3. Let’s learn about the Lord. Let’s try very hard to know him. We know he is coming, just as we know the dawn is coming. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the ground.”
4. “Ephraim, what should I do with you? Judah, what should I do with you? Your faithfulness is like a morning mist. Your faithfulness is like the dew that goes away early in the morning.
5. I used the prophets and made laws for the people. The people were killed at my command, but good things will come from those decisions.
6. This is because I want faithful love, not sacrifice. I want people to know God, not to bring burnt offerings.
7. But the people broke the agreement as Adam did. They were unfaithful to me in their country.