12. Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, “‘Return, faithless Israel,declares the Lord.I will not look on you in anger,for I am merciful,declares the Lord; I will not be angry forever.
13. Only acknowledge your guilt,that you rebelled against the Lord your Godand scattered your favors among foreigners under every green tree,and that you have not obeyed my voice,declares the Lord.
14. Return, O faithless children,declares the Lord; for I am your master;I will take you, one from a city and two from a family,and I will bring you to Zion.
15. “‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
16. And when you have multiplied and been fruitful in the land, in those days, declares the Lord, they shall no more say, “The ark of the covenant of the Lord.” It shall not come to mind or be remembered or missed; it shall not be made again.