Return , O Israel , to the LORD your God , for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him : “ Take away all our iniquity and receive (us) graciously , that we may present the fruit of our lips.
Assyria will not save us , nor will we ride on horses. We will never again ... say , ‘ Our gods ! ’ to the work of our own hands. For the fatherless find compassion. ”
I will heal their apostasy ; I will freely love them , for My anger has turned away from them.
I will be like the dew to Israel ; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
His shoots will sprout , and his splendor will be like the olive tree , his fragrance like (the cedars of) Lebanon.
They will return and dwell in his shade ; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
O Ephraim , what anymore with idols ? It is I who answer and watch over him. I (am) like a flourishing cypress ; your fruit comes from Me.
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 walk but the rebellious stumble