- are bent:
- "For¹ Israelª slideth backª° as a backslidingª° heifer:ª now¹ the LORDª will feedª° them as a lambª in a large place.ª" {Hsa 4:16} + "I will healª° their backsliding,ª I will loveª° them freely:ª for¹ mine angerª is turned awayª° from¹ him." {Hsa 14:4} + "But turned back,ª° and dealt unfaithfullyª° like their fathers:ª they were turned asideª° like a deceitfulª bow.ª ... For they provoked him to angerª° with their high places,ª and moved him to jealousyª° with their graven images.ª" {Psa 78:57-58} + "The backsliderª° in heartª shall be filledª° with his own ways:ª¹ and a goodª manª [shall be satisfied] from¹¹ himself." {Prv 14:14} + "The LORDª saidª° also unto¹ me in the daysª of Josiahª the king,ª Hast thou seenª° [that] which¹ backslidingª Israelª hath done?ª° she¹ is gone upª° upon¹ every¹ highª mountainª and underª every¹ greenª tree,ª and there¹ hath played the harlot.ª°" {Jer 3:6} + "And I saw,ª° when¹ for¹ all¹ the causesª whereby¹ backslidingª Israelª committed adulteryª° I had put her away,ª° and givenª°¹ her¹ a billª of divorce;ª yet her treacherousª° sisterª Judahª fearedª° not,¹ but went²°¹ and played the harlotª° also.¹" {Jer 3:8} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ me, The backslidingª Israelª hath justifiedª° herselfª more than treacherousª°¹ Judah.ª" {Jer 3:11} + "Why¹ [then] is this¹ peopleª of Jerusalemª slidden backª° by a perpetualª° backsliding?ª they hold²° fast¹ deceit,ª they refuseª° to return.ª°" {Jer 8:5} + "O LORD,ª though¹ our iniquitiesª testifyª° against us, doª° thou [it] for thy name's² sake:¹¹ for¹ our backslidingsª are many;ª° we have sinnedª° against thee." {Jer 14:7}, they called me, "[As] they calledª° them, so¹ they wentª° from¹¹ them:² they sacrificedª° unto Baalim,ª and burned incenseª° to graven images.ª" {Hsa 11:2} + "They return,ª° [but] not¹ to the most High:ª they are¹ like a deceitfulª bow:ª their princesª shall fallª° by the swordª for the rageª¹ of their tongue:ª thisª [shall be] their derisionª in the landª of Egypt.ª" {Hsa 7:16} + "And Hezekiahª sentª° to¹ all¹ Israelª and Judah,ª and wroteª° lettersª also¹ to¹ Ephraimª and Manasseh,ª that they should comeª° to the houseª of the LORDª at Jerusalem,ª to keepª° the passoverª unto the LORDª Godª of Israel.ª ... Nevertheless¹ divers²¹ of Asherª¹ and Manassehª and of Zebulunª¹ humbled²° themselves,¹ and cameª° to Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 30:1-11} + "But my peopleª would not¹ hearkenª° to my voice;ª and Israelª wouldª° none¹ of me." {Psa 81:11} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª unto the houseª of Israel,ª Seekª° ye me, and ye shall live:ª° ... Seekª°¹ the LORD,ª and ye shall live;ª° lest¹ he break outª° like fireª in the houseª of Joseph,ª and devourª° [it], and [there be] none¹ to quenchª° [it] in Bethel.ª" {Ams 5:4-6} + "Seekª° good,ª and not¹ evil,ª that¹ ye may live:ª° and so¹ the LORD,ª the Godª of hosts,ª shall be¹ with¹ you, as¹ ye have spoken.ª° ... Hateª° the evil,ª and loveª° the good,ª and establishª° judgmentª in the gate:ª it may be¹ that the LORDª Godª of hostsª will be graciousª° unto the remnantª of Joseph.ª" {Ams 5:14-15}
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