"I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God."
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And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke of his youth.
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God.
I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus], You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn you me, and I shall be turned; for you are Yahweh my God.
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, `Thou hast chastised me, And I am chastised, as a heifer not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For thou `art' Jehovah my God.