Hosea 14
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1Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.1 "Return, Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have fallen due to your own iniquity.
2Take with you words and return to the LORD; say to him, “Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.2Bring a prepared speech with you as you return to the LORD. Say to him: 'Take away all our iniquity, and accept what is good. Then we will present the fruit of our lips.
3Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.”3Assyria won't save us; we won't be riding on horses, Nor will we be saying anymore to the work of our hands, "You are our God." Indeed, in you the orphan finds mercy.'
4I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.4"I will correct their apostasy, loving them freely, since my anger will have turned away from them.
5I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon;5I will be like the dew to Israel; Israel will blossom like a lily, growing roots like the cedars of Lebanon.
6his shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive, and his fragrance like Lebanon.6Israel's branches will spread out, and its beauty will be like an olive tree, with its scent like that of Lebanon.
7They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow; they shall flourish like the grain; they shall blossom like the vine; their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.7Those who live under its protection will surely return. Their grain will flourish; they will blossom like a vine, and Israel's scent will be like wine from Lebanon.
8O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; from me comes your fruit.8"Ephraim, what have I in common with idols? I have listened and will pay attention to him. I am like a flourishing cypress; in me will your fruit be found."
9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the LORD are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things. Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right: the righteous follow his example, but the rebellious stumble in them.
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