8. “Israel, how can I give you up?How can I give you away, Israel?I don’t want to make you like Admahor treat you like Zeboiim.My heart beats for you,and my love for you stirs up my pity.
9. I won’t punish you in my anger,and I won’t destroy Israel again.I am God and not a human;I am the Holy One, and I am among you.I will not come against you in anger.
10. They will go after the Lord,and he will roar like a lion.When he roars,his children will hurry to him from the west.
11. They will come swiftlylike birds from Egyptand like doves from Assyria.I will settle them again in their homes,”says the Lord.
12. Israel has surrounded me with lies;the people have made evil plans.And Judah turns against God,the faithful Holy One.