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‘The Lord will now call you to come back to him.
You have been like a wife who was very upset,
    because her husband has left her.
You have been like a wife who married when she was young,
    and her husband sent her away.’
That is what your God says.
‘For a short time I went away from you.
But now I will bring you back to myself,
    because I feel very sorry for you.
For a moment I became very angry with you,
    and I turned away from you.
But now I will be kind to you,
    because my love for you continues for ever.’
That is what the Lord, your Redeemer, says.

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