- O israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
- 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.
- 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.
- I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
- 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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- Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God. Your sins have been your downfall!
- Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: "Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.
- Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount war-horses. We will never again say 'Our gods' to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion."
- "I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.
- I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;
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