1The Israeli people say, “Come, let’s return to Yahweh!
2After a very short time he will revive us;
3We must try to know Yahweh;
4But Yahweh knows they are insincere;
5I warned [HYP] you by the messages that I gave to the prophets,
6I want my people to faithfully love me
7But they have refused to obey my agreement, just like Adam did;
8Gilead is a city full of people who do wicked things;
9The priests are like [SIM] bandits who wait ◄in ambushes/along the road► to attack people;
10I have seen horrible things being done in Israel [MTY].
11And you people of Judah,