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He won’t hold a grudge forever.
He won’t always be angry.’
You have said and done all the evil things that you could.”

The Lord Offers to Forgive the Ten Tribes of Israel despite Their Idolatry

When Josiah was king, the Lord asked me, “Did you see what unfaithful Israel did? She went up every high mountain and under every large tree, and she acted like a prostitute there. I thought that after she had done all this that she would come back to me. But she didn’t come back, and her treacherous sister Judah saw her.

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will you always be angry?(A)
    Will your wrath continue forever?’
This is how you talk,
    but you do all the evil you can.”

Unfaithful Israel

During the reign of King Josiah,(B) the Lord said to me, “Have you seen what faithless(C) Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree(D) and has committed adultery(E) there. I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me but she did not, and her unfaithful sister(F) Judah saw it.(G)

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