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- "They are all hotª°¹ as an oven,ª and have devouredª°¹ their judges;ª° all¹ their kingsª are fallen:ª° [there is] none¹ among them that callethª° unto¹ me." {Hsa 7:7} + "Come,²°¹ and let us returnª° unto¹ the LORD:ª for¹ he¹ hath torn,ª° and he will healª° us; he hath smitten,ª° and he will bind us up.ª°" {Hsa 6:1} + "Though¹ thou shouldest brayª°¹ a foolª in a mortarª amongª wheatª with a pestle,ª [yet] will not¹ his foolishnessª departª° from¹¹ him." {Prv 27:22} + "For the peopleª turnethª° not¹ unto¹ him that smitethª° them, neither¹ do they seekª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Isa 9:13} + "Why¹ [then] is this¹ peopleª of Jerusalemª slidden backª° by a perpetualª° backsliding?ª they hold²° fast¹ deceit,ª they refuseª° to return.ª° ... I hearkenedª° and heard,ª° [but] they spake¹ not¹ aright:²°¹ no¹ manª repentedª° him ofª his wickedness,ª saying,ª° What¹ have I done?ª° every one¹ turnedª° to his course,ª as the horseª rushethª° into the battle.ª" {Jer 8:5-6} + "They said,ª° Turn ye againª° now¹ every oneª from his evilª way,ª¹ and from the evilª¹ of your doings,ª and dwellª° in¹ the landª that¹ the LORDª hath givenª° unto you and to your fathersª for² everª and ever:ª¹ ... Yet ye have not¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD;ª that¹ ye might provoke me to angerª° with the worksª of your handsª to your own hurt.ª" {Jer 25:5-7} + "I have sentª° also unto¹ you¹ all¹ my servantsª the prophets,ª rising up earlyª° and sendingª° [them], saying,ª° Returnª° ye now¹ every manª from his evilª way,ª¹ and amendª° your doings,ª and go²°¹ not¹ afterª otherª godsª to serveª° them, and ye shall dwell¹ in²°¹ the landª which¹ I have givenª° to you and to your fathers:ª but ye have not¹ inclinedª°¹ your ear,ª nor¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ me. ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will bringª° upon¹ Judahª and upon¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª¹ all¹ the evilª that¹ I have pronouncedª° against¹ them: because¹ I have spokenª° unto¹ them, but they have not¹ heard;ª° and I have calledª° unto them, but they have not¹ answered.ª°" {Jer 35:15-17} + "And I¹ also¹ have givenª° you cleannessª of teethª in all¹ your cities,ª and wantª of breadª in all¹ your places:ª yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... For,¹ lo,¹ he that formethª° the mountains,ª and createthª° the wind,ª and declarethª° unto manª what¹ [is] his thought,ª that makethª° the morningª darkness,ª and treadethª° upon¹ the high placesª of the earth,ª The LORD,ª The Godª of hosts,ª [is] his name.ª" {Ams 4:6-13} + "Be¹ ye not¹ as your fathers,ª unto¹ whom¹ the formerª prophetsª have cried,ª° saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Turnª° ye now¹ from your evilª ways,ª¹ and [from] your evilª doings:ª but they did not¹ hear,ª° nor¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Zch 1:4}
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