1. O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2. Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah; say unto him, Forgive all iniquity, and receive us graciously; so will we render the calves of our lips.
3. Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Thou art our God because in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
4. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.
5. I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.