People of Jacob, you must return to your God. You must hold on to love and do what is fair. You must trust in your God always.

所以你当归向你的神，谨守仁爱、公平，常常等候你的神。

所以你当归向你的上帝，谨守慈爱和公平，常常等候你的上帝。

所以你当归向你的神，谨守慈爱和公平，常常等候你的神。

所以，你们要归向你们的上帝，持守仁爱和公义，常常等候祂。

所以你要靠着你的神归回，谨守忠信和公平，常常等候你的神。

所以你當歸向你的神，謹守仁愛、公平，常常等候你的神。

所以你當歸向你的上帝，謹守慈愛和公平，常常等候你的上帝。

所以你當歸向你的神，謹守慈愛和公平，常常等候你的神。

所以，你們要歸向你們的上帝，持守仁愛和公義，常常等候祂。

所以你要靠著你的神歸回，謹守忠信和公平，常常等候你的神。

『所以你、你要回歸於你的上帝，謹守着忠愛與公平，時刻不斷地仰望你的上帝。』

爾其歸爾上帝、謹守仁義、恆望爾上帝、○

爾當仁義是行、矜憫為懷、歸誠上帝、恆求不已、

爾當歸誠於爾之天主、守虔誠公義、且恆望爾之天主、

But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.

“ So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”

So now, come back to your God. Act with love and justice, and always depend on him.

But you must return to your God. Maintain love and justice, and always put your hope in God.

So as for you, return to your God, Maintain kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.

So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually.

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.

But you must return to your God. Maintain love and justice, and always put your hope in God.

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.

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

The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he requires of you. You must act with justice. You must love to show mercy. And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God.

Israel, return to the Lord your God. Your sins have destroyed you!

Here is what the Lord who rules over all said to his people.“ Treat everyone with justice. Show mercy and tender concern to one another.

The people say,“ Come. Let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces. But he will heal us. He has wounded us. But he’ll bandage our wounds.After two days he will give us new life. On the third day he’ll make us like new again. Then we will enjoy his blessing.Let’s recognize him as the Lord. Let’s keep trying to know him. You can be sure the sun will rise. And you can be just as sure the Lord will appear. He will come to renew us like the winter rains. He will be like the spring rains that water the earth.”

The Lord is good to those who put their hope in him. He is good to those who look to him.It is good when people wait quietly for the Lord to save them.

But I will look to the Lord. I’ll put my trust in God my Savior. He will hear me.

Here are the beliefs and way of life that God our Father accepts as pure and without fault. When widows are in trouble, take care of them. Do the same for children who have no parents. And don’t let the world make you impure.

First I preached to people in Damascus. Then I preached in Jerusalem and in all Judea. And then I preached to the Gentiles. I told them to turn away from their sins to God. The way they live must show that they have turned away from their sins.

Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don’t lose hope. Wait for the Lord.

I want you to treat others fairly. So let fair treatment roll on just as a river does! Always do what is right. Let right living flow along like a stream that never runs dry!

People of Israel, return to the Lord. He’s the God you have so strongly opposed.

“ Jehoiakim, does having more and more cedar boards make you a king? Your father Josiah had enough to eat and drink. He did what was right and fair. So everything went well with him.

I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people. I will put my trust in him.

People of Israel, listen to the Lord’ s message. He is bringing charges against you who live in Israel. He says,“ There is no faithfulness or love in the land. No one recognizes me as God.

Do what is right and fair. The Lord accepts that more than sacrifices.

A person who is still alive shouldn’t blame God when God punishes them for their sins.Let’s take a good look at the way we’re living. Let’s return to the Lord.Let’s lift up our hands to God in heaven. Let’s pray to him with all our hearts.

The message I give you waits for the time I have appointed. It speaks about what is going to happen. And all of it will come true. It might take a while. But wait for it. You can be sure it will come. It will happen when I want it to.

With all my heart I wait for the Lord to help me. I put my hope in his word.I wait for the Lord to help me. I want his help more than night watchmen want the morning to come. I’ll say it again. I want his help more than night watchmen want the morning to come.Israel, put your hope in the Lord, because the Lord’ s love never fails. He sets his people completely free.

Here is what you must do. Speak the truth to one another. Make true and wise decisions in your courts.

“ You people have not been faithful,” announces the Lord.“ Return to me. I am your husband. I will choose one of you from each town. I will choose two from each territory. And I will bring you to the city of Zion.Then I will give you shepherds who are dear to my heart. Their knowledge and understanding will help them lead you.In those days there will be many more of you in the land,” announces the Lord.“ Then people will not talk about the ark of the covenant of the Lord anymore. It will never enter their minds. They will not remember it. The ark will not be missed. And another one will not be made.At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord. All the nations will gather together there. They will go there to honor me. They will no longer do what their stubborn and evil hearts want them to do.In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel. Together they will come from a land in the north. They will come to the land I gave to your people of long ago. I wanted them to have it as their very own.“ I myself said,“‘ I would gladly treat you like my children. I would give you a pleasant land. It is the most beautiful land any nation could have.’ I thought you would call me‘ Father.’ I hoped you would always obey me.But you people are like a woman who is not faithful to her husband. Israel, you have not been faithful to me,” announces the Lord.A cry is heard on the bare hilltops. The people of Israel are weeping and begging for help. That’s because their lives are so twisted. They’ve forgotten the Lord their God.“ You have not been faithful,” says the Lord.“ Return to me. I will heal you. Then you will not turn away from me anymore.”“ Yes,” the people say.“ We will come to you. You are the Lord our God.

Those who have not shown mercy will not receive mercy when they are judged. To show mercy is better than to judge.

“ Lord, I look to you to save me.

Don’t just tear your clothes to show how sad you are. Let your hearts be broken. Return to the Lord your God. He is gracious. He is tender and kind. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. He won’t bring his judgment. He won’t destroy you.

Slaves depend on their masters. A female slave depends on the woman she works for. In the same way, we depend on the Lord our God. We wait for him to have mercy on us.

So wash and make yourselves clean. Get your evil actions out of my sight! Stop doing what is wrong!

And now he says to us,“ Return to me. Then I will return to you,” announces the Lord.

Your hearts are as hard as a field that has not been plowed. If you change your ways, you will produce good crops. So plant the seeds of doing what is right. Then you will harvest the fruit of your faithful love. It is time to seek the Lord. When you do, he will come and shower his blessings on you.

Turn to the Lord before it’s too late. Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you.Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord. The Lord will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.

So wait for me to come as judge,” announces the Lord.“ Wait for the day I will stand up to witness against all sinners. I have decided to gather the nations. I will bring the kingdoms together. And I will pour out all my burning anger on them. The fire of my jealous anger will burn the whole world up.

But those who trust in the Lord will receive new strength. They will fly as high as eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not grow weak.

Be still and wait patiently for the Lord to act. Don’t be upset when other people succeed. Don’t be upset when they carry out their evil plans.

“ Here is the way I want you to fast.“ Set free those who are held by chains without any reason. Untie the ropes that hold people as slaves. Set free those who are crushed. Break every evil chain.

Pay attention to my warning! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you. I will make known to you my teachings.

Peter replied,“ All of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then your sins will be forgiven. You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But the Lord wants to have mercy on you. So he will rise up to give you his tender love. The Lord is a God who is always fair. Blessed are all those who wait for him to act!