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12 Go forth and proclaim these words toward the north, saying:

Return, rebel Israel, says the Lord.
    I will not look upon you in anger.
For I am merciful, says the Lord;
    my wrath will not continue forever.
13 Simply acknowledge your guilt
    and your rebellion against the Lord, your God,
how you prostituted yourself with strangers
    under every green tree
and refused to listen to my voice,
    says the Lord.

14 [a]Return, rebellious children, says the Lord, for I am your Master. I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 3:14 To the promise of a return of the exiles from the north, a redactor has added this later oracle, which looks to the entire people.

12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north:(A)

“‘Return,(B) faithless(C) Israel,’ declares the Lord,
    ‘I will frown on you no longer,
for I am faithful,’(D) declares the Lord,
    ‘I will not be angry(E) forever.
13 Only acknowledge(F) your guilt—
    you have rebelled against the Lord your God,
you have scattered your favors to foreign gods(G)
    under every spreading tree,(H)
    and have not obeyed(I) me,’”
declares the Lord.

14 “Return,(J) faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband.(K) I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion.

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