# Connecting Statement:

The people of Israel confess their need to repent.

# he has torn us apart ... he has injured us

God has punished the people of Israel because they disobeyed him and worshiped idols. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])

# he will heal us ... he will bandage our wounds

Israel believes that God will be merciful to them when they repent and he will deliver them from their troubles. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])

