1 Let’s return to the Lord.
2 After two days he will revive us.
3 Let’s learn about the Lord.
4 “What should I do with you, Ephraim?
5 That is why I cut ⌞you⌟ down by sending the prophets.
6 I want your loyalty, not your sacrifices.
7 “Like Adam, you rejected the promise.
8 Gilead is a city filled with troublemakers.
9 The priests are like gangs of robbers who lie in ambush for a person.
10 “I have seen horrible things in the nation of Israel.
11 “Yet, Judah, I have set a harvest time for you