20. But you people are like a woman who is not faithful to her husband. Israel , you have not been faithful to me," announces the Lord.
21. A cry is heard on the bare hilltops. The people of Israel are sobbing and praying. That's because their lives are so twisted. They've forgotten the Lord their God.
22. "You have not been faithful," says the Lord. "Return to me. I will heal you. Then you will not turn away from me anymore." "Yes," the people say. "We will come to you. You are the Lord our God.
23. The gods we worship on the hills and mountains are useless. You are the Lord our God. You are the only one who can save us.
24. From our earliest years shameful gods have eaten up everything our people worked for. They have eaten up our flocks and herds. They've destroyed our sons and daughters.