for he has torn us to pieces,

and he will heal us;

he has injured us,

and he will bind up our wounds.

On the third day he will raise us up,

and we will live before him.

Let’s press on to know Yahweh.

As surely as the sun rises,

Yahweh will appear.

He will come to us like the rain,

like the spring rain that waters the earth.”

Judah, what shall I do to you?

For your love is like a morning cloud,

and like the dew that disappears early.

I killed them with the words of my mouth.

Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

They were unfaithful to me, there.

it is stained with blood.

so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem,

committing shameful crimes.

There is prostitution in Ephraim.

Israel is defiled.

when I restore the fortunes of my people.