They say, Ifa manput awayhis wife, and she gofromhim, and becomeanotherman's, shall he returnuntoher again? shall notthatlandbe greatly polluted? but thouhast played the harlotwith manylovers; yet returnagain tome, saiththe LORD. Lift upthine eyesuntothe high places, and seewherethou hast notbeen lainwith. Inthe wayshast thou satfor them, as the Arabianin the wilderness; and thou hast pollutedthe landwith thy whoredomsand with thy wickedness. Therefore the showershave been withheld, and there hath beennolatter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedstto be ashamed. Wilt thou notfrom this timecryunto me, My father, thou art the guideof my youth? Will he reserve his anger forever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spokenand doneevil thingsas thou couldest. The LORDsaidalso untome in the daysof Josiahthe king, Hast thou seen that whichbackslidingIsraelhath done? sheis gone upuponeveryhighmountainand undereverygreentree, and therehath played the harlot. And I saidaftershe had doneallthese things , Turnthou untome. But she returnednot. And her treacheroussisterJudahsaw it . And I saw, whenforallthe causeswherebybackslidingIsraelcommitted adulteryI had put her away, and givenher a billof divorce; yet her treacheroussisterJudahfearednot, but wentand played the harlotalso. And it came to passthrough the lightnessof her whoredom, that she defiledthe land, and committed adulterywithstonesand withstocks. And yetfor allthisher treacheroussisterJudahhath notturneduntome with her wholeheart, butfeignedly, saiththe LORD. And the LORDsaiduntome, The backslidingIsraelhath justifiedherselfmore than treacherousJudah. Goand proclaimthesewordstoward the north, and say, Return, thou backslidingIsrael, saiththe LORD; and I will notcause mine angerto fallupon you: forI am merciful, saiththe LORD, and I will notkeep anger forever. Onlyacknowledgethine iniquity, thatthou hast transgressedagainst the LORDthy God, and hast scatteredthy waysto the strangersundereverygreentree, and ye have notobeyedmy voice, saiththe LORD. Turn, O backslidingchildren, saiththe LORD; forIam marriedunto you: and I will takeyou oneof a city, and twoof a family, and I will bringyou to Zion: And I will giveyou pastorsaccording to mine heart, which shall feedyou with knowledgeand understanding. And it shall come to pass, whenye be multipliedand increasedin the land, in thosedays, saiththe LORD, they shall saynomore, The arkof the covenantof the LORD: neithershall it cometomind: neithershall they rememberit; neithershall they visit it ; neithershall that be doneany more. At thattimethey shall callJerusalemthe throneof the LORD; and allthe nationsshall be gathereduntoit, to the nameof the LORD, to Jerusalem: neithershall they walkany moreafterthe imaginationof their evilheart. In thosedaysthe houseof Judahshall walkwiththe houseof Israel, and they shall cometogetherout of the landof the northtothe landthatI have given for an inheritanceunto your fathers. But Isaid, Howshall I putthee among the children, and givethee a pleasantland, a goodlyheritageof the hostsof nations? and I said, Thou shalt callme, My father; and shalt notturn awayfromme. Surely as a wifetreacherously departethfrom her husband, sohave ye dealt treacherouslywith me, O houseof Israel, saiththe LORD. A voicewas hearduponthe high places, weeping and supplicationsof the childrenof Israel: forthey have pervertedtheir way, and they have forgottenthe LORDtheir God. Return, ye backslidingchildren, and I will healyour backslidings. Behold, we comeunto thee; forthou art the LORDour God. Trulyin vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitudeof mountains: trulyin the LORDour God is the salvationof Israel. For shamehath devouredthe laborof our fathersfrom our youth; their flocksand their herds, their sonsand their daughters. We lie downin our shame, and our confusioncoverethus: forwe have sinnedagainst the LORDour God, weand our fathers, from our youtheven untothisday, and have notobeyedthe voiceof the LORDour God.