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- "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} + "Yet the LORDª testifiedª° against Israel,ª and against Judah,ª byª all¹ the prophets,ª [and by] all¹ the seers,ª saying,ª° Turnª° ye from your evil² ways,ª¹¹ and keepª° my commandmentsª [and] my statutes,ª according to all¹ the lawª which¹ I commandedª°¹ your fathers,ª and which¹ I sentª° to¹ you byª my servantsª the prophets.ª ... Notwithstanding they would not¹ hear,ª° but hardenedª°¹ their necks,ª like to the neckª of their fathers,ª that¹ did not¹ believeª° in the LORDª their God.ª" {2Kg 17:13-14} + "Because¹¹ they obeyedª° not¹ the voiceª of the LORDª their God,ª but transgressedª°¹ his covenant,ª [and]¹ all¹ that¹ Mosesª the servantª of the LORDª commanded,ª° and would not¹ hearª° [them], nor¹ doª° [them]." {2Kg 18:12} + "Moreover thou shalt sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Shall they fall,ª° and not¹ arise?ª° shall he turn away,ª° and not¹ 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 8:4-6} + "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" {Ams 4:6} + "So twoª [or] threeª citiesª wanderedª° unto¹ oneª city,ª to drinkª° water;ª but they were not¹ satisfied:ª° yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... I have sentª° among you the pestilenceª after the mannerª of Egypt:ª your young menª have I slainª° with the sword,ª and have taken awayª¹ your horses;ª and I have made the stinkª of your campsª to come upª° unto your nostrils:ª yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 4:8-10} + "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 ... But¹ my wordsª and my statutes,ª which¹ I commandedª°¹ my servantsª the prophets,ª did they not¹ take holdª° of your fathers?ª and they returnedª° and said,ª° Like as¹ the LORDª of hostsª thoughtª° to doª° unto us, according to our ways,ª and according to our doings,ª so¹ hath he dealtª° with¹ us." {Zch 1:4-6}
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