KJV Easy Read Bible A Call to Repentance1Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He has torn, and He will heal us; He has smitten, and He will bind us up. 2After two days will He revive us: in the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight. LUKE 24:46; 1 COR 15:4 3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come to us as the rain, as the latter and former rain to the earth. Impenitence of Israel and Judah4O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? for yourp goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away. 5Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth: and your judgments are as the light that goes forth. cut them down 6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burned offerings. MATT 12:7 7But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against Me. agreement 8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. trampled 9And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. wickedness 10I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled. prostitution, unfaithfulness (literally or spiritually) 11Also, O Judah, he has set a harvest for you, when I returned the captivity of My people. restored the fortunes The Trusted King James in an Easy Read Format® is a registered trademarks of Whitaker Corporation. KJVERTM, Word of GodTM, Red Letter OldTM, Old Testament Direct Words of God in RedTM, King James Version Sword BibleTM, and SwordKJVTM are trademarked slogans of Whitaker Corporation. |
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