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# Connecting Statement:
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The people of Israel confess their need to repent.
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# he has torn us apart ... he has injured us
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God has punished the people of Israel because they disobeyed him and worshiped idols. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# he will heal us ... he will bandage our wounds
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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]])
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