Do return,O LORD;howlong[will it be]? And be sorryfor Your servants.
And He rememberedHis covenantfor their sake, And relentedaccording to the greatnessof His lovingkindness.
For the LORDwill judgeHis peopleAnd will havecompassionon His servants.
"For the LORDwill vindicateHis people,And will havecompassionon His servants,WhenHe seesthat [their] strengthis gone,And thereis none[remaining], bondor free.
O God[of] hosts,turnagainnow,we beseechYou; Lookdownfrom heavenand see,and takecareof thisvine,
"Whoknows,Godmay turnand relentand withdrawHis burningangerso that we will not perish."
The LORDchangedHis mindaboutthis."Thistooshall not be," saidthe LordGOD.
The LORDchangedHis mindaboutthis."It shall not be," saidthe LORD.
Howcan I giveyou up, O Ephraim?How can I surrenderyou, O Israel?Howcan I makeyou like Admah?How can I treatyou like Zeboiim?My heartis turnedoverwithinMe, AllMy compassionsare kindled.
Howlong,O LORD?Will You hideYourself forever?Will Your wrathburnlikefire?
Thereforethussaysthe LORD,"I will returnto Jerusalemwith compassion;My housewill be builtin it," declaresthe LORDof hosts,"and a measuringlinewill be stretchedoverJerusalem."'
"And it will comeabout that afterI have uprootedthem, I will againhavecompassionon them; and I will bringthem back,eachoneto his inheritanceand eachoneto his land.
Howlong,O God,will the adversaryrevile,[And] the enemyspurnYour nameforever?
So the LORDchangedHis mindaboutthe harmwhichHe saidHe would doto His people.
"Whyshould the Egyptiansspeak,saying,'With evil[intent] He broughtthem out to killthem in the mountainsand to destroythem from the faceof the earth?Turnfrom Your burningangerand changeYour mindabout[doing] harmto Your people.
When it cameto rest,he said,"Return,O LORD,[To] the myriadthousandsof Israel."
For thereis nomentionof You in death;In Sheolwhowill giveYou thanks?
Even the shootwhichYour righthandhas planted,And on the sonwhom You have strengthenedfor Yourself.
Why,O LORD,do You cause us to strayfrom Your waysAnd hardenour heartfrom fearingYou? Returnfor the sakeof Your servants,the tribesof Your heritage.
