“Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.”
The exhortation to return to the LORD and hold fast to love and justice, and to wait continually for God, establishes return to covenant as involving both relational commitment (love) and ethical conduct (justice), paired with patient waiting for God's response. This verse articulates the elements of genuine repentance: return, faithfulness, justice, and trust. The emphasis on justice suggests that return must include both vertical reconciliation with God and horizontal justice toward neighbors.
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