhichis addressedto you as sons,"MY SON,DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLYTHE DISCIPLINEOF THE LORD,NORFAINTWHEN YOU ARE REPROVEDBY HIM;
Those whomI love,I reproveand discipline;thereforebe zealousand repent.
