The Lord’s First Lament

What am I going to do with you, Ephraim?(A)
What am I going to do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist(B)
and like the early dew that vanishes.

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“What can I do with you, Ephraim?(A)
    What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
    like the early dew that disappears.(B)

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when I heal Israel,(A)
the iniquity of Ephraim(B) and the crimes of Samaria(C)
will be exposed.
For they practice fraud;(D)
a thief breaks in;
a raiding party pillages outside.(E)

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whenever I would heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim are exposed
    and the crimes of Samaria revealed.(A)
They practice deceit,(B)
    thieves break into houses,(C)
    bandits rob in the streets;(D)

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I have known only you(A)
out of all the clans of the earth;
therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.(B)

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“You only have I chosen(A)
    of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish(B) you
    for all your sins.(C)

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12 For I know your crimes are many
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous,(A) take a bribe,
and deprive the poor of justice(B) at the city gates.

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12 For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.(A)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(B)
    and deprive the poor(C) of justice in the courts.(D)

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