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

12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north:(A)

“‘Return,(B) faithless(C) Israel,’ declares the Lord,
    ‘I will frown on you no longer,
for I am faithful,’(D) declares the Lord,
    ‘I will not be angry(E) forever.
13 Only acknowledge(F) your guilt—
    you have rebelled against the Lord your God,
you have scattered your favors to foreign gods(G)
    under every spreading tree,(H)
    and have not obeyed(I) me,’”
declares the Lord.

14 “Return,(J) faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband.(K) I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion. 15 Then I will give you shepherds(L) after my own heart,(M) who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.

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

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20 We acknowledge(A) our wickedness, Lord,
    and the guilt of our ancestors;(B)
    we have indeed sinned(C) 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

15 Then I will return to my lair(A)
    until they have borne their guilt(B)
    and seek my face(C)
in their misery(D)
    they will earnestly seek me.(E)

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