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1 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
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2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
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3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
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4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
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5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
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6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
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7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
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8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
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9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
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- 1 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
- 2 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity And receive us graciously, That we may present the fruit of our lips.
- 3 “Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, 'Our god,' To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy.”
- 4 I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from them.
- 5 I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- 6 His shoots will sprout, And his beauty will be like the olive tree And his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
- 7 Those who live in his shadow Will again raise grain, And they will blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
- 8 O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress; From Me comes your fruit.
- 9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble in them.
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