True Repentance

19 I thought, “How I long to make you my sons
and give you a desirable land,
the most beautiful inheritance(A) of all the nations.”
I thought, “You will call me ‘My Father’
and never turn away from me.”
20 However, as a woman may betray her lover,[a]
so you have betrayed(B) me, house of Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

21 A sound is heard on the barren heights:
the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy,
for they have perverted their way;
they have forgotten the Lord their God.(C)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 3:20 Lit friend

Bible Gateway Recommends

CSB Outreach Bible for Kids
CSB Outreach Bible for Kids
Retail: $4.99
Our Price: $2.50
Save: $2.49 (50%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
CSB Grace Bible for Kids--soft leather-look, blue
CSB Grace Bible for Kids--soft leather-look, blue
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $24.99
Save: $20.00 (44%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CSB Explorer Bible for Kids--soft leather-look, brown mountains
CSB Explorer Bible for Kids--soft leather-look, brown mountains
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $22.50
Save: $22.49 (50%)