Yahweh said to me, "Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins."

Their deeds won't allow them to turn to their God; for the spirit of prostitution is within them, and they don't know Yahweh.

"Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

They haven't cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.

My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won't exalt them.

Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.