2 aThe Lord God has sworn by His holiness:
“Behold, the days shall come upon you
When He will take you away bwith fishhooks,
And your posterity with fishhooks.
“Behold, the days shall come upon you
When He will take you away bwith fishhooks,
And your posterity with fishhooks.
3 aYou will go out through broken walls,
Each one straight ahead of her,
And you will1 be cast into Harmon,”
Says the Lord.
Each one straight ahead of her,
And you will1 be cast into Harmon,”
Says the Lord.
4 “Comea to Bethel and transgress,
At bGilgal multiply transgression;
cBring your sacrifices every morning,
dYour tithes every three1 days.
At bGilgal multiply transgression;
cBring your sacrifices every morning,
dYour tithes every three1 days.
5 aOffer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven,
Proclaim and announce bthe freewill offerings;
For this you love,
You children of Israel!”
Says the Lord God.
Proclaim and announce bthe freewill offerings;
For this you love,
You children of Israel!”
Says the Lord God.
Israel Did Not Accept Correction
6 “Also I gave you1 cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
And lack of bread in all your places;
aYet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.
And lack of bread in all your places;
aYet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.
7 “I also withheld rain from you,
When there were still three months to the harvest.
I made it rain on one city,
I withheld rain from another city.
One part was rained upon,
And where it did not rain the part withered.
When there were still three months to the harvest.
I made it rain on one city,
I withheld rain from another city.
One part was rained upon,
And where it did not rain the part withered.
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Book Notes:
Robertson's Book Notes (NT)