1 aReturn, O Israel
, to the LORD
your God
, For you have stumbled
2because of your biniquity
.
Take words
with you and return
to the LORD
. Say
to Him, " aTake
away all
iniquity
And 1receive
us graciously
, That we may bpresent
2the fruit
of our lips
.
"Assyria will not save
us, We will anot ride
on horses
; Nor
will we say
again
, ` bOur god
,' To the cwork
of our hands
; For in dYou the 1orphan
finds
mercy
."
I will aheal their apostasy
, I will blove
them freely
, For My anger
has cturned
away
from them.
I will be like the adew to Israel
; He will blossom
like the blily
, And he will 1take
root
like the cedars of cLebanon
.
His shoots will 1sprout
, And his 2beauty
will be like the aolive
tree
And his fragrance
like the cedars of bLebanon
.
Those who alive in his shadow
Will 1again
raise
bgrain
, And they will blossom
like the vine
. His renown
will be like the wine
of Lebanon
.
O Ephraim, what
more
have I to do with aidols
? It is I who answer
and look
after 1you. I am like a luxuriant
bcypress
; From cMe comes
your fruit
.
aWhoever is wise
, let him understand
these
things
; Whoever is discerning
, let him know
them. For the bways
of the LORD
are right
, And the crighteous
will walk
in them, But dtransgressors
will stumble
in them.