Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!

lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.

“If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the Lord, “if you want to come back to me you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight and must no longer go astray.

Jeroboam then thought to himself: “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom.

If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,

Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you!

The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone – it will come back on him.

Live with him for a little while until your brother’s rage subsides.

Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness.

When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!)

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life’s breath returns to God who gave it.

He said to me, “You will see them practicing even greater abominations!”

He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see even greater abominations than these!”

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

Because of this, the Lord said, “You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.

By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.”

You will return and obey the Lord, keeping all his commandments I am giving you today.

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors, the bow of Jonathan was not turned away. The sword of Saul never returned empty.

For the Lord gave me strict orders, ‘Do not eat or drink there and do not go home the way you came.’”

Micaiah said, “If you really do safely return, then the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take note, all you people.”