19 Surely, aafter my turning, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was bashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was bashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
aTherefore My1 heart yearns for him;
bI will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
aTherefore My1 heart yearns for him;
bI will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
21 “Set up signposts,
Make landmarks;
aSet your heart toward the highway,
The way in which you went.
1Turn back, O virgin of Israel,
Turn back to these your cities.
Make landmarks;
aSet your heart toward the highway,
The way in which you went.
1Turn back, O virgin of Israel,
Turn back to these your cities.
22 How long will you agad about,
O you bbacksliding daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman shall encompass a man.”
O you bbacksliding daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman shall encompass a man.”
Future Prosperity of Judah
23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: a‘The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and bmountain of holiness!’
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