Ifiniquityis in your hand,putit faraway,And do not let wickednessdwellin your tents;
"Ifyou dowell,will not [your countenance] be liftedup? And ifyou do not dowell,sinis crouchingat the door;and its desireis for you, but you must masterit."
Yet the LORDwarnedIsraeland JudahthroughallHis prophets[and] everyseer,saying,"Turnfrom your evilwaysand keepMy commandments,My statutesaccording to allthe lawwhichI commandedyour fathers,and whichI sentto you throughMy servantsthe prophets."
"Ifyou returnto the Almighty,you will be restored;If you removeunrighteousnessfarfrom your tent,
"Is not your wickednessgreat,And your iniquitieswithoutend?
Teachme what I do not see;IfI have doneiniquity,I will not doit again'?
"Remembernow,who[ever] perishedbeing innocent?Or wherewere the uprightdestroyed?
Ifyou are pureand upright,SurelynowHe would rouseHimself for you And restoreyour righteousestate.
I will giveheedto the blamelessway.Whenwill You cometo me? I will walkwithinmy housein the integrityof my heart.
"So when you spreadout your hands[in prayer], I will hideMy eyesfrom you; Yes,eventhoughyou multiplyprayers,I will not listen.Your handsare coveredwith blood.
Drawnearto Godand He will draw nearto you. Cleanseyour hands,you sinners;and purifyyour hearts,you double-minded.
Then Samuelspoketo allthe houseof Israel,saying,"Ifyou returnto the LORDwith allyour heart,removethe foreigngodsand the Ashtarothfrom amongyou and directyour heartsto the LORDand serveHim alone;and He will deliveryou from the handof the Philistines."
