12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say,

(A)Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord;
(B)I will not [a]look at you in anger.
For I am (C)gracious,’ declares the Lord;
‘I will not be angry forever.
13 Only [b](D)acknowledge your wrongdoing,
That you have revolted against the Lord your God,
And have (E)scattered your [c]favors to the strangers (F)under every leafy tree,
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ declares the Lord.
14 ‘Return, you faithless sons,’ declares the Lord;
‘For I am a (G)master to you,
And I will take you, one from a city and two from a family,
And (H)bring you to Zion.’

15 “Then I will give you (I)shepherds [d]after My own heart, who will (J)feed you knowledge and understanding.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 3:12 Lit make My face fall
  2. Jeremiah 3:13 Lit know
  3. Jeremiah 3:13 Lit ways
  4. Jeremiah 3:15 I.e., with hearts like Mine

20 We (A)know our wickedness, Lord,
The wrongdoing of our fathers, for (B)we have sinned against You.

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15 I will go away and return to My place
Until they [a](A)acknowledge their guilt and seek My face;
In their distress they will (B)search for Me.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:15 Or suffer their punishment

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