"I will forsake my house, abandon my inheritance; I will give the one I love into the hands of her enemies.

The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?

Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.

Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel,

I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: "Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.

Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the LORD said to Hosea, "Call her Lo-Ruhamah (which means "not loved"), for I will no longer show love to Israel, that I should at all forgive them.

Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.

Yet I will show love to Judah; and I will save them —not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but I, the LORD their God, will save them."

I will not show my love to her children, because they are the children of adultery.