Verse 1
The repentant Israelites would encourage each other to return to Yahweh because they believed He would heal them (as a shepherd, cf. Hosea 5:13) even though He had torn and wounded them (as a lion, cf. Hosea 5:14). They would recognize that their punishment had come from Him, not just from a foreign enemy (cf. Deuteronomy 32:39).
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